Investigating Performance of Bonded Concrete Overlays
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 12, Issue 2
Abstract
A bonded concrete overlay (BCO) is a concrete pavement rehabilitation method used to extend the life of an existing concrete pavement. The BCO should bond fully with the existing concrete, leading to a thicker composite pavement section, a much stiffer pavement, and a considerable decrease in pavement stresses. For one project, cost estimates for a BCO were half as much as for full-depth replacement of a pavement. In some cases BCOs have delaminated shortly after construction. This paper proposes a framework for identifying the causes of early age delamination in BCOs. The early age behavior of newly constructed BCOs is examined. The factors affecting the long-term performance of the BCO are the quality of the surface preparation, the materials used in the BCO, and the curing of the BCO. Weather monitoring during BCO construction is recommended. Methods of detecting and mapping delaminations are discussed. Several BCO delamination case studies are analyzed using this framework. The model is useful not only for investigating BCO performance but also for understanding and preparing BCO construction specifications.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
References
1.
Chanvillard, G., Aïtcin, P. C., and Lupien, C. (1989). “Thin concrete overlay with steel-fibre-reinforced concrete.”Paper No. 880666, 68th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C.
2.
Choi, D. U. (1996). “An experimental investigation of interface bond strength of concrete using large powder-driven nails,” PhD dissertation, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Tex.
3.
Delatte, N. J. (1996). “High early strength bonded concrete overlay designs and construction methods for rehabilitation of CRCP,” PhD dissertation, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Tex.
4.
Delatte, N. J., Gräter, S. F., Treviño-Frias, M., Fowler, D. W., and McCullough, B. F. (1996). “Partial construction report of a bonded concrete overlay on IH-10, El Paso and guide for expedited bonded concrete overlay design and construction.”Rep. 2911-5F, Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Tex.
5.
King, W. M. (1992). “Design and construction of a bonded fiber concrete overlay of CRCP (Louisiana, Interstate Route 10, August 1990).”Rep. No. FHWA/LA-92/266, Louisiana Transportation Research Center, Baton Rouge, La.
6.
Lundy, J. R., and McCullough, B. F. (1989). “Delamination in bonded concrete overlays of continuously reinforced pavement.”Proc., 4th Int. Conf. of Concrete Pavement Des. and Rehabilitation, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, Ind., 221–229.
7.
Lundy, J. R., McCullough, B. F., and Fowler, D. W. (1991). “Delamination of bonded concrete overlays at early ages.”Rep. 1205-2, Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Tex.
8.
McGhee, K. H. (1994). Portland cement concrete resurfacing. Synthesis of Highway Practice 204, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Washington, D.C.
9.
Mindess, S., and Young, J. F. (1981). Concrete. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Edgewood Cliffs, N.J.
10.
Nazarian, S., Stokoe, K. H. II, Briggs, R. C., and Rogers, R. (1988). “Determination of pavement layer thicknesses and moduli by SASW method.”Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation, Transportation Research Record 1196, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 133–150.
11.
Neal, B. F. (1983). “California's Thin Bonded PCC Overlay.”Rep. No. FHWA/CA/TL-83-04, Sacramento, Calif.
12.
Neville, A. M. (1981). Properties of concrete. 3rd Ed., Pitman Publishing, Inc., Marshfield, Mass.
13.
Sansalone, M., and Carino, N. J. (1988). “Impact-Echo Method.”Concrete Int., 10(4).
14.
Sheu, J. C., Stokoe, K. H. II, and Roesset, J. M. (1988). “Effect of reflected waves in SASW testing of pavements.”Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation, Transportation Research Record 1196, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 51–61.
15.
Stokoe, K. H., Nazerian, S., Rix, G. J., Sanchez-Salinero, I., Sheu, J.-C., and Mok, Y.,-J. (1988). “In situ seismic testing of hard-to-sample soils by surface wave method.”Proc., Specialty Conf. on Earthquake Engrg. and Soil Dynamics II—Recent Advances in Ground Motion Evaluation, ASCE.
16.
Suprenant, B.(1988). “Bonding new concrete to old.”Concrete Constr., 33(7), 676–680.
17.
Teo, K. J., Fowler, D. W., and McCullough, B. F. (1989). “Monitoring and testing of the bonded concrete overlay on Interstate Highway 610 North in Houston, Texas.”Res. Rep. 920-3, Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Tex.
18.
van Metzinger, W. A., Lundy, J. R., McCullough, B. F., and Fowler, D. W. (1991). “Design and construction of bonded concrete overlays.”Res. Rep. 1205-4F, Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Tex.
19.
Verhoeven, K. (1989). “Thin overlays of steel fiber reinforced concrete and continuously reinforced concrete, state of the art in Belgium.”Proc., 4th Int. Conf. of Concrete Pavement Des. and Rehabilitation, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, Ind., 205–219.
20.
Whiting, D., Todres, A., Nagi, M., Yu, T., Peshkin, D., Darter, M., Holm, J., Andersen, M., and Geiker, M. (1993). “Synthesis of current and projected concrete highway technology.”SHRP-C-345, Strategic Highway Research Program, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.
21.
Whitney, D. P., Isis, P., McCullough, B. F., and Fowler, D. W. (1992). “An investigation of various factors affecting bond in bonded concrete overlays.”Res. Rep. 920-5, Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Tex.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 12 • Issue 2 • May 1998
Pages: 62 - 70
Copyright
Copyright © 1998 American Society of Civil Engineers.
History
Published online: May 1, 1998
Published in print: May 1998
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.