DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A RIDGID PAVEMENT RESEARCH FACILITY

This report outlines the design, instrumentation and construction of a portland cement concrete pavement of evaluating nondestructive testing (NDT) equipment such as a Dynaflect and the Falling Weight Deflectometer. To test these devices, several variables that affect their output (i.e., deflection) will be recorded. The variables that will be monitored at the test facility are subsurface moisture content, slab temperature gradient, voids, warping, and load transfer across a joint. (Author)