Program Content:

Portland Cement Concrete Overlays: State of the TechnologyONE DAY, 7.5 HOURS

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Workshop Overview and Introduction to PCC Overlays

Bonded PCC OverlaysCharacteristics of bonded PCC overlaysPavement conditions suitable to bonded

PCC overlaysAppropriate pre-overlay repair activitiesCritical joint design considerations for bonded

PCC overlays Unbonded PCC Overlays

Characteristics of unbonded PCC overlaysPavement conditions suitable to unbonded PCC

overlaysAppropriate pre-overlay repair activitiesRecommended separator layerCritical joint design considerations for unbonded PCC overlays

Conventional WhitetoppingCharacteristics of conventional whitetoppingPavement conditions suitable to

conventional whitetoppingAppropriate pre-overlay repair activitiesRecommended surface preparation

activitiesRecommended joint designs

Who should attend:State and local agencies, academia, consulting engineers, contractors, and material suppliers

Instructors:Neeraj J. Buch, Norbert J. De Latte, Kurt D. Smith, and Roger M. Larson

Seminar handouts:Portland Cement Concrete Overlays (FHWA-IF-02-045)Handout with notes authored by the instructors

Ultra-Thin WhitetoppingCharacteristics of ultra-thin whitetoppingPavement conditions suitable to ultra-thin

whitetoppingAppropriate pre-overlay repair activitiesRecommended surface preparation activities Three factors important to UTW performance

Selection of PCC OverlaysApplicability and feasibility of different PCC

overlay typesSteps in evaluating competing alternative

rehabilitation treatmentsLife-cycle cost analysis and list key

input factorsKey non-monetary factors to consider in

selection processProcess to consider competing alternatives

Summary and Wrap-Up