The Application and Early-Age Behaviors of Continuously Reinforced Bonded Concrete Overlay of Distressed Jointed Concrete Pavements
The Application and Early-Age Behaviors of Continuously Reinforced Bonded Concrete Overlay of Distressed Jointed Concrete Pavements

Author: RenJuan Sun

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 7

ISBN-13:

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Considerable efforts and money are spent to maintain and repair the distressed jointed concrete pavement (JCP) sections by providing partial-/full-depth repair, under sealing, and patching; however, a lot of distresses reoccur frequently. For severe distresses, overlay was constructed on the JCP. Resurfacing with a bonded concrete overlay (BCO) over the existing pavement to form a monolithic structure has proven to be a cost-effective rehabilitation strategy. Continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) bonded overlay was constructed for the rehabilitation of a 2000 ft long JCP section on U.S.75 in Sherman, Texas, United States which had been subjected to numerous rehabilitations to construct the guidelines of the CRCP bonded overlay. The pavement design and concrete mix design selected are discussed and introduced in this article. In order to reduce the reflective cracking at the location of the JCP joints, geotextile was placed at the joint location before the overlay construction. For the study on the function of the geotextile, the geotextile was not placed at 20 JCP joints for the comparison. One week after the BCO construction, the investigation for the CRCP cracking was carried out at three stages. The investigated results revealed that the cracks at the transverse steel location are much more than those between the transverse steel. Falling weight deflectometer testing was run on the pavement surface before and after the overlay construction to measure the deflection behavior of the pavement. The performance of the overlay shows that the bonded CRCP is appropriate for the JCP resurfacing.

Delamination of Bonded Concrete Overlays at Early Ages
Delamination of Bonded Concrete Overlays at Early Ages

Author: James Ray Lundy

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13:

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A procedure is developed by which the likelihood of delamination of bonded concrete overlays on continuously reinforced concrete pavements is reduced. The procedure compares the early age interface stress to the expected interface bond strength for a variety of environmental conditions. When the calculated stress exceeds the expected strength, it is recommended that overlay placement be curtailed until the possibility of debonding is reduced. A finite element method program is used to determine the early age stresses resulting from temperature and shrinkage induced volume changes. Stresses were determined for a variety of environmental and material combinations and overlay thicknesses. Analyses show that a significant reduction in stress results from the use of overlay materials which have a lower modulus and thermal coefficient than those of the existing slab. The stresses for a given combination of materials and environmental conditions are compared to the interface bond strength at early ages. Early age interface shear and tensile strengths are estimated from 7-day strength test results. The estimated strength, together with the variability of the interface strength, are used to calculate the likelihood of delamination for a given type of overlay and time of placement. This likelihood can be reduced through the selection of a different overlay material or time of placement.

Bonded Cement-Based Material Overlays for the Repair, the Lining or the Strengthening of Slabs or Pavements
Bonded Cement-Based Material Overlays for the Repair, the Lining or the Strengthening of Slabs or Pavements

Author: Benoît Bissonnette

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-03-16

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 9400712391

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Among different approaches that can be considered for concrete rehabilitation, bonded overlays are often the most economical alternative. The primary purpose of overlays is to extend the life of the candidate structures, either by restoring the quality and integrity of the surface and/or the re-establishing or improving the load-carrying capacity. Nevertheless, the durability of bonded overlay systems still draws concerns in the technical community because of bond sustainability problems encountered in a number of cases. At this time, there is still no accepted design approach or methodology that can warrant the practitioner a successful outcome of the repair. This State-of-Art report summarizes the findings with respect to all aspects involved in the overlaying process.