Register to join upcoming CP Tech Center webinars:

• May 11, 2021—An Introduction to Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA) (Dr. Tara Cavalline, PhD, PE, UNC Charlotte; Matt Fonte, Castle Rock Construction Co.)
• June 15, 2021—Roller-Compacted Concrete (RCC) Basics and Implementation
• July 13, 2021—Revisiting Concrete Overlays

What are your—or your organization’s—questions about concrete pavements and bridge decks?
Take our Spring 2021 Future Webinar Topic Survey to share YOUR questions/ideas for future webinars

Jump to playlists addressing the following concrete-paving-related topics via the links below:

• Americans-with-Disabilities-Act (ADA) Compliance
• Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA)
• Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (FRC)
• Real-Time Smoothness (RTS)
• Pavement Inspection
• Pavement Preservation
• Pavement Overlays
• Best Practices regarding. . . .
  • Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) in Pavement Design
  • Value of Competition
  • Resiliency/Resilient Pavement Systems
  • Pavement Thickness Design and Slab Geometry
  • Roundabout Design and Construction
  • Optimized Aggregate Gradation for Concrete Paving Mixtures
  • Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs)
  • Dowel Basket Anchoring Methods
  • Internal Curing
  • Joints
  • Materials-Related Distress of Portland Cement Concrete (PCC)
• Lunch & Learn Training
• New & Evolving Technologies (RT&I) Webinars

1. ADA Guidelines for DOT and Municipal Project Planning and Design (Jonas)–Slides / Q&A
2. How States Are Implementing PROWAG (Spoor & Jonas)–Slides / Q&A
3. ADA Quick Reference Guide for Design and Construction Personnel (Jonas)
   

1. Introduction to Concrete Pavement Recycling (Snyder & Cavalline–2016)
2. Environmental Considerations in Concrete Pavement Recycling (Cavalline–2017)
3. Construction Considerations in Concrete Pavement Recycling (Fick–2017)
4. Case Studies in Concrete Pavement Recycling (Snyder–2017)

See also our RCA page

1. Understanding the application/benefit of fiber reinforcement in concrete (Roesler–2021)—Slides / Q&A
2. Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (FRC) Overview for Concrete Pavement and Overlays (Roesler & Bordelon–2018)
3. Effect of Macrofibers on Behavior and Performance of Concrete Slabs and Overlays (Roesler–2018)
4. Overview of Macrofiber Software and Guidelines for Concrete Overlay Design (Bordelon & Roesler–2018)

See also our Concrete Overlays page

1. Achieving Smoothness in Concrete Pavement Construction (2020):
   • Importance of Concrete Pavement Smoothness (Fick)–Slides #1
   • Optimizing Profiling and Grinding to Meet Specifications (Sanders)–Slides #2
   • Achieving Smoothness (Howard)–Slides #3
   • RTS Q&A (Fick, Sanders, and Howard)
2. Guidelines for Building Smooth Concrete Pavements (Taylor, Yu, Fick, & Merritt) (Slides–2019)
3. RTS Measurements to Improve Initial Smoothness (Yu, Merritt, Fick, Merryman, & Hughes) (Slides–2017)

See also our RTS page

1. Why are we here? (Smith)
2. How do we achieve quality for PCC paving? (Smith)
3. Got a project. . . . Now what? (Smith)
4. What is concrete? (Gross)
5. What kinds of equipment are used? (Smith)
6. What happens before you start paving? (Gross)
7. What happens when you’re finally paving? (Smith)
8. What is the inspector’s role? (Gross)
9. What about all of the other road building stuff? (Gross)
10. What do you look for in urban paving? What paperwork? (Gross)

1. Concrete Pavement Preservation: Dowel Bar Retrofit and Diamond Grinding (2021):
   • Dowel Bar Retrofit (DBR) and Diamond Grinding Best Practices (Roberts)—Slides #1
   • DBR and Diamond Grinding—Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Experiences (Echelle)—Slides #2
   • Concrete Pavement Preservation via DBR and Diamond Grinding Q&A (Roberts & Echelle)
2. Concrete Pavement Management and Preservation (Scofield & Folkestad–2020)–Slides / Q&A
3. Concrete Pavement Evaluation and Preservation Strategy Selection (Tritsch & Donahue–2020)–Slides / Q&A
   
4. Concrete Pavement Preservation Treatment Construction (with Case Studies) (Roberts & Everett–2020)–Slides / Q&A
5. Concrete Pavement Management and Preservation Performance Resources (Darter–2020)–Slides / Q&A

See also our Pavement Preservation page

1. Introduction to Concrete Overlays (Taylor & King)–Slides / Q&A
2. Overlays Overview, Existing Pavement Evaluation, and Overlay Selection (Taylor, Smith, & Dean)–Slides / Q&A
3. Concrete Overlay Design: Design Functions and Thickness (Ferrebee & Folkestad)–Slides / Q&A
4. Concrete Overlay Plans, Maintenance of Traffic, and Construction (Fick & Burwell)–Slides / Q&A
5. Maintenance of Concrete Overlays and Available Resources (Smith, Zeller, Tritsch, & Byers)–Slides / Q&A

See also our Concrete Overlays page

See also our Geotextiles page

1. Budget:
   • Value of Competition (Gregory & Wathne) (2021)—Slides / Q&A
   • Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) in Pavement Design Webinar (2020):
     • Life-Cycle Cost Analysis: Basics and What Matters? (Wathne)—Slides #1
     • Important Issues in Pavement LCCA (Gregory)—Slides #2
       
     • LCCA Q&A (Wathne & Gregory)
2. Pavement Distress:
   • Advancements in Our Knowledge and Action to Control Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) in Concrete Pavements (Sutter, Baer, & Casilio) (2021)—Slides / Q&A
   • Materials-Related Distress of PCC (Taylor) (Slides–2016)
3. Concrete Pavement Thickness Design and Slab Geometry (2020):
   • Concrete Pavement Thickness Design and Slab Geometry (Speakmon)—Slides #1
   • Concrete Pavement Thickness Design and Slab Geometry—Indiana Experiences (Nantung)—Slides #2
   • Concrete Pavement Thickness Design and Slab Geometry Q&A (Speakmon & Nantung)
4. Concrete Roundabout Design and Construction Webinar (2020):
   • Roundabout Design and Construction (Ferrebee)—Slides #1
   • Concrete Roundabout Construction (Waalkes)—Slides #2
   • Roundabout Q&A (Ferrebee & Waalkes)
5. Resiliency/Resilient Pavement Systems Webinar (2020):
   • So What Is Going On with Pavement Resiliency? (Van Dam)–Slides #1
   • Improving Pavement Resiliency & Disaster Recovery: A Case for Concrete Pavements (Mack)–Slides #2
   • Resiliency Q&A (Smith, Van Dam, & Mack)
6. Joints (2020):
   • Concrete Pavement Joint Design, Layout, and Construction (McMullen)–Slides #1
   • Jointing Pavements in New York State (Cuerdon)–Slides #2
   • Joints Q&A (McMullen & Cuerdon)
7. Dowel Basket Anchoring Methods (Voigt) (Slides–2017)
8. Internal Curing (Weiss) (Slides–2016)

See also our Internal Curing page

9. Optimized Aggregate Gradation for Concrete Paving Mixtures (Sheehan) (Slides–2016)
10. Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs) (Sutter) (Slides–2016)

Since 2006, informal quarterly “Lunch & Learn” training has kept Iowa’s county and municipal engineers on top of best practices and new tools/methods in concrete pavements in now ten locations across Iowa every fall, winter, and spring. Additional information along with previous seasons’ slide handouts is available here.

53. Winter 2020–2021, Session 6—PCC Paving Inspection—Handout
54. Winter 2020–2021, Session 5—Sustainability and How the Industry Is Reducing Its Environmental Impact—Handout
55. Winter 2020–2021, Session 4—Troubleshooting Concrete Projects—Handout and IMCP Manual Troubleshooting Summary Tables (see full IMCP manual for additional info)
    
56. Winter 2020–2021, Session 3—Subgrades and Subbases: Iowa DOT Research and Next Steps—Handout
57. Winter 2020–2021, Session 2—PCC Overlays: Fabric and Fiber—Handout
58. Winter 2020–2021, Session 1—PEM and Reduced-Cement Paving Mixes in Iowa—Handout
59. Fall 2020—Durable Concrete in a Low-Ash World—Handout
60. Spring 2020—Basics of Concrete Paving and Inspection—Handout and 2020 Iowa DOT Inspection Checklists

In 2020, the Research, Technology, and Innovation (RT&I) Functional Committee under the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) began with the goal of breaking new ground as well as helping mainstream new and evolving technologies with demonstrated potential to push concrete paving forward.

1. Real-Time Control of Curing/Research on Productivity in the Concrete Paving Industry (Zollinger & Swei–2021)—Slides / Q&A