Download or read book Impact of Asphalt Thickness Variability on Flexible Pavement Structural Capacity and Performance written by Nizar Mohammad Hamed Altarawneh and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roadway construction is challenging since it is hard to control and there are many factors that might change the quality of the resulting roadway. Pavement thickness variation is one of those factors that varies due to poor construction practices. As it was observed that the variabilities in pavement thicknesses affect the overall flexible pavement performance, this research study examined the effect of the asphalt layers thickness variability on flexible pavement structural capacity and performance. Two non- destructive testing (NDT) devices, including Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) were used in this study. Layer thicknesses were obtained using both extracted field cores and GPR, while FWD was utilized to back- calculate layers moduli using deflections measured on each pavement layer. The structural capacity, represented by the effective structural number (SNeff) of each roadway section, was calculated according to the AASHTO 1993 procedures, while pavement performance was evaluated using the MEPDG software for just the thinnest (5EB) and thickest (6WB) roadway sections. Two MEPDG runs were conducted for each roadway section which includes using the planned and as constructed thicknesses. Results revealed that the structural capacity of all roadway sections had a SNeff value greater than the designed SN; values calculated ranged from 7.0 to 10.31 because each section had a subgrade modulus and total pavement thickness that varied from others. Predicted performance results showed that the runs conducted using MEPDG software passed all indicators except the thermal cracking. Even though the two roadway sections failed by thermal cracking and passed other indicators, it was found that as the thickness of the AC layer increase, the predicted performance value of all distresses and IRI will decrease. Therefore, it was concluded that the thickness variability across all tested roadway sections in this research study did not affect the flexible pavement's structural capacity. However, the performance of tested roadway sections was impacted.
Download or read book Impact of Asphalt Thickness on Pavement Quality written by Rebecca S. McDaniel and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 537: Impact of Asphalt Thickness on Pavement Quality documents transportation agency policy for lift thickness and minimum compaction requirements on resultant asphalt pavement quality. To achieve expected pavement performance, it is important that asphalt concrete (AC) have adequate density. A critical factor in achieving this density is the ratio of lift thickness to nominal maximum aggregate size (t/NMAS). The information in the report is designed to help make agencies aware of a range of practices other agencies use to achieve a desired t/NMAS ratio, ensuring that density of AC is adequate to meet expected pavement performance.
Download or read book AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures 1993 written by American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and published by AASHTO. This book was released on 1993 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design related project level pavement management - Economic evaluation of alternative pavement design strategies - Reliability / - Pavement design procedures for new construction or reconstruction : Design requirements - Highway pavement structural design - Low-volume road design / - Pavement design procedures for rehabilitation of existing pavements : Rehabilitation concepts - Guides for field data collection - Rehabilitation methods other than overlay - Rehabilitation methods with overlays / - Mechanistic-empirical design procedures.
Download or read book Contributions of Pavement Structural Layers to Rutting of Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements written by Thomas D. White and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2002 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Construction Variability of Asphalt Mixtures and Its Impact on Pavement Performance written by Jaehoon Jeong and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Impact of Construction Variability on Pavement Performance written by Peter E. Sebaaly and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Structural Behavior of Asphalt Pavements written by Lijun Sun and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 1072 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Structural Behavior of Asphalt Pavements provides engineers and researchers with a detailed guide to the structural behavioral dynamics of asphalt pavement including: pavement temperature distribution, mechanistic response of pavement structure under the application of heavy vehicles, distress mechanism of pavement, and pavement deterioration performance and dynamic equations. An authoritative guide for understanding the key mechanisms for creating longer lasting pavements, Structural Behavior of Asphalt Pavements describes the intrinsic consistency between macroscopic performance and microscopic response, structure and material, as well as global and local performances, and demonstrates the process of pavement analyses and designs, approaching science from empirical analyses. Analyzes the external and internal factors influencing pavement temperature field, and provide a review of existing pavement temperature prediction models Introduces a “Bridge Principle through which pavement performance and fatigue properties are consolidated Defines the intrinsic consistency between macroscopic performance and microscopic response, structure and material, as well as global and local performance Summaries the mechanistic response of pavement structure under the application of heavy vehicle, distress mechanism of pavement, pavement deterioration performance and dynamic equations, and life cycle analysis of pavement
Download or read book The Use of Long Term Pavement Performance Data for Quantifying the Relative Effects of Structural and Environmental Factors on the Response and Performance of New Flexible Pavements written by Syed Waqar Haider and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mechanistic empirical Pavement Design Guide written by American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and published by AASHTO. This book was released on 2008 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Testing and Characterization of Asphalt Materials and Pavement Structures written by Kun Zhang and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents new studies dealing with the attempts made by the scientists and practitioners to address contemporary issues in pavement engineering such as aging and modification of asphalt binders, performance evaluation of warm mix asphalt, and mechanical-based pavement structure analysis, etc.. Asphalt binder and mixture have been widely used to construct flexible pavements. Mechanical and Chemical characterizations of asphalt materials and integration of these properties into pavement structures and distresses analysis are of great importance to design a sustainable flexible pavement. This book includes discusses and new results dealing with these issues. Papers were selected from the 5th GeoChina International Conference 2018 – Civil Infrastructures Confronting Severe Weathers and Climate Changes: From Failure to Sustainability, held on July 23 to 25, 2018 in HangZhou, China.
