The main purpose of the proposed research is to evaluate the feasibility of using other tests for acceptance testing of concrete pavements. Specifically, it is proposed to implement a laboratory research project to prepare specimens for bending beam tests, compressive strength tests, and split tension tests; furthermore, it is proposed to perform non-destructive free-free resonant column tests on every specimen prepared for the strength tests. The specimens will be prepared, cured, and tested in a laboratory setting. The results of the tests will be used to correlate the modulus of rupture obtained in the bending beam tests to the compressive strength measured on concrete cylinders, the tensile strength measured in the split tension tests, and to the low-strain dynamic modulus measured in the resonant column tests.
