Determination of Partial Depth Repair Size for Spalling of Jointed Concrete Pavements Using the Impact Echo Method

Dong-Hyuk Kim, Min-Kyu Choi, Seung-Hwan Han and Jin-Hoon Jeong
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Dong-Hyuk Kim: Department of Civil Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, Korea
Min-Kyu Choi: Department of Civil Engineering, Bucheon University, 25, Sinheung-ro 56-gil, Bucheon-si 14632, Korea
Seung-Hwan Han: Korea Expressway Corporation Research Institute, Korea Expressway Corporation, 24, Dongbusunhwan-daero 17-gil, Hwaseong-si 20896, Korea
Jin-Hoon Jeong: Department of Civil Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, Korea

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 13, 1-23

Abstract: When spalling occurs at a concrete pavement joint, partial depth repair (PDR) is implemented by removing the damaged part of a slab and filling the space with repair materials. However, re-repair is frequently also required because additional distress develops at the boundary of the repaired area due to improper PDR size in addition to poor quality of materials and construction methods. For the sustainability of pavement structures, it is necessary to study the PDR size based on the mechanical theory. Therefore, in this study, the PDR size for spalling was suggested based on the results of laboratory and field tests conducted using the impact echo (IE) method. The dynamic modulus estimated in the laboratory using the IE and forced resonance methods were compared for concrete specimens subjected to repetitive freeze–thaw cycles. In addition, the correlations of the dynamic modulus estimated by the methods with the compressive strength and absorption coefficient were analyzed. As a result, the IE method, for which vibration could be estimated on the same side of the specimen where impaction was applied, was selected for use on the pavement surface. Furthermore, the short-time Fourier transform technique was used instead of the fast Fourier transform, which has been commonly used for nondestructive methods, to minimize the noise in the field and, consequently, to estimate the dynamic modulus more accurately. The dynamic modulus was estimated according to the distance from the spalling end using the IE method at the Korea Expressway Corporation test road to identify the damaged range in the slab based on the severity of spalling. The dynamic modulus, compressive strength, and absorption coefficient tests were conducted in the laboratory for specimens cored from the concrete slab where the field test was performed. Finally, the PDR size was suggested according to the severity of spalling based on the damaged range in the slab, as determined by the field test and laboratory test results.

Keywords: jointed concrete pavement; partial depth repair; spalling; impact echo; short-time fourier transform; sustainable pavement structure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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