EVALUATION OF A CONCRETE TEST PAVEMENT USING THE FWD AND WESLIQUID

A specially prepared full-scale concrete test pavement, consisting of 5 slabs, with voids in the subgrade at various locations, and incorporating both doweled and undoweled joints, was loaded by the falling weight deflectometer (FWD) test system under a variety of conditions. The research was conducted to help investigate the cause(s) of premature deterioration on segments of concrete highway pavement in Florida. This paper describes a portion of one phase of the continuing research, including the test road facility itself, and some of what was learned from the first group of FWD drops on that road.