Construction Research Congress 2020
Proposed Improvements to the Construction of Electrically Conductive Concrete Pavement System Based on Lessons Learned
Publication: Construction Research Congress 2020: Project Management and Controls, Materials, and Contracts
ABSTRACT
The construction of electrically conductive concrete (ECON) pavement systems include several additional processes which make it different from the construction of regular rigid pavement systems. These can include the use of embedded electrodes, and two-lift concrete construction with different concrete mix designs. This study focuses on the lessons learned from constructing ECON slabs using these methods at the Des Moines International Airport and Iowa Department of Transportation Headquarters, as the first full-scale implementations of a carbon fiber-based ECON pavement system. Based on these efforts, a set of best practices is proposed to help minimize the time required to prepare the setup for placing ECON as the top lift of the pavement. These practices mainly include improvements in scheduling and decision making for the installation time and location of system components including electrodes, conduits, control unit, and sensors, and choosing appropriate both electrical and sensor wires’ length, along with the instrumentation process. Applying these best practices improves the quality of the ECON pavement system, decreases the required labor, simplifies the project management process, and results in significant savings in money and construction time.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors would like to thank the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) and Iowa Highway Research Board (IHRB) for providing the matching fund for this research project that is sponsored by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The authors would also like to thank the FAA Air Transportation Center of Excellence for the Partnership to Enhance General Aviation Safety, Accessibility and Sustainability (PEGASAS). The IHRB technical advisory committee (TAC) members from Iowa DOT and Iowa Counties, particularly Mr. Mike Harvey the Iowa DOT facility manager and Iowa DOT electricians, the FAA technical monitor and Mr. Gary L. Mitchell at the American Concrete Pavement Association are gratefully acknowledged for their guidance, support, and direction throughout the research. The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to other research team members in ISU Program for Sustainable Pavement Engineering and Research (PROSPER) for their assistance with the lab and field investigations. Although the Iowa DOT and FAA have sponsored this study, they neither endorse nor reject the findings of this research. The presentation of this information is in the interest of invoking comments by the technical community with respect to the results and conclusions of the research.
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Construction Research Congress 2020: Project Management and Controls, Materials, and Contracts
Pages: 1049 - 1056
Editors: David Grau, Ph.D., Arizona State University, Pingbo Tang, Ph.D., Arizona State University, and Mounir El Asmar, Ph.D., Arizona State University
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8288-9
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Published online: Nov 9, 2020
Published in print: Nov 9, 2020
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