Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Design

The process for deciding which pavement type to use on a project is described in chapter 7.
Portland cement concrete pavement design. Portland cement association publication thickness design for concrete h gh way and street pavements and the personal computer software manual for pcapaw5. Theoretical studies of pavement stresses and deflections by h. Designer means the odot technical staff responsible for pavement. Typical concrete is composed of coarse aggregate crushed stone and gravel fine aggregate such as sand portland cement and water.
Portland cement concrete pcc pavement or rigid pavement as it is sometimes called refers to the rigid concrete layer of the pavement structure that is in direct contact with the traffic. Perf ormance grade binder definitions 1. Mechanistic empirical pavement design guidelines aashtoware pavement me odot. By definition plain pavements are constructed without any reinforcing.
Oregon department of transportation pcc. Portland cement concrete pavement description 501 1 1 this work consists of pavement composed of portland cement concrete constructed on a prepared underlying surface in accordance with these specifications and shall conform to the lines grades thickness and typical cross sections shown on the plans. Pavement design guide pg binder. 5420 old orchard road.
This chapter contains directions for designing portland cement concrete pcc mainline pavements and evaluating existing pavement with regard to rehabilitation with a pcc overlay. Including the portland cement association. The program was created for city county and consultant engineers academia or anyone. Log esals z r s o 7 35 log d 1 0 06 log psi 4 5 1 5 1.
Westergaard gerald pickett gordon k. 1981 revised chapter iii on portland cement concrete pavement design 1986 guide for the design of pavement structures 1993 revised overlay design procedures 1998 revised portland cement concrete pavement design. This design method determines the thickness for both plain and reinforced concrete pavements. Detailed procedures are given for the design of concrete pavement for runways taxiways and aprons including.