Rigid pavements

Research to advance and promote effective materials, design, construction and maintenance for concrete pavements. Investigates Portland Cement Concrete, aggregates, base courses, drainage, implementation of MEPDG and more.

Please visit the Wisconsin Digital Archives or contact staff at research@dot.wi.gov for research published before FFY 2014.

Research in progress


Project IDProject informationCompletion date
(expected)
0092-24-03Proactive Prevention of Pavement Buckling
Principal Investigator: Jaime Hernandez, Marquette University
WisDOT Contact: Tirupan Mandal
Request for Proposal		10/2025
0092-24-04Alternative Conditioning Method to Calculate Formation Factor for Wisconsin Concrete Pavement
Principal Investigator: Jussara Tanesi, American Engineering Testing, Inc.
WisDOT Contact: Tirupan Mandal
Request for Proposal		10/2025
0092-25-04Optimization of Dowel Bars in Concrete Pavements
Principal Investigator: Jamie Hernandez, Marquette University
WisDOT Contact: Aleksandra Markovic Graff
Request for Proposal		09/2026

Completed research

Project IDProject informationCompletion date
0092-23-03Chemistry and Performance of Supplementary Cementitious
Materials for Wisconsin Concrete Pavement
Final Report
Research Brief		03/2025
0092-22-03Timely and Uniform Application of Curing Materials
Final Report		02/2025
0092-22-02Field Investigation of Dowel and Tie Bar Placement
Final Report		01/2025
0092-21-03Evaluating the Impact of Anti-Icing Solutions on Concrete Durability
Final Report
Research Brief		10/2023
0092-17-07Evaluation of Current WI Mixes Using Performance Engineered Mixture (PEM) Testing Protocols
Final Report
Research Brief		07/2022
0092-20-02Evaluation of Concrete Pavement Buckling in Wisconsin
Final Report
Research Brief

02/2022
0092-19-03Evaluation of Roadway Concrete Barriers and Materials
Final report
Research brief

07/2021
0092-18-01Evaluation of Penetrating Sealers Applied to Saw Cut Faces in Concrete Pavement Joints
Final report
Research brief		03/2020
0092-18-02Non-Cementitious Repair Materials
Final report
Research brief		06/2019
0092-14-05Comparison of Fresh Concrete Air Content Test Methods & Analysis of Hardened Air Content in Wisconsin Pavements
Final report
Research brief		02/2019
0092-16-01Joint Sawing Practices and Effects on Durability
Final report
Supplemental report
Research brief		08/2018
0092-17-03Evaluation of the Effects of Deicers on Concrete Durability
Final report
Research Brief		06/2018
0092-15-08Better Concrete Mixes for Rapid Repair in Wisconsin
Final report
Research brief		04/2017
0092-15-10Class F Fly Ash Assessment for Use in Concrete Pavement
Final report		06/2016
0092-13-04Laboratory Study of Optimized Concrete Pavement Mixtures
Final report
Research brief		08/2015
0092-11-05Laboratory Study of High Performance Curing Compounds for Concrete Pavements
Final report
Research brief		03/2015
0092-14-04Performance and Design of Bridge Approach Panels in Wisconsin
Final report
Research brief		02/2015
0092-12-04Laboratory Study for Comparison of Class C Versus Class F Fly Ash for Concrete Pavement
Final report
Research brief		04/2014