Long-life concrete pavements in Europe and Canada / prepared by the International Scanning Study Team ; Dan Dawood, cochair [and others] ; for Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; National Cooperative Highway Research Program.

Other author Dawood, Dan.
Other author United States. Federal Highway Administration. International Scanning Study Team.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWashington, DC : Office of International Programs [Federal Highway Administration], [2007]
Descriptiondigital, PDF file.
Description1 electronic text, (x, 69 pages) : HTML, digital, PDF file.
Supplemental ContentFHWA web version
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Abstract Long-life concrete pavements require less frequent repair and rehabilitation and contribute to highway safety and congestion mitigation. The Federal Highway Administration, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and National Cooperative Highway Research Program sponsored a scanning study to identify design philosophies, materials requirements, construction procedures, and maintenance strategies used in Europe and Canada to build long-life concrete pavements. The scan team observed that concrete pavements in the countries visited are designed for 30 or more years of low-maintenance service life. The countries are responding to pavement-tire noise issues in urban areas by using exposed aggregate surface. Some use catalog designs for pavements and geotextiles as a separator layer between the cement-treated base and concrete pavement. Team recommendations for U.S. implementation include using two-lift construction to build pavements, developing pavement design catalogs, using better-quality materials in pavement subbases, paying greater attention to cement and concrete mixture properties, using a geotextile interlayer to prevent concrete slabs from bonding to the cement-treated base, and using exposed aggregate surfaces to reduce noise.
General noteTitle from title screen (viewed on Jan. 30, 2008).
General note"August, 2007."
General note"Publication no. FHWA-PL-07-027."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Funding informationDTFH61-99-C-005
Technical detailsMode of access: Internet from the Transportation Research Board and the FHWA International Programs web site. Addresses as of 1/30/08: http://gulliver.trb.org/news/blurb%5Fdetail.asp?id=8021 (TRB web version), http://international.fhwa.dot.gov/pubs/pl07027/ (FHWA web version) ; current access to FHWA version available via PURL.
Issued in other formLong-life concrete pavements in Europe and Canada x, 69 p.
Technical rpt numberPublication no. FHWA-PL-07-027
GPO item number0982-G-21 (online)
Govt. docs number TD 2.30/5:07-027

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