WHRP Research

Rigid Pavements

Performance of Shoulders Adjacent to Concrete Pavements

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Final Report 06/2003
Project ID: 0092-02-05 (WHRP 03-03)
Title: Performance of Shoulders Adjacent to Concrete Pavements
PI: Samuel Owusu-Ababio and Robert L. Schmitt
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Project: Investigators reviewed current literature on paved shoulders, surveyed seven Midwestern states and analyzed data on in-service paved shoulders in Wisconsin. The report provides guidelines and recommendations for design and management of paved shoulders adjacent to mainline concrete pavements.
Start Date: October 2001
End Date: June 2003
Project Award: $73,467
TOC: Rigid Pavements
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