Title: Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements

Author(s): Zollinger

Publication: Web Session

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Date: 4/1/2021

Abstract:
Over Dr. Shiraz Tayabji’s career several changes occurred in the design and construction technology associated with CRC pavement. The design technology evolved from the empiricism of the AASHTO era of pavement design which essentially mirrored thickness design for jointed concrete to a distinctive mechanistic approach that individualized the design with respect to the characteristics of CRC pavement. Construction trends evolved from allowing the development of the cracking pattern in a random fashion to actively inducing the cracking through surface notching and improved positioning of the reinforcement. These changes will ultimately impact the engineering approach to CRC pavement for many years to come.