Department of Civil &

Environmental Engineering
Fall 2010 Geotechnical &
Structural Seminar Series

Full-Depth Reclamation &

Roller-Compacted Concrete
A Municipal Perspective
Ariel Soriano, PE
Engineering Manager
City of Chattanooga
Department of Public Works

October 14, 2010

Pavement Management
A Cooperative Effort
Pavement Management
Team Capabilities
Project
Management
Construction Engineering
Operations Economics

PAVEMENT
Materials MANAGEMENT Failure
Engineering Analysis
PHILOSOPHY

Pavement Civil &

Design & Geotechnical
Mechanics Statistical Engineering
QA/QC
 Pavement Management
Team Objective
§ Develop and Implement Long-Term Pavement

Management Strategies With Contributions From:
§ Consultants
§ Contractors
§ Industry Associations
§ Materials Suppliers
§
 In Other Words:


 Maintain what we’ve got &

 build and/or rebuild our roads to last longer
Engineering Management
 Present & Future
Construction Issues
Escalating Cost Of Petr oleum-Based Products
§ Liquids § Solids
§ Asphalt Cements § Plastic Drainage
§ Asphalt Emulsions Mats & Pipes
(Tack Coats) § Turf Reinforcement
§ Foamed Asphalts Mats
§ Fuels § Erosion Control
Blankets
§ Lubricants
§ Geotextiles
§ Solvents
§ Geogrids
§ Paints
§ Tires
§ Etc.
§ Etc.
§
 Present & Future
Construction Issues
(Con’t.)

207% Increase In 5-Years

 Present & Future
Construction Issues
(Con’t.)
Assume
 $1-Million For
HMA Placement


• For The 1991 – 2004 Time-Adjusted Price Of

$27.75/Ton
 31.0-Miles Of 24-Ft Wide Roadway w/ 1½”
Overlay


§ For The 2009 Price Of $82.87/Ton

 10.4-Miles Of 24-Ft Wide Roadway w/ 1½”

Overlay

 A 66% Reduction
Innovative Construction
Materials & Practices
For Longer Performance
§
§ Full-Depth Pavement Reclamation w/
and w/o a Modifier and/or Stabilizer
(FDRC & FDR)
§
§ Roller-Compacted Concrete (RCC)
§
FDRC At Hixson Ball
Fields
Across From Hixson
Middle School
FDRC At Hixson Ball Fields
Across From Hixson Middle
School (Con’t.)
FDRC At Hixson Ball Fields Across
From
Hixson Middle School (Con’t.)
FDRC At Hixson Ball Fields Across
From Hixson Middle School (Con’t.)
§ Conventional § FDRC
Construction § Materials Cost -
§ Remove Existing $15,387.99
Pavement § Staff & Equipment
Materials Cost -
§ Prepare Subgrade $26,875.41
§ Build New § 5-Day Construction
Conventional § 3-Days
Pavement Reclaiming /
Structure Grading /
Mixing
§ ~ 2 – 3 Weeks Cement/Com

pacting
§ 2-Days Paving
~ $130,000
 

FDRC: ~ 33% Of Conventional Cost & Time

 $42,263.40
FDR At Manufacturer’s Road
FDR At Manufacturer’s Road
(Con’t.)
 FDR At Manufacturer’s Road
(Con’t.)
950-ft x 42-ft x 1.2-ft = 47,880-ft 3 (1,775-yd 3 )
§ Conventional § FDR Removal
Removal § 3-Days
§ 7-Days § Used Reclaimed
§ Haul To A Material To
Construction Maintain Traffic &
Materials Waste Provide Site
Site Access
§ Haul New Material § Stockpiled Excess
In To Maintain Reclaimed
Traffic And Material For Use
Provide Site With Cement On
Access Another Project
FDR Removal: Less Than 45% Of The
Time Required For Conventional Removal
RCC At The North Access
Road Recycle Center
RCC At North Access
Road Recycle Center
(Con’t.)
RCC At North Access
Road Recycle Center
(Con’t.)
 RCC At North Access
Road Recycle Center
(Con’t.)

Tight Longitudinal Joint Header Joint Poor Longitudinal Joint

FDRC & RCC At The Tyner
Ball Fields Parking Lot
 FDRC & RCC At Tyner Ball Fields
Parking Lot (Con’t.)
nReclaimed Pavement
nGraded to Drain

nAdded Cement @ ≈ 4% By Weight

(≈ 3.5 to 4.0 psf)
nReclaimed Again & Added Water
Through Distributor Bar
nCompacted & Fine Graded Material

nPlaced 2-inch AC Surface

 FDRC & RCC At The Tyner
Ball Fields Parking Lot
n
(Con’t.) White Asphalt ?!?!?!
$400,000 Budgeted for AC Overlay On
Failed Parking Lot & New Access
Road NO – It’s RCC !
nWhat The City Did:

•New Parking Lot (FDRC w/ AC

Surface)
•Doubled Parking w/ New RCC Lot
•New Access Road w/ RCC

$360,000
10% Reduction From
Conventional Construction

FDRC w/ AC Surfacing
~ 11/2-acre RCC
~ 1-acre
RCC w/ AC Surface At The
Patten Recycle Center
RCC w/ AC Surface At The
Patten Recycle Center
(Con’t.)
 RCC w/ AC Surface At The
Patten Recycle Center
(Con’t.)
§ Conventional Construction § RCC w/ Asphalt Surface
§ Undercut & Replace 2- to § Build Drainage
3-feet Structures
§ Place conventional § Lay Drainage Pipe
asphalt section § Prepare subgrade to
§ 4- to 6-weeks support paver
§ § Pave w/ RCC
§ § Place 2-inch Asphalt
§ Cost ≈ $228,000 Surface
§
§ Cost = $189,224.33
17% Reduction From Conventional Construction
 RCC At Northpoint
Boulevard Extension

Phase III

Phase I

Phase II
 RCC At Northpoint
Boulevard Extension
(Con’t.)
 Conventional  CTB Arterial RCC Arterial
 Arterial Design  Design Design
 

§ 11/2” – AC Surface § 11/2” – AC Surface n2” – AC Surface

n6” – RCC
§ 31/2” – AC Binder § 2” – AC Binder
§ 15” – Aggregate § 9” – Aggregate Base n

Base §
§ $29.50/SY 23.35/SY
 $32.15/SY  $247,298.50 $195,743.05
 $269,513.45  92% of 73% of
Conventional Conventional
 RCC At Northpoint
Boulevard Extension
(Con’t.)
VW Connector Road
Other FDRC And/Or RCC
Projects
§ City Wide Services § Contractors
§ FDRC § FDRC
§ Utility Trench § Commercial
Settlements Sites
§ City Parking Subgrade
Lots Stabilization
§ Road Base & § Subdivision
Subgrade Subgrade
Failures Stabilization
§ §
§ RCC § RCC
§ 2½-Acres At § ¾-Mile Alternate
Patten Bid Item On
Recreation & City Contract
Recycle § Main Road
Center Leading To
FedEx
Terminal
 Ongoing FDR & RCC
Topics
§Evaluate Construction Quality Control Testing
Alternatives
§
§Establish Appropriate FDR & RCC Specifications &
Standards
§
§Put RCC Mix To “Sleep”
§
§Develop Structural Coefficients For Use In Pavement
Design
 Verify Structural Design
Coefficients/Parameters For
Use In Pavement Design
 Verify Structural Design
Coefficients/Parameters For
Use In Pavement Design
(Con’t.)
Deflection Testing
 Verify Structural Design
Coefficients/Parameters For
Use In Pavement Design
(Con’t.)
Pavement Layer Structural
Graded Aggregate Base Coefficient
0.14
Cement Treated Base .18 - .24
Asphalt Concrete 0.40 – 0.44

FDR w/ Cement 0.16 – 0.34

RCC 0.64 – 0.73

You can't build a reputation
on what you're going to do.
Henry Ford
 Any Questions?