Recently, the use of concrete pavement has been increasing rapidly. Considering the increasing capacity of Iran in cement production and rising trend of bitumen price in recent years, application of concrete pavement has turned to be a suitable subtitute for asphalt pavement. However, the lack of sufficient technical and executive experience negatively affects the tendency to use concrete pavement in comparison to asphalt pavement in Iran. Therefore, in order to increase the willingness of clients and project implementers, it is necessary to document the experiences gained in relevant projects in the country.
The current article discusses some of the lessons learned from the concrete pavement at Tehran-Shomal Freeway Project which includes: 1- Selection of concrete aggregates by considering Alkali-Silica Reaction. 2- Examination of the technical specification of the Cement Stabilized Base and the use of geotextile and nylon as bond breaker. 3- Executive notes for preventing roughness of concrete final surface.
It is hoped that these lessons learned will be coused to improve concrete pavement in the country.