CC8 Daily Notes
During the duration of the CC8 Testing, daily trafficking notes were created. Daily notes were created to document the traffic testing within the NAPTF. The daily notes included general information regarding the testing parameters, loading conditions, completed passes, vehicle faults, instrumentation issues, and testing start and finish times.
For more information on the Daily Notes for each experiment click on the links in the table below.
CC8 Phase 1 Overload Test
February 11, 2016
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Seating load
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| February 22, 2016
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Slow roll test
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February 22, 2016–March 15, 2016
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Full scale trafficking starts, and is paused on March 15, 2016 to accommodate construction of Phase 3 Joint Comparison section
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September 14, 2016 – September 19, 2016
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Full scale trafficking is resumed and completed
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To view the Daily Trafficking Notes for the CC8 Phase 1 Overload Test, click here.
CC8 Phase 2 Overlay Test
September 28, 2017
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Seating load
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| October 3, 2017 – October 4, 2017
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Ramp up trafficking
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October 10, 2017 – February 1, 2018
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Full scale trafficking is started and completed
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To view the Daily Trafficking Notes for the CC8 Phase 2 Overlay Test, click here.
CC8 Phase 3 Joint Comparison Test
February 27, 2018
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Seating load
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February 28, 2018
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Ramp up trafficking
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March 1, 2018 – August 9, 2018
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Full scale trafficking begins, and is paused August 9, 2018 to begin trafficking on the Phase 4 Strength & Fatigue section
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October 29, 2018 – November 8, 2018
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Full scale trafficking is resumed and completed
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To view the Daily Trafficking Notes for the CC8 Phase 3 Joint Comparison Test, click here.
CC8 Phase 4 Strength and Fatigue Test
August 20, 2018
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Seating load
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August 21, 2018 – August 22, 2018
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Crack initiation
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August 23, 2018 – October 12, 2018
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Outer lanes full scale trafficking begins, and is paused October 12, 2018 to accommodate construction of a nearby project
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January 22, 2019 – October 3, 2019
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Outer lanes full scale trafficking is resumed and completed
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| October 16, 2019 – March 19, 2020
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Inner lanes full scale testing begins, and is paused March 19, 2020 due to the facility shutdown (pandemic of COVID-19)
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Traffic testing will be continued in the future.
To view the Daily Trafficking Notes for the CC8 Phase 4 Strength & Fatigue Test, click here.
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