H3 - Optimizing Concrete Pavement Performance: Smoothness, Preservation, and Surface Enhancements

Moderator(s)

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  Abbas Kachwalla, PE

  Associate Vice President
  AECOM
  Chicago, Illinois, United States

This session highlights advanced practices for enhancing concrete pavement performance and longevity. Presentations cover precision grinding and grooving techniques for runway surfaces, proven preservation strategies for concrete pavements and overlays, and condition assessment of asphalt overlay using distributed fiber optic sensors.

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM East Coast USA Time

  Grinding and Grooving of Runway 8R-26L
  

  Primary Author: Manuel Bejarano, PE, PhD – AtkinsRealis

  Presenter: Manuel Bejarano, PE, PhD – AtkinsRealis

  Submitter: Manuel Bejarano, PE, PhD – AtkinsRealis
• 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time

  Overview of Concrete Pavement and Concrete Overlay Preservation Techniques
  

  Primary Author: Eric Ferrebee, P.E. – American Concrete Pavement Association

  Co-Author: Sarah Dalton, P.E. – American Concrete Pavement Association

  Submitter: Eric Ferrebee, P.E. – American Concrete Pavement Association
• 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time

  Achieving Concrete Pavement Smoothness: A Best Practice Guide
  

  Primary Author: Sarah Dalton, P.E. – American Concrete Pavement Association

  Co-Author: Eric Ferrebee, P.E. – American Concrete Pavement Association

  Submitter: Sarah Dalton, P.E. – American Concrete Pavement Association