From the dawn of humanity, roads have been a necessity for commerce and travel. From the time of horse-drawn carts to the vehicles of today, many technologies have contributed to the design complexity of road systems. Today’s modern roadways have many design challenges related to them and for many a primary concern is how to repair and upgrade under heavy traffic conditions. A critical emphasis from the Federal Highway Administration is to accelerate this work safely or in other words, “get in, get out, and stay out” for road and bridge construction. This has led to many new technologies related to products and innovative processes including the use of large precast concrete slabs in highway repair and construction. The use of jointed precast concrete pavement has come a long way from its initial beginnings in other countries oversees, through the FHWA SHRP2 program, to today’s use and recent publication of the National Precast Concrete Associations Manual for Jointed Precast Concrete Pavement. This presentation will provide information, case histories, and latest design information that has taken this product from interesting niche applications to a full-fledged viable pavement design option for engineers to consider for all pavement installations.    

Jointed Precast Concrete Paving Slabs – A New Road Ahead

ASCE International Conference on Transportation & Development (ICTD 2021) is organized by the Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) of ASCE to facilitate the exchange of information, knowledge, and best practices among transportation and development practitioners and researchers, public infrastructure owners, policymakers, government engineers and planners, operations managers, and leading academics from around the world.

Paper Proceedings: https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483534 | https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483541

Conference DOI: https://doi.org/10.26226/m.631784867747920012e73503