Portland Cement Association Method For Concrete Pavement Design

For many years it was felt that construction procedures would not permit small increments of thicknesses of portland cement concrete pavements.

Portland cement association method for concrete pavement design. Pca method of rigid pavement design. In its printed format the magazine is circulated exclusively to 2 000 members and vips. 5420 old orchard road. Design chart for composite concrete pavement lean concrete subbase b2.

This method was improved in 1984 to include a wider range of design considerations and pavement types. The design approach used for rcc pavements is similar to the procedure used by the portland cement association for design of concrete airfield and heavy industrial pavements. Concrete pavement design for roads and streets carrying all classes of traffic. Effect of untreated subbase on k values 2.

Concrete pavement inspector s manual. The program was created for city county and consultant engineers academia or anyone. This design method determines the thickness for both. Chicago 1959 page images at hathitrust portland cement association.

200 massachusetts ave nw suite 200. The magazine is also available to all in flipbook format or to iphone ipad users through the itunes store. Thus comparable designs of portland cement concrete and asphaltic. Modulus of rupture versus compressive strength.

The design procedure presented in this publication utilizes the method and theories that are outlined in the portland cement association publication thickness design for concrete h gh way and street pavements and the personal computer software manual for pcapaw5. Design chart for composite concrete pavement monolithic with lean concrete lower layer. Utilized under concrete pavements. The american concrete pavement association has information on the design con struction and maintenance of these stabilized drainable bases available as a portland cement association pca publication titled cement treated permeable bases for heavy traffic concrete pavements is404p.

Analysis of tridems tables 1. Chicago 1952 c1951 page images at hathitrust portland cement association. Concrete pavement inspector s manual. Cement association s method 7 or the method derived from the aasho road test 8.