Research on Improved Concrete Pavement

The Federal Highway Administration and the Innovative Pavement Research Foundation (IPRF), a concrete paving industry research consortium, jointly administer a 6-year program of concrete research, begun in 1999. A TRB committee was formed to provide guidance on the conduct of the program. The committee reviews and advises on the program's long-range work plan and component tasks, and conducts progress reviews, advising on course corrections, opportunities, and findings. To aid FHWA and IPRF in developing a multi-year program, the committee has developed its version of a general long-range research plan. Fifteen research projects have been initiated in the program's first two years; their overall goals are reducing user delays and costs, improving performance, and fostering innovation. IPRF Research Projects (www.iprf.org) View the Research Plan (Adobe PDF format) Committee Members Reports of the Committee Contact Dr. Inam Jawed, TRB contact ijawed@nas.edu