Material and Construction Optimization for Prevention of Premature Pavement Distress in PCC Pavements
Latest summary
See New tests and field observations (2.1 MB pdf, April 2006).
Mobile Concrete Research Lab
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Project in brief
This research project is a partnership of 16 state highway agencies, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the concrete paving industry, and other research groups.
Iowa is the lead state for this five-year, pooled-fund effort. The research is being conducted by the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center at Iowa State University.
Major tasks within this study include
- developing standard test procedures for tests that may not have national standards
- developing new tests as needed
- conducting field demonstration projects
- preparing a practices manual describing what tests should be conducted and why (to be available spring 2006).
The research staff is working closely with those preparing the FHWA study "Software to Identify Rapid Optimization of Available Inputs" (Task 64) in order to coordinate their efforts and result in complementary projects.
