Best Design and Construction Practices for Concrete Pavement Transition Areas

Project Description

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) concrete pavement construction projects tend to include several types of transitions that consist of a variety of joint combinations and slab configurations. In many instances, the performance of the transition areas may become the focal area for maintenance dollars due to improper design that otherwise could have been avoided. Districts that regularly design and construct concrete pavements have developed standards and practices for some transitions and have learned from experience what the best practices are, but for districts that are interested in building more concrete pavements, these practices are not yet established. In this regard information is needed to address the different types of issues that arise in everyday design that in many cases depend on the support conditions, slab geometries, and traffic levels expected over the service life. This project conducted a survey of TxDOT and other state highway agency practices and identified the best practices toward incorporating them in guidelines for design and construction of transition areas. In addition to the guidelines, the project will also produce detailed design sheets to illustrate the specifics in the form of standard sheets for state-wide implementation.

Project Publications

Best Design and Construction Practices for Concrete Pavement Transition Areas 0-5320-S

Design Detail Standard Sheets for Concrete Pavement Transition Area 0-5320-P2

Design and Construction Transition Guidelines for Concrete Pavement 0-5320-P3

Best Practices for Concrete Pavement Transition Design and Construction 0-5320-1

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