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The history of portland cement concrete over portland cement concrete (PCC/PCC) composite pavements in the United States dates back to the first concrete pavement constructed in the United States, located in Bellefontaine, OH, in 1891, shown in Figure 1.
The first PCC pavement in the U.S. was constructed in 1891 in Bellefontaine, Ohio. This pavement was only 3.0 m wide and 67.1 m long (probably what we would call a “test section” today). In 1909, in Wayne County, Michigan, a PCC highway system was constructed.
Almost all rigid pavement is made with Portland Cement Concrete (PCC). Rigid pavements are differentiated into three major categories by their means of crack control: Jointed plain concrete pavement (JPCP)
This report documents recommendations for the design and construction of portland cement concrete (PCC) pavements. The recommendations were derived from the analysis of Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) data.
The appendices to the two-volume report provide additional detail, understanding, and history on HMA/PCC and PCC/PCC pavements. The project that produced this report also produced SHRP 2 Report S2-R21-RW-1: 2008 Survey of European Composite Pavements.
Appendix B provides a review of the history and background of PCC/PCC composite pavements. In Europe, two-lift paving in the sense of constructing two layers with different properties for the sake of reducing noise, increasing skid resistance, lowering costs, and so forth, has been much more common than in the United States.
Example Cost Analysis of PCC/PCC Pavement Initial Cost Analysis An illustrative example of LCCA for a PCC/PCC composite pavement with EAC texture was prepared by the MnROAD paving contractor on behalf of this SHRP 2 R21 research.
