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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.
By 1949 [Public Roads Administration, 1949], the following characteristics of PCC pavement design can be summarized: Thickness: The thickened edge cross section was less used since a better understanding of temperature induced stresses was made.
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 is the most common type of rigid pavement.
There are two properties used in the AASHTO design method to characterize PCC pavements; flexural strength and the elastic modulus. Typically pavement quality concrete is specified with a flexural strength, although compressive strength is occasionally substituted.
Appendix A provides a review of the history and background of HMA/PCC composite pavements. Major thrusts toward an engineered composite pavement began in the late 1950s, through the guidance of the Commit- tee on Composite Pavement Design of the Highway Research Board.
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.
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.