Download or read book Implication of Aggregates in the Design Construction and Performance of Flexible Pavements written by Hans G. Schreuders and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 1989 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Impact of Variation in Material Properties on Asphalt Pavement Life written by Prachuab Puangchit and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Impact of Variations in Material Properties on Asphalt Pavement Life Final Report written by P. Puangchit and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Analyses Relating to Pavement Material Characterizations and Their Effects on Pavement Performance written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the analysis conducted on relating pavement performance or response measures and design considerations to specific pavement layers utilizing data contained in the Long-Term Pavement Performance Program National Information Management System. The goal of this research activity was to enhance implementation and use of the 1993 AASHTO Design Guide through improved materials characterizations. Specifically, the focus of this research activity was to identify the differences that exist between laboratory measured and backcalculated resilient moduli; determine the applicability of the C values, drainage coefficients, and relative damage factors that are included in the Design Guide; and provide procedures to adequately consider the seasonal variation of material properties as related to flexible pavement designs. Based on these results, design pamphlets have been prepared in support of the AASHTO Design Guide. These design pamphlets are documented and included in other reports. The results reported here form the basis and background for those design pamphlets.
Download or read book Evaluation of Flexible Pavement Performance from Pavement Structural Response written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Water in Road Structures written by Andrew Dawson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-10-21 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only book world-wide addressing this topic. The principal output of the European co-operative Action on "Water Movements in Road Pavements & Embankments". Provides unique guidance on assessing water condition and its affects on road performance. Provides unique guidance on assessing and ameliorating contaminant movement in pavement groundwater. Written by leading experts in Europe.
Download or read book Field and Numerical Investigation to Determine the Impact of Environmental and Wheel Loads on Flexible Pavement written by Alireza Bayat and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a growing interest for the use of mechanistic procedures and analytical methods in the design and evaluation of pavement structure rather than empirical design procedures. The mechanistic procedures rely on predicting pavement response under traffic and environmental loading (i.e., stress, strain, and deflection) and relating these responses to pavement field performance. A research program has been developed at the Center for Pavement and Transportation Technology (CPATT) test track to investigate the impact of traffic and environmental parameters on flexible pavement response. This unique facility, located in a climate with seasonal freeze/thaw events, is equipped with an internet accessible data acquisition system capable of reading and recording sensors using a high sampling rate. A series of controlled loading tests were performed to investigate pavement dynamic response due to various loading configurations. Environmental factors and pavement performance were monitored over a two-year period. Analyses were performed using the two dimensional program MichPave to predict pavement responses. The dynamic modulus test was chosen to determine viscoelastic properties of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) material. A three-step procedure was implemented to simplify the incorporation of laboratory determined viscoelastic properties of HMA into the finite element (FE) model. The FE model predictions were compared with field measured pavement response. Field test results showed that pavement fully recovers after each wheel pass. Wheel wander and asphalt mid-depth temperature changes were found to have significant impact on asphalt longitudinal strain. Wheel wander of 16 cm reduced asphalt longitudinal strains by 36 percent and daily temperature fluctuations can double the asphalt longitudinal strain. Results from laboratory dynamic modulus tests found that Hot Laid 3 (HL3) dynamic modulus is an exponential function of the test temperature when loading frequency is constant, and that the HL3 dynamic modulus is a non-linear function of the loading frequency when the test temperature is constant. Results from field controlled wheel load tests found that HL3 asphalt longitudinal strain is an exponential function of asphalt mid-depth temperature when the truck speed and wheel loading are constant. This indicated that the laboratory measured dynamic modulus is inversely proportional to the field measured asphalt longitudinal strain. Results from MichPave finite element program demonstrated that a good agreement between field measured asphalt longitudinal strain and MichPave prediction exists when field represented dynamic modulus is used as HMA properties. Results from environmental monitoring found that soil moisture content and subgrade resilient modulus changes in the pavement structure have a strong correlation and can be divided into three distinct Seasonal Zones. Temperature data showed that the pavement structure went through several freeze-thaw cycles during the winter months. Daily asphalt longitudinal strain fluctuations were found to be correlated with daily temperature changes and asphalt longitudinal strain fluctuations as high as 650 [mu]m/m were recorded. The accumulation of irrecoverable asphalt longitudinal strain was observed during spring and summer months and irrecoverable asphalt longitudinal strain as high as 2338 [mu]m/m was recorded.
