Pavements

Concrete Pavements

The concrete technology team works on final development and deployment of new equipment, materials, tools, and techniques.

A key element in our current program is the promotion of Advanced Structural Design and Rehabilitation Applications for Portland Cement Concrete. This initiative includes technology demonstrations as well as development and delivery of improved technical guidance and training programs. Examples of specific activities include:

Policy

• T5040.37 Use of Recycled Concrete Pavement as Aggregate in Hydraulic-Cement Concrete Pavement

SHRP 2 Project R05 – Precast Pavement

• Precast Concrete Pavement Technology (.pdf, 5 mb)
• SHRP2 R10 Case Studies (.pdf, 3.2 mb)

Technologies/Innovations

• Long-Term Plan for Concrete Pavement Research and Technology: The CP Road Map (Task 15)

Current Projects and Activities

• Cooperative Agreement with ISU-National Concrete Pavement Technology Center
  • Funded Under TEA-21
  • Funded Under SAFETEA-LU
• Mobile Concrete Technology Center
  • Quality in the Concrete Paving Process Workshop (.pdf, 0.1 mb)
• Partial-Depth Repairs
• Alkali-Silica Reactivity (ASR)

Ongoing Programs

• NCHRP 1-37A, Pavement Design Guide (mechanistic based design)
• Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation Guide for Diamond Grinding
• Maintenance of Highway Edgedrains
• Summary of Texas Recycled Concrete Aggregate Review

Research

• Portland Cement Concrete Pavements Research

Publications

• Tech Brief: Use of Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA) in Concrete Paving Mixtures,
  FHWA-HIF-22-020 2022
• Long-Term Pavement Performance Information Management System User Guide,
  FHWA-HRT-21-038 2021
• FHWA Demonstration Project for Enhanced Durability of Asphalt Pavements through Increased In-place Pavement Density, Phase 3,
  FHWA-HIF-20-003 2020
• Tech Brief: Hot-Mixed Asphalt Pavement (HMAP) Roundabouts,
  FHWA-HIF-20-083 2021
• Tech Brief: Precast Concrete Panel (PCP) Roundabouts,
  FHWA-HIF-20-082 2021

View all Concrete Publications

Training

• 131064 Introduction to Mechanistic Design for New and Rehabilitated Pavements
• 131060 Concrete Pavement Design Details and Construction Practices
• 131062 Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation
• 131033 Construction of Portland Cement Concrete Pavements (not currently offered)
• 131100 Pavement Smoothness: Use of Inertial Profiler Measurements for Construction Quality Control

The National Highway Institute website is a good source for all types of training courses offered by FHWA.