TURNER-FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER AASHTO STANDING COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS Briefing on the Long-Term Pavement Performance Program Cheryl Allen Richter, P.E., Ph.D. FHWA Office of Infrastructure R&D Assistant Director, Pavement Research and Development May 29, 2014
TURNER-FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER The Long Term Pavement Performance Program High-Level Overview Why LTPP Matters in 2014 What’s Ahead
TURNER-FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER The LTPP Program Mission: Increase Pavement Life… HOW and WHY pavements perform as they do.
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TURNER-FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER Evolution of LTPP 1987: SHRP 1992: Transition to FHWA 2000: 2509 th Test Section Today: 745 Test Sections 2020: ?
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TURNER-FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER Why LTPP Matters: Selected Contributions AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design SHRP2 Long-Life Renewal Performance Monitoring Guidance and Tools LTPP Bind Key Findings: RAP, Widened Lanes, Skewed Joints…
TURNER-FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER WHY LTPP Matters - Continued LTPP Database – Nationwide coverage – Consistent, high quality data – Critical mass Foundation For Managing Performance
TURNER-FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER What’s Ahead The LTPP Database – Maintain the Asset – User Support – Completion of Performance Histories – Ease Of Use Improvements
TURNER-FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER What’s Ahead Applying the Asset – LTPP Strategic Analysis Plan – 211 Projects – 76 projects completed – 18 in progress – 13 planned
TURNER-FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER What’s Ahead Warm Mix Asphalt Experiment – Recruitment Ongoing – Initiate Construction Summer 2014 Pavement Preservation – Planning Others - ?
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