Prestressed Concrete Pavements. Volume 1. Dulles Test Road Instrumentation and Load Tests

Abstract

This report describes the instrumentation of a prestressed concrete test road and the data obtained from a series of load tests conducted on the test road and presents an analysis of the data. The test road was constructed near Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C., by the Federal Highway Administration. Bison strain sensors and U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station and URS pressure cells were used to measure the strains, stresses, and deflections in the prestressed pavement, cement-treated base, and subgrade. Load tests were conducted using a truck to represent highway loads and a load cart with a simulated Boeing 747 aircraft gear to represent aircraft loads.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA000456

Entities

People

  • Eugene C. Odom
  • Richard H. Ledbetter

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircraft Landings
  • Aircrafts
  • Calibration
  • Cells
  • Computer Programs
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Gages
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Prestressed Concrete
  • Static Loads
  • Strain Gages
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Pavement Materials Engineering.