Investigation of early distress in Wisconsin rubblized pavements.

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• Creators:
  Battaglia, Irene ; Paye, Barry
• Corporate Creators:
  Wisconsin. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Transportation System Development. Materials Management Section. Foundation and Pavements Engineering Unit
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Asphalt concrete pavements
  • Pavement performance
  • Pavement distress
  • Testing
  • Pavements, Asphalt concrete--Testing--Performance
  • Pavements, Concrete--Testing--Performance
• Publication/ Report Number:
  WI-02-11
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Wisconsin
• Edition:
  Final report; 2011.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Wisconsin. Dept. of Transportation. Materials Management Section. Foundation and Pavements Unit
