Description:
This report documents the construction of a section of Portland cement concrete pavement on I-5 in the vicinity of Federal Way, Washington. The project included the use of a carpet drag finish on the PCCP. Use of the carpet drag finish is a departure from the tined finish that is normally used by WSDOT.
Initial data was collected on pavement wear, ride, and friction resistance to develop a baseline for comparison over time and with other projects that use different finishing techniques such as tining. The project will be monitored for a period of five years to measure the performance of the carpet drag finish with respect to wear, ride, friction resistance, and potentially noise.
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Date Published:
September, 2006
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Publication Number:
WA-RD 637.1
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Last Modified:
April 4, 2007
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Authors:
Keith W. Anderson, Jeff Uhlmeyer, Linda Pierce, Jim Weston.
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Originator:
Washington (State). Dept. of Transportation. Materials Laboratory.
- # of Pages: 63 p., 4,538 KB (PDF)
- Subject: Portland cement concrete, Finishes, Concrete finishing, Pavement grooving, Friction course, Texture, Traffic noise, Studded tires.
- Keywords: Portland cement concrete pavement, carpet drag, pavement roughness, pavement wear, friction resistance, tining.
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