Concrete

Rigid Pavement

Transverse Cracking

Rigid Pavement

Transverse Cracking
Causes:
Slab longer
than 15
Slab Curl
Curing

Rigid Pavement

Transverse Cracking
Causes:
Slab longer
than 15
Slab Curl
Curing

Rigid Pavement

Transverse Cracking
Causes:
Slab longer
than 15
Slab Curl
Curing

Rigid Pavement

Transverse Cracking
Cures:
Crack
Sealing
Full-depth
rigid repair
Dowel bar
retrofit

Rigid Pavement

Longitudinal Cracking

Rigid Pavement

Longitudinal Cracking
Causes:

Waiting
too long
to cut
center
joint

Rigid Pavement

Longitudinal Cracking
Causes:
Waiting too
long to cut
center joint
Subsoil
settlement

Rigid Pavement

Longitudinal Cracking
Causes:
Waiting too
long to cut
center joint
Subsoil
settlement

Rigid Pavement

Longitudinal Cracking
Causes:
Waiting too
long to cut
center joint
Subsoil
settlement
Meander
cracks

Rigid Pavement

Longitudinal Cracking
Cures
Joint Sealing
Full Depth
replacement
Subsurface
stabilization

Rigid Pavement

Pumping

Rigid Pavement

Pumping
Causes:
Water
Fines
Lack of load
transfer
Loading

Rigid Pavement

Pumping
Causes:
Water
Fines
Lack of load
transfer
Loading

Rigid Pavement

Pumping
Causes:
Water
Fines
Lack of load
transfer
Loading

Rigid Pavement

Pumping
Cures
Under
sealing
Dowel bar
retrofit
Full depth
rigid repair
Concrete
pavement
grinding

Rigid Pavement

Faulting

Rigid Pavement

Faulting
Causes:
End-result of
pumping

Rigid Pavement

Faulting
Causes:
End-result of
pumping
Eroded
subsoil

Rigid Pavement

Faulting
Causes:
End-result of
pumping
Eroded
subsoil

Rigid Pavement

Faulting
Cures:
Full-depth
rigid repair
Undersealing
Dowel bar
retrofit
Grinding

Rigid Pavement

Transverse Joint Spalling

Rigid Pavement

Transverse Joint Spalling

Causes:
Improper
dowel
alignment

Rigid Pavement

Transverse Joint Spalling

Causes:
Improper
dowel
alignment
Lack of joint
seal

Rigid Pavement

Transverse Joint Spalling

Causes:
Improper
dowel
alignment
Lack of joint
seal
Incompressib
les in joint

Rigid Pavement

Transverse Joint Spalling

Cures:
Crack & Joint
Seal
Bonded
Patching
Full-depth
patching

Rigid Pavement

Wear & Polishing

Rigid Pavement

Wear & Polishing

Causes:
Traffic wears
off surface
aggregate

Rigid Pavement

Wear & Polishing

Cures:
Grinding
Asphalt
Overlay

Rigid Pavement

Scaling

Rigid Pavement

Scaling
Causes:
Non-airentrained
concrete

Rigid Pavement

Scaling
Causes:
Non-airentrained
concrete
De-icing
chemicals

Rigid Pavement

Scaling
Causes:
Non-airentrained
concrete
De-icing
chemicals
Improper
finishing
technique

Rigid Pavement

Scaling
Cures:
Grinding
Asphalt
overlay
Bonded
resurfacing
Partial depth
patch

Rigid Pavement

Shallow Reinforcing

Rigid Pavement

Shallow Reinforcing
Cause:
Reinforcing
Steel too
close to
surface

Rigid Pavement

Shallow Reinforcing
Cause:
Reinforcing
Steel too
close to
surface

Rigid Pavement

Shallow Reinforcing
Cure:
Asphalt
overlay or
patch
Replacing
steel &
partial or full
depth repair

Rigid Pavement

D-Cracking

Rigid Pavement

D-Cracking
Causes:
Poor quality
aggregate

Rigid Pavement

D-Cracking
Causes:
Poor quality
aggregate
Freeze/thaw
cycle

Rigid Pavement

D-Cracking
Cures:
Temporary:
Partial
depth
asphalt
patch

Permanent:
Full-depth
repair

Rigid Pavement

Corner Cracking

Rigid Pavement

Corner Cracking
Causes:
Insufficient
soil support

Rigid Pavement

Corner Cracking
Causes:
Insufficient
soil support
Temperature
related slab
movement

Rigid Pavement

Corner Cracking
Cures:
Partial or fulldepth patch
Replace slab
Stabilize
subsurface

Rigid Pavement

Blowups

Rigid Pavement

Blowups
Causes:
Expansion of
concrete

Rigid Pavement

Blowups
Causes:
Expansion of
concrete
Poorly sealed
joints

Rigid Pavement

Blowups
Causes:
Expansion of
concrete
Poorly sealed
joints
Hot weather

Rigid Pavement

Blowups
Cures:
Pressure
relief joints
to prevent
Patch or
reconstructio
n after
occurrence

Rigid Pavement