Investigation into the Structural Performance of Pervious Concrete
Publication: Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 138, Issue 1
Abstract
To expand the applications of pervious concrete, additional research and testing must be conducted as to its structural performance. Distress surveys were performed on two field installations of pervious concrete subjected to equivalent traffic stresses as some collector streets in use for 20 years. The results of the distress survey were then used to calculate the pavement condition index (PCI) using the procedure from ASTM D6433. The PCI rating was considered to be a quantification of structural performance. The high PCI ratings of the thicker pervious concrete sections indicated that pervious concrete, when properly designed, is capable of being used for most residential streets and many collector streets for typical design life durations (20–30 years) while exhibiting satisfactory structural performance.
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Acknowledgments
The writers of this paper would like to thank both Evolution Paving and Miles Sand & Gravel for allowing their pervious concrete installations to be used for this study and for their correspondence regarding any questions that arose. The writers would also like to thank Dr. David McLean and Dr. Haifang Wen for contributing their expertise to this project and Jon Thomle for his assistance with the many hours of experimental testing required.
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Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 138 • Issue 1 • January 2012
Pages: 98 - 104
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© 2012 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Dec 3, 2009
Accepted: Jun 6, 2011
Published online: Jun 8, 2011
Published in print: Jan 1, 2012
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