Short Term Performance of Innovative Precast Concrete Slab Repairs on Highway 427, Toronto.

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Lane, B. & Kazmierowski, T.
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Abstract

In 2004, the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) carried out a trial project to evaluate construction techniques for precast concrete slab repairs in concrete pavement. The trial was carried out on Highway 427, in Toronto. The trial project included demonstrations of three precast concrete pavement full-depth repair methods: the Fort Miller Super-SlabTM Intermittent Method, the Fort Miller Super- SlabTM Continuous Method, and the Michigan Method. Nondestructive testing using a Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) was undertaken after construction to assess load transfer efficiency (LTE) and to detect loss of support underneath the precast slab. Details of the methodologies, site conditions, contract specifications, construction, FWD analysis and post construction monitoring are presented. Based on MTO experiences with this trial contract, a specification has been developed and additional precast work will be carried out in 2007. This is the first construction experience in Canada with innovative precast concrete slab repairs for concrete pavements. MTO will continue to monitor the field performance of these technologies and assess the cost effectiveness of this alternative to full-depth fast-track concrete repairs. For the covering abstract of this conference see ITRD number E216511.

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C 42367 (In: C 42299 CD-ROM) /32 /52 /60 / ITRD E216587
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In: Transportation : an economic enabler : proceedings of the 2007 annual conference and exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada TAC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, October 14-17, 2007, 22 p., 9 ref.

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