Evaluation of long-term pavement performance and noise characteristics of the next generation concrete surface : final report.

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• Creators:
  Anderson, Keith W. ; Uhlmeyer, Jeff S. ; Sexton, Tim ; Russell, Mark ; Weston, Jim
• Corporate Creators:
  Washington (State). Dept. of Transportation. Materials Laboratory
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Concrete pavements
  • Pavement performance
  • Tire/pavement noise
  • Test sections
  • Evaluation
  • Sound intensity
  • Roughness
  • Diamond grinding
• Publication/ Report Number:
  WA-RD 767.2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Washington
• Corporate Publisher:
  Washington (State). Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Library Services
• Abstract:
  This report documents the performance of the first Next Generation Concrete Surface (NGCS) built by the ; Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). A 1,500 foot test section was installed on the ; eastbound lanes of I-82 near Sunnyside, WA in October of 2010. On-board sound intensity (OBSI) measurements ; increased from initial levels of 100.6 dBA to 104.4 dBA in 30 months. The increase in noise level was attributed ; to the loss of aggregate and general roughening of the concrete surface by studded tires. ; It was concluded that the NGCS is not a viable option as a noise mitigation strategy for Washington State
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26911/dot_26911_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.26 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1557813e67c181596845946a30ed8bcead115ea1e02b00ea9c582c1823895937