Evaluation of Joint Sealants of Concrete Pavements

Evaluation of Joint Sealants of Concrete Pavements
Author: Ashok H. Gurjar
Publisher:
Total Pages: 131
Release: 1997
Genre: Concrete
ISBN:

Project 0-187 task 15 continued investigative efforts of project 1371. The project completed laboratory tests including relaxation tests, bond-strength tests, and fatigue tests for various sealant materials, and also established a field test site of a variety of joint sealants to monitor performance. The researchers constructed a material behavior model based on finite-deformation viscoelasticity as a function of temperature, deformation, and age effects. They studied the correlation between natural and artificial weathering and proposed a sealant performance model. Based on this model, this report provides a procedure for estimation of the service life of a sealant in concrete pavement joints. This report also proposes a specification and a test protocol for joint sealant materials, which incorporate performance prediction procedure.

Performance Evaluation of Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Joint Sealants

Performance Evaluation of Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Joint Sealants
Author: Sylvester A. Kalevela
Publisher:
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1994
Genre: Pavements
ISBN:

In July 1986, the Arizona Transportation Research Center (ATRC) coordinated the installation of a joint sealant test site near Flagstaff, between mile posts 331.5 and 332.2, on the southbound lanes of Interstate 17. The original project was constructed in 1974, with 8 in. (20 cm) of portland cement concrete pavement (PCCP) over 6 in. (15 cm) of cement treated base (CTB). The test site consisted of 200 transverse joints sawed 2 in. (5 cm) deep, skewed 1:6, and spaced at a repeating sequence of 17, 15, 13, and 15 ft (5.2, 4.6, 4.0, and 4.6 m). The objective of the project was to evaluate the performance of five joint sealants: Dow Corning 888, Superseal 888, Allied Koch 9005, Crafco Roadsaver 231, and W.R. Meadows Sof-Seal. The highway sections abutting this test site were also rehabilitated and their pavement joints were sealed with Superseal 444 which, at that time, was a specified sealant in the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) standards. Field evaluations of the joint sealants were performed at nine months, one year, 1.5 years, 3 years, and 8 years after construction. The evaluations were based on: (i) sealant flexibility, (ii) length of joint with missing sealant, (iii) adhesive and cohesive failure of sealant, (iv) joint width and sealant depth, (v) joint spalling, (vi) sealant recess, (vii) Falling Weight Deflectometer testing, and (viii) slab faulting. Generally, it appeared that after about eight years of service all five sealants had exhibited comparable performance level. Clearly, all test sealants performed better than Superseal 444 which was an ADOT specified joint sealant when the test site was installed in 1986.

Evaluation of Joint Sealant Materials, US-36, Doniphan County, Kansas

Evaluation of Joint Sealant Materials, US-36, Doniphan County, Kansas
Author: Rodney A. Montney
Publisher:
Total Pages: 7
Release: 2009
Genre: Pavements, Concrete
ISBN:

The Kansas Department of Transportation began using silicone joint sealant on Portland Cement Concrete Pavement (PCCP) almost exclusively in 1983. During the next 6 years there was widespread failure of these products. A project was constructed in 1990 to evaluate several different types of joint sealants available. While most of the silicone products in this study appeared to outperform the other types, KDOT could not ignore the failure rate of the previously installed silicone sealants. During the course of this investigation, KDOT issued a policy on sealing new PCCP joints. The policy requires preformed neoprene seals in all transverse joints, and allows longitudinal joints to be filled full depth with either hot or cold pour sealants.

Design, Construction, and Maintenance of PCC Pavement Joints

Design, Construction, and Maintenance of PCC Pavement Joints
Author: Kenneth H. McGhee
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1995
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780309056717

This synthesis report will be of special interest to pavement engineers and pavement construction and maintenance personnel responsible for portland cement concrete (PCC) pavement joints. Still pertinent information from NCHRP Synthesis 19 (1973), as well as new or updated information in the areas of joint design, construction, and maintenance are included. This report of the Transportation Research Board records the state of the practice with respect to the design, construction, and maintenance of PCC pavement joints. In addition, information on joint materials and sealing, the control of water on and in pavements, and the evaluation of pavement joint performance is provided.