continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/continuously_reinforced_concrete_pavement_(CRCP)
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf pavement type
gptkbp:advantage reduced maintenance
longer service life
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:CRCP
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:Europe
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cost higher initial cost
gptkbp:crackControl steel reinforcement
gptkbp:crackPattern random
gptkbp:crackSpacing closely spaced
gptkbp:crackWidth narrow
gptkbp:designLife 30+ years
gptkbp:excludes transverse joints
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP)
gptkbp:introducedIn 1930s
gptkbp:maintenance minimal joint maintenance
gptkbp:material concrete
gptkbp:performanceContext good load transfer
resistant to faulting
resistant to pumping
gptkbp:requires high construction quality
gptkbp:restraintType continuous steel reinforcement
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:American_Concrete_Institute
gptkb:American_Association_of_State_Highway_and_Transportation_Officials
gptkbp:usedBy state departments of transportation
gptkbp:usedFor airports
highways
gptkbp:usedIn road construction
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:jointed_plain_concrete_pavement_(JPCP)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8