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- Title
Life Extension of Aged Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement through Remodeling Index–Based Analysis.
- Authors
Jung, Haekook; Kim, Yongjae; Kim, Seungwon; Park, Cheolwoo; Nam, Jeong-Hee
- Abstract
As jointed plain concrete pavements (JPCP) age in South Korea, the cost of pavement maintenance is increasing annually. To extend the life of jointed concrete pavements through preventive maintenance, this study used 2017 pavement management system data to analyze the effects of traffic volume, alkali–silica reaction (ASR) grade, age, smoothness, and damaged area on the remodeling index (RMI—a measure of expressway pavement condition). In addition, this study evaluates the final RMI as well as the corresponding pavement condition and change in RMI value after conducting preventive maintenance in lieu of resurfacing or overlaying. The results demonstrated that the effect of ASR grade increased as the RMI forecast year increased and that change in surface distress (△SD) increased with age (most intensively when the pavement was 15–20 years of age). Moreover, change in international roughness index (△IRI) increased with age and traffic volume (similarly within 15–20 years of pavement age). Hence, preventive maintenance is a must for sections with high traffic volume and age even if the RMI is low. Finally, performing repairs through preventive maintenance decreases the number of expressway sections requiring resurfacing and overlaying, thus extending the life of the concrete pavement.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; CONCRETE pavements; PAVEMENT management; MAINTENANCE; CONCRETE fatigue; TRAFFIC flow
- Publication
Materials (1996-1944), 2020, Vol 13, Issue 13, p2982
- ISSN
1996-1944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ma13132982