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Seattle, Washington, USA
September 19-21, 2012
Sponsored by:
Federal Highway Administration
National Concrete Pavement Technology Center
Foreword to the Proceedings
Long-life concrete pavements (LLCPs) have been attainable for a long time as evidenced by the fact that a large mileage of very old pavements remains in service. In addition, continuing advances in design, construction, and concrete materials technology give us the knowledge and technology needed to achieve consistently what we already know to be attainable.
Many State highway agencies in the United States, in conjunction with industry, are implementing innovative features related to structural design, concrete mixtures, construction equipment, construction process management, and testing procedures to achieve LLCPs that are economical and sustainable. To achieve long life, pavements must not exhibit premature failures and must have a reduced potential for cracking, faulting, spalling, and materials-related distress. To be sustainable, pavement design and construction practices must reduce the carbon footprint due to construction, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation. Finally, the life cycle impact of concrete pavements, considering life cycle costs and environmental and societal impacts, must be better than other pavement systems.
The 3-day Seattle LLCP conference was organized by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) as part of technology transfer activities under the Advanced Concrete Pavement Technology (ACPT) Program that operates within FHWA. The conference provides an international forum to address various aspects of concrete pavement design, construction, and materials technologies that result in long life for concrete pavements and are sustainable.
The editors would like to thank the authors for supporting the objective of this conference by developing comprehensive papers on all aspects of long-life concrete pavements, including materials, design, construction, and maintenance/ rehabilitation. The papers included in the proceedings were peer-reviewed for technical content, and the editors would also like to thank the conference steering committee members and the many reviewers who participated in the paper review process.
Shiraz Tayabji, Ph.D., P.E.
Co-Editor and Co-Chair, Conference Steering Committee
Peter Taylor, Ph. D.
Co-Editor and Co-Chair, Conference Technical Program Committee
Kurt Smith, P.E.
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