Research in progress
| Project ID and program | Title | For more information | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0092-13-04 WHRP | Laboratory Study of Optimized Concrete Pavement Mixtures | Project details | January 2015 |
| 0092-13-01 WHRP | Evaluation of Design Criteria and Field Performance of Rubblized Concrete Pavement Systems in WI - Phase 1 | Project details | March 2014 |
| TPF-5(205) Transportation Pooled Fund Program | Implementation of Concrete Pavement Mixture Design and Analysis (MDA) Track of Concrete Pavement Road Map | Project details Pooled fund web site Project web site | June 2013 |
| 0092-12-05 WHRP | Performance Study of Longitudinal Cracking on Widened Panels | Project details | June 2013 |
| 0092-12-04 WHRP | Laboratory Study for Comparison of Class C Versus Class F Fly Ash for Concrete Pavement | Project details | May 2013 |
| TPF-5(159) Transportation Pooled Fund Program | Technology Transfer Concrete Consortium | Project details Pooled fund web site Project web site | February 2013 |
| 0092-11-05 WHRP | Laboratory Study of High Performance Curing Compounds for Concrete Pavements | Project details | August 2012 |
| TPF-5(179) Transportation Pooled Fund Program | Evaluation of Test Methods for Permeability (Transport) and Development of Performance Guidelines for Durability | Project details Pooled fund web site | July 2012 |
Completed research
| Project ID and program | Title | For more information | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0092-11-06 WHRP | Field Study of Air Content Stability in the Silp Form Paving Process | Final report (25.3 MB) | January 2013 |
| WI-06-12 Materials Management Section | Statewide Pavement Friction Testing 2012 | Final report (2 MB) | November 2012 |
| 0092-10-11 WHRP | Laboratory Study of Concrete Properties to Support Implementation of the New AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide | Project details Project brief (408 KB) Final report (4.1 MB) | September 2012 |
| 0092-08-08 WHRP | Reduction of Minimum Required Weight of Cementious Materials in Concrete Mixes | Project brief (750 KB) Final report (6.9 MB) | October 2011 |
| WI-02-11 Materials Management Section | Investigation of Early Distress in Wisconsin Rubblized Pavements | Final report (1.4 MB) | July 2011 |
| 0092-07-02 WHRP | Detecting Deleterious Fine Particles in Concrete Aggregates and Defining Their Impact | Final report (3.6 MB) Project brief (560 KB) | November 2010 |
| 0092-09-03 WHRP | Performance Evaluation of Open Graded Base Course with Doweled and Nondoweled Transverse Joints | Project brief (1.2 MB) Final report (2.3 MB) | September 2010 |
| FEP-07-10 Materials Management Section | Evaluation of Various Hot Mix Asphalt Pavement Thicknesses over Rubblized Concrete Pavement | Project details Final report (1.5 MB) | July 2010 |
| FEP-02-10 Materials Management Section | Analysis of High Performance Concrete Sections Along I-90 Near Tomah, Wisconsin | Analysis of High Performance Concrete Sections Along I-90 Near Tomah, Wisconsin (573 KB) | June 2010 |
| FEP-04-10 Materials Management Section | Evaluation of Concrete Inlay for Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation | Final Report (390 KB) | June 2010 |
| WI-02-10 Materials Management Section | Dowel Bar Retrofit Performance in Wisconsin | Dowel Bar Retrofit Performance in Wisconsin (1.7 MB) | May 2010 |
| 0092-08-10 WHRP | Performance Assessment of Wisconsin | Project details Final Report (6.7 MB) Research Brief (855 KB) | February 2010 |
| FEP-01-08 Materials Management Section | Eclipse Shrinkage Reducing Admixture Product Evaluation | Final Report (299 KB) | December 2008 |
| WI-04-08 Materials Management Section | Investigative Study of the Italgrip System | Final Report (886 KB) | September 2008 |
| WI-03-08 Materials Management Section | Evaluation of MMFX 2 Steel Corrossion-Resistant Dowel Bars In Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement | Final Report (655 KB) | August 2008 |
| 0092-07-19/TPF-5(036) Transportation Pooled Fund Program | An Asset Management Approach to Drainage Infrastructure and Culverts | Final Report (3.3 MB) Pooled fund web site Project web site | June 2008 |
| 0092-00-11 WHRP | Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Pavement over Rubblized PCC | Project details Research Brief (232 KB) Final Report (534 KB) | June 2008 |
| 0092-07-03 WHRP | Improving Full Depth Concrete Repair | Research Brief (242 KB) Final Report (1.9 MB) | March 2008 |
| TPF-5(066) Transportation Pooled Fund Program | Material and Construction Optimization for Prevention of Premature Pavement Distress in PCC Pavements | Project details Final Report (12.7 MB) Pooled fund web site Project web site | December 2007 |
| 0092-05-05 WHRP | Analysis of Concrete Pavement Joints to Predict the Onset of Distress | Project details Research Brief (245 KB) Final Report (2.9 MB) | October 2007 |
| 0092-04-12 WHRP | Expanded Study on the Effects of Aggregate Coating and Films on Concrete Performance | Project details Research Brief (341 KB) Final Report (1.9 MB) | October 2007 |
| 0092-03-16 WHRP | Evaluation of Methods for Characterizing Air Void Systems in Wisconsin Paving Concrete | Project details Research Brief (435 KB) Final Report (17.6 MB) | July 2007 |
| 0092-05-01 WHRP | Effects of Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS) in Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) - Expanded Study | Project details Research Brief (256 KB) Final Report (862 KB) | June 2007 |
| 0092-00-08 WHRP | Wet Pavements Crash Study of Longitudinal and Transverse Tined PCC Pavements | Project details Final Report (618 KB) | June 2007 |
| WI-02-07 Materials Management Section | Evaluation of the URETEK Method of Pavement Lifting | Final Report (1 MB) | April 2007 |
| RED-04-07 Materials Management Section | USH 16 Oconomowoc Bypass Report of Early Distress Portland Concrete Pavement and Glomark Pavement Marking | Final Report (842 KB) | March 2007 |
| WI/SPR-01-06 Materials Management Section | Development and Implementation of a Performance-Related Specification for a Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement--I-39/90/94 Madison, Wisconsin | Final Report (3.9 MB) | January 2007 |
| 0092-06-03 WHRP | Investigation of Concrete Properties to Support Implementation of the New AASHTO Pavement Design Guide | Project details Research Brief (311 KB) Final Report (857 KB) | December 2006 |
| WI/SPR-03-05 Materials Management Section | Cost-Effective Concrete Pavement Cross Sections | Final Report (1 MB) | June 2006 |
| 0092-04-11 WHRP | Research and Development of the Application of FHWA | Project details Research Brief (308 KB) Final Report (2.7 MB) | May 2006 |
| 0092-01-04 WHRP | Early Opening of Portland Cement Concrete Pavements to Traffic | Project details Research Brief (318 KB) Final Report (1.1 MB) | September 2005 |
| 0092-05-06 WHRP | Effects of Heavy Loading on Wisconsin | Project details Research Brief (370 KB) Final Report (1.6 MB) | May 2005 |
| 0092-02-14a WHRP | Effects of Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag in Portland Cement Concrete | Project details Final Report (509 KB) Research Brief (192 KB) | February 2005 |
| RED-08-02 Materials Management Section | Report on Early Distress (RED): Investigation of PCC Pavement on STH 29 | Final Report (5 MB) | August 2004 |
| FEP-08-04 Materials Management Section | Evaluation of Bottom Ash as a Base Course | Final Report (532 KB) | July 2004 |
| WI-01-04 Materials Management Section | Laboratory Testing of Portland Cement Concrete Patch Material, Modified to Reduce or Eliminate Shrinkage | Final Report (1.1 MB) | July 2004 |
| WI-02-04 Materials Management Section | Evaluation of Roadware 10-Minute Concrete Mender for PCC Bridge Deck Crack Sealing | Final Report (948 KB) | January 2004 |
| WI/FEP-10-03 Materials Management Section | Evaluation of the Constructability & Performance of Micro-Silica Modified Concrete Bridge Deck Overlays | Final Report (1.1 MB) | December 2003 |
| WI-07-03 Materials Management Section | Evaluation of MMFX Corrosion-Resistant Steel Dowel Bars in Concrete Pavements | Final Report (955 KB) | July 2003 |
| 0092-02-05 WHRP | Performance of Shoulders Adjacent to Concrete Pavements | Project details Research Brief (487 KB) Final Report (4.6 MB) | June 2003 |
| 0092-00-07 WHRP | Effects of Aggregate Coatings and Films on Concrete Performance | Project details Research Brief (527 KB) Final Report (2 MB) | February 2003 |
| WI-07-02 Materials Management Section | Dowel Bar Retrofit | Final Report (2.1 MB) | November 2002 |
| 0092-45-16 WHRP | Field Measurement of Water Cement Ratio for PCC - Phase 2 | Project details Research Brief (183 KB) Final Report (554 KB) | June 2002 |
| RED-05-01 Materials Management Section | Report on Early Distress (RED) Retrofit Dowel Bars on I-39 | Final Report (2.6 MB) | January 2002 |
| RED-04-01 Materials Management Section | Report on Early Distress (RED) Investigation of Shoulder Heave Problems | Final Report (1.1 MB) | October 2001 |
| 0092-45-76;WI/SPR-06-01 Materials Management Section | Strategies for Enhancing the Freeze-Thaw Durability of Portland Cement Concrete Pavements | Final Report (592 KB) | July 2001 |
| WI/SPR-08-99 Materials Management Section | Noise and Texture on PCC Pavements: Results of a Multi-State Study | Final Report (25.4 MB) | June 2000 |
| WI/SPR-02-00 Materials Management Section | Investigative Study of the Italgrip System - Noise Analysis | Final Report (1.7 MB) | March 2000 |
| WI/SPR-15-99 Materials Management Section | Investigation of Feasible Pavement Design Alternatives for WisDOT | Final Report (229 KB) | November 1999 |
| WI/SPR-04-99 Materials Management Section | Pilot Testing of a Quality Management Provision for Concrete Pavement | Final Report (199 KB) | August 1999 |
| WI/FEP-07-96 Materials Management Section | Random Skewed Joints With and Without Dowels | Final Report (60 KB) | December 1996 |
Materials Management Section | The Great Unsealing: A Perspective on PCC Joint Sealing | Final Report (1.9 MB) | January 1996 |
Materials Management Section | Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation Manual | Final Report (6.8 MB) | May 1992 |
Research implementation activities
| Project ID and program | Title | For more information | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0092-08-33 WHRP | HIPERPAV Wisconsin Implementation Support Phase IIb | Project details Final Report (1 MB) | June 2009 |
| 0092-07-18 WHRP | HIPERPAV Wisconsin Implementation Support Phase IIa | Project details | October 2007 |
| 0092-06-08 WHRP | Implementation of Research and Development of the Application of the Federal Highway Administration | Project details | August 2007 |
Transportation Synthesis Reports
| Title | Publication date |
|---|---|
| Concrete Pavement Rubbilization: A Survey of State Practice and Related Research (729 KB) | March 2010 |
| Concrete Bridge Approach Pavements: A Survey of State Practices (4.8 MB) | January 2010 |
| Layer Coefficient Values for Cracked and Seated Concrete (143 KB) | July 2009 |
| Alternative Dowel Bar Size and Placement in Concrete Pavements (197 KB) | November 2007 |
| Pervious Pavement Roadways: Survey of Experiences (72 KB) | May 2007 |
| Joint Maintenance and Repair on Doweled, Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement (251 KB) | December 2006 |
| Warm-Mix Asphalt Pavement - State of Practice in the U.S. (45 KB) | November 2005 |
| Recent Developments in Concrete-on-Concrete Bridge Deck Overlays (53 KB) | February 2005 |
| Alternative Dowel Bar Materials for Concrete Pavement Joints (55 KB) | June 2003 |
| Optimal Joint Spacing for Concrete Pavement (56 KB) | June 2003 |
Transportation Literature Searches
| Title | Publication date |
|---|---|
| Performance of Open-Graded Base Course (181 KB) | August 2010 |
| Dowled and Non-Dowled Pavement Performance Over Open-Graded Base Course (80 KB) | January 2008 |
| Early Concrete Cracking on Bridge Decks and Overlays (111 KB) | January 2008 |
| Fly Ash Replacement and Performance in Concrete Pavement (122 KB) | January 2008 |
| Modulus of Elasticity as a Mechanistic Input (83 KB) | January 2008 |
| Dowel Bar Size and Spacing for Rigid Pavements (116 KB) | October 2007 |
| Long-Life Concrete Pavements (85 KB) | March 2007 |
| Lowering Cementitious Levels in Rigid Pavement Mixtures (65 KB) | January 2007 |
| Whitetopping Performance and Mechanistic Design (96 KB) | January 2007 |
| Full-Depth Concrete Base Patching (117 KB) | November 2004 |