Recycling of Portland Cement Concrete Airport Pavements - A State-of-the-Art Study,

Abstract

An investigation was performed to assess the state-of-the-art of recycling Portland cement concrete (PCC) airport pavements. Previous laboratory studies have shown that recycling of PCC pavements is technically and economically feasible. This has been demonstrated in airport reconstruction projects at Jacksonville International Airport (Florida), Love Field (Texas), and Coffeyville Municipal Airport (Kansas), where PCC was recycled into econocrete base and aggregate subbase, cement stabilized base, and part of the aggregate base course, respectively. Recycling of PCC for surface courses in airport pavement construction has not yet been performed, but this should also prove to be beneficial as has been experienced by the Iowa DOT and other state highway agencies who have recycled PCC for surface courses. Equipment for recycling PCC pavements is currently available in the construction industry; however, these, along with the technology of PCC recycling, could be improved substantially. Recommendations for specific improvements are therefore made. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA101482

Entities

People

  • G. Y. Wu
  • M. C. Hironaka
  • R. B. Brownie

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airports
  • Civil Engineering
  • Compressive Strength
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Flexural Strength
  • International Airports
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Portland Cement
  • Recycled Materials
  • Resilience
  • Transportation
  • United States

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.