Implementation of Concrete Pavement Preservation and PCC Surface Characteristics: Tire Pavement Noise Program
Researcher(s)
Principal investigator: Paul Wiegand, 515-294-7082, pwiegand@iastate.edu (project list)
Co-principal investigators:
- Dale Harrington, Snyder & Associates
- Tom Cackler, 515-294-3230, tcackler@iastate.edu (project list)
- Theodore Ferragut
Project status
Completed
Start date: 01/29/07
End date: 12/31/12
Publications
Reports:
- August 2012, Concrete Pavement Surface Characteristics: Key Findings and Guide Specifications 1.59 mb (*pdf)
- July 2008, How to Reduce Tire-Pavement Noise: Interim Better Practices for Constructing and Texturing Concrete Pavement Surfaces 5.1 mb (*pdf)
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Sponsor(s)/partner(s)
Sponsor(s):Federal Highway Administration
Iowa Department of Transportation
Pooled Fund
About the research
Abstract:
This project will fully implement the PCC Surface Characteristics program by continuing comprehensive data collection on new and existing pavements started in 2005 under the Type 1 and Type 2 experiments through 2009 for time and history data; analyzing the data to identify clear relationships between texture, noise, friction, etc.; developing and evaluating construction specifications of conventional texture techniques including grinding; and developing and evaluating innovative construction techniques that have the potential to significantly reduce noise.