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An urban arterial, collector or local street must be geometrically and functionally designed, i.e. not only considering the occupation of the physical space but also the capacity and level of service provided, that is directly related with the perception of the user. The pavement is an element of the urban infrastructure that also has a fundamental effect on the perception of the user, for instance on the ride quality (regularity and skid resistance of the surface), visibility and especially on the interventions f...

Since early age, the concrete experiences deformations due to thermal differences and shrinkage. The Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements (JPCPs) have joints, these are weak zones where it is expected the cracks will be produced. In fact the designed slab length considers that the joints crack. During the construction of JPCPs in Chile, in wet climatic conditions, it was observed that the joints remained uncracked even 3 weeks after construction. Nevertheless, in average climatic conditions, the cracking time of the f...