We present experiments where a multichannel array of microphones and an automatic source are attached on a small trolley so that measurements can be taken almost continuously while moving. Measurements on asphalt or concrete pavement layers are based on supersonic leaky air-coupled surface waves. Results show that microphones can be successfully used to measure surface wave dispersion curves ev...

We evaluated the strength and durability characteristics of latex-polymer-modified, pre-packed pavement repair concrete (LMPPRC) with a rapid-set binder. The rapid-set binder was a mixture of rapid-set cement and silica sand, where the fluidity was controlled using a latex polymer. The resulting mix exhibited a compressive strength of ¥21 MPa and a flexural strength of ¥3.5 MPa after 4 h of cur...

With the development of the highway transportation and business trade, vehicle Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) technology has become a key technology for measuring traffic loads. In this paper a novel WIM system based on monitoring of pavement strain responses in rigid pavement was investigated. In this WIM system multiple low cost, light weight, small volume and high accuracy embedded concrete strain se...

The main role of the present work is to conduct pavement performance evaluation of Cell Filled Concrete road constructed in Sidlaghatta taluk of Chickaballapura District in Karnataka. The study area selected is from Anur Hunasenahalli to T-07 (2.16 km) in Sidlaghatta Taluk. The above selected road is categorized under Village Roads (VR) and is constructed under the Technology Demonstration Proj...

This paper describes results from a study evaluating stringless paving using a combination of global positioning and laser technologies. A concrete paver manufacturer and a machine guidance solution provider developed this technology and successfully implemented it on construction earthmoving and grading projects. Concrete paving is a new area for considering this technology. A concrete paving ...

Despite much speculation, the principal factors controlling concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in settled house dust (SHD) have not yet been identified. In response to recent reports that dust from pavement with coal-tar-based sealcoat contains extremely high concentrations of PAH, we measured PAH in SHD from 23 apartments and in dust from their associated parking lots, on...

This paper focuses on the development of a new backcalculation method for concrete pavements based on a hybrid evolutionary global optimization algorithm, namely Shuffled Complex Evolution (SCE). Evolutionary optimization algorithms are ideally suited for intrinsically multi-modal, non-convex, and discontinuous realworld problems such as pavement backcalculation because of their ability to expl...

Abstract According to the comparative analysis from whole life cycle economic cost accounting, capital investment of preventive maintenance old cement concrete pavement is less than that corrective maintenance. Based on pavement, problem such as anti-sliding noise, how improve driving comfort and stress road panel considering structure are discussed in this paper, recommend a kind noise reducti...