Project Details
START DATE
01/29/07
END DATE
12/31/12
FOCUS AREAS
SPONSORS
Federal Highway Administration
Iowa Department of Transportation
Researchers
Co-Principal Investigator
Theodore Ferragut
President, TDC Partners
About the research
This project will fully implement the PCC Surface Characteristics program by continuing comprehensive data collection on new and existing pavements started in 2005 under the Type 1 and Type 2 experiments through 2009 for time and history data; analyzing the data to identify clear relationships between texture, noise, friction, etc.; developing and evaluating construction specifications of conventional texture techniques including grinding; and developing and evaluating innovative construction techniques that have the potential to significantly reduce noise.