Project 0092-05-06: Effects of Heavy Loading on Wisconsin's Concrete Pavements (Completed)

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Project ID: 0092-05-06 (WHRP 05-06)
Title: Effects of Heavy Loading on Wisconsin's Concrete Pavements
PI: Samuel Owusu-Ababio and Robert L. Schmitt
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Project: The objective of this research was to recommend the most economical and efficient design procedure for concrete pavement subject to heavy truck loading. The research evaluated design procedures from cold weather areas and other sources emphasizing mechanistic concepts, review of analyses pertaining to thickness design, and development of comparative design and life-cycle cost examples.
End Date: October 2004
End Date: May 2005
Project Award: $19,684
TOC: Rigid Pavements