Feasibility of Using Precast Concrete Panels to Expedite Construction of Portland Cement Concrete Pavements

Merritt, David K.; McCullough, B F; Burns, Ned H.

doi:10.3141/1761-01

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“…Increased traffic volumes on roads and highways create even greater traffic congestion during such projects. The significant increase in congestion, traffic delays and user costs as a result of construction delays are well documented (27,28). This situation is more intensified in urban and densely populated areas.…”

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Using Precast Concrete Panels for Pavement Construction in Indiana

Chang¹,

Chen²,

Lee³

2004

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Prepared in cooperation with the Indiana Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration. AbstractThe closure of roadways for new pavement, overlays, or removal and replacement applications constantly causes traffic congestions. To minimize the effects of traffic congestions, the study is intended to assess the feasibility of using Precsat Concrete Pavement (PCP) method in INDOT pavement construction.The research investigated the state-of-the-art of the PCP methods lately developed in United States. The conventional concrete pavement methods such as Portland Cement Concrete Pavement (PCCP) including Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement (JPCP), Jointed Reinforced Concrete Pavement (JRCP), and Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement (CRCP) were reviewed and compared with PCP methods. With the speedy construction and lower user impact cost of PCP, the PCP methods were further studied. It was found that Precast Prestressed Concrete Pavement (PPCP) is used in Texas and California; Super-slab method in New York. Full Depth Repair method in Michigan; Stitch-in-Time method in Colorado; the Four-by-Four method in California are repairing methods. Their design concepts, field installation procedures, merits, pitfalls, costs and applications were evaluated.With all the comparative advantages and disadvantages, it can be concluded that it is feasible to use PCP in INDOT pavement construction. Based on the data collected and analyses on the PCP methods identified in this study, TxDOT's PPCP method posses comparatively distinguishing merits. It is recommended to experiment PPCP method on INDOT demonstration project as soon as it can. Key Wordsexpansion joint, hot-mixed asphalt, portland cement concrete, prestressed concrete, precast pavement, ride quality, user cost Using Precast Concrete Panels for Pavement Construction in Indiana IntroductionThe increasing number of automobiles pushes many highways far beyond their designed capacity, and results in the deterioration of pavement at a faster rate. To cope with this increased deterioration, highways are often closed for construction of new pavements, overlays, or removal and replacement applications. To minimize the effects of such traffic delays during construction and to expedite the pavement construction, the purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of using Precsat Concrete Pavement (PCP) in Indiana. FindingsA comprehensive review was conducted on various state-of-the-art methods in PCP construction. The review first found the precast prestressed concrete panels method is used in Texas; Super-Slab method in New York. Full Depth Repair method in Michigan; Stitch-inTime method in Colorado; Four-by-Four Slab Replacement method in California are repairing methods. These methods were evaluated in terms of their design concepts, field installation procedures, merits, pitfalls, costs, and applications. Texas' PPCP and New York's SuperSlab are developed for longer and continuous paving and the other three are for shorter and spot repairing. Therefore, the ...

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Using Precast Concrete Panels for Pavement Construction in Indiana

Chang¹,

Chen²,

Lee³

2004

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“…In the United States conducted feasibility study have shown that daily user delay costs exceed 300 000 Eur per day for 24-hour lane closure (Merritt, Mccullough, Burns, & Schindler, 2000). It results in more than 2 millions Eur per week and 0.1 billion per year.…”

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Concrete modular pavement type selection based on application area

Gražulytė

Vaitkus

Laurinavičius

et al. 2019

Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques (MBMST)

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Roads and other trafficked areas infrastructure starts to deteriorate as far as it is opened to traffic. Thus, it has to be timely repaired and reconstructed. However, any interruption to traffic by implementing repair and rehabilitation works leads to user's discomfort and traffic congestion. Modular pavements also known as precast concrete pavements can be constructed at night, consequently they eliminate or reduce traffic flow limitation related to repair works. They consist of prefabricated concrete slabs that are transported to the construction site only after the curing period when the desirable concrete strength is achieved and installed on a prepared foundation. Slabs prefabrication in a plant results in better concrete quality, controlled concrete curing conditions, wider period for pavement construction, reduced time before opening to traffic, elimination of early-age failures and material segregation which may occur during concrete or asphalt mixture transportation to the project site and laying. Despite these advantageous, modular pavements are barely used in Europe. In order to enhance the usage of modular pavements in Europe, paper focuses on the identification of the most promising modular pavements application areas and their type selection. The most promising application areas such as motorways and arterial streets were identified on the basis of the conducted survey among high qualified researchers. Low volume roads, private roads, bicycle and pedestrian paths could be included as modular pavements special application areas with slightly different approach.

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“…The quality and good performance of precast concrete (PC) slabs and decks can be guaranteed because they are factory products manufactured using a steam curing method to enhance efficiency and improve productivity. Moreover, PC slab concrete pavements have been widely used for roads because of the benefits of shorter construction times and quick repairs . However, steam‐cured concrete products are reported to have been more liable to damage due to scaling than is the case with normally cured concrete products .…”

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“…Moreover, PC slab concrete pavements have been widely used for roads because of the benefits of shorter construction times and quick repairs. [1][2][3] However, steam-cured concrete products are reported to have been more liable to damage due to scaling than is the case with normally cured concrete products. [4][5][6] Thus, studies of the durability of steam-cured concrete products with fly ash replacement exposed to the combined deterioration of freeze-thaw cycles and de-icing chemicals have been conducted to solve such problems.…”

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Durability of steam-cured concrete with slag under the combined deterioration of freeze-thaw cycles and de-icing chemicals

Seo¹,

Jung²,

Kim³

et al. 2017

Structural Concrete

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In previous studies of the durability of concrete containing slag exposed to the combined impact of de-icing chemicals and freeze-thaw cycles, the scaling resistance of concrete was improved by using slag replacement amounts ranging from 25 to 35% of the total cement content. However, the resistance decreased rapidly when the amount of slag replacement increased beyond 40% of the cement content. Furthermore, in these studies, only normally cured concrete products were used rather than steam-cured concretes. Thus, the research on the scaling resistance of steam-cured concrete products with slag replacement has not been studied enough. In this study, the durability characteristics of steam-cured concrete containing slag exposed to the impact of concrete de-icing chemicals and freeze-thaw cycles were investigated with the aim of improving the quality of precast concrete products. Scaling, chloride ion penetration, pull-off strength and the relative dynamic modulus of elasticity were evaluated for both the pouring and bottom surfaces of the specimens. This was done because it was expected that the concrete pouring surface would suffer more degradation than the bottom surface owing to weakened concrete strength caused by bleeding effects.

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Feasibility of Using Precast Concrete Panels to Expedite Construction of Portland Cement Concrete Pavements

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Using Precast Concrete Panels for Pavement Construction in Indiana

Using Precast Concrete Panels for Pavement Construction in Indiana

Concrete modular pavement type selection based on application area

Durability of steam-cured concrete with slag under the combined deterioration of freeze-thaw cycles and de-icing chemicals

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