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Composite Pavements
Composite Pavements
Composite Pavements
Design, Construction,
and Benefits
Continuously
Reinforced Concrete
Pavement
Transverse cracks
Transverse cracks
Concrete Slab
(no transverse joints)
Continuous Base
Rebar Spacing
Longitudinal Steel
Subgrade
100
AC 0 in
AC 1.5 in
AC 3.0 in
80
60
40
20
0
6 7 8 9 10
JPCP Thickness (in)
H1,
E1 PCC Upper Lift
(Exp Aggr, Porous, High Strength, etc. )
100 H1 = 3 in
Percent Slab Cracking
90
2.85 Mpsi
E1 = 4.4 Mpsi
80
70 3.2 Mpsi H2 = 6.5 in
60 E2 = Varies
50 3.5 Mpsi
40
30 PCC Lower Lift
4.4 Mpsi
20
10 (JPCP, CRCP, RCC)
0
1 2 3 4
E2 Modulus, Mpsi
100
E2 = 2.85 Mpsi H1 = Varies
Percent Slab Cracking
80
3.2 Mpsi E1 = 4.4 Mpsi
60
H2 = 6.5 in
3.5 Mpsi E2 = Varies
40
20
PCC Lower Lift
4.4 Mpsi
Benefits
•Long life PCC surfacing
•Rapid renewal of AC
Relatively
surfacing thin AC
•Surface characteristics surfacing High quality smaller-
•Use local aggregates Sized aggregates
lower PCC slab
•Long life PCC slab, no
Newly placed
fatigue cracking PCC w/ local Lower-cost local
•Utility repair aggregates aggregates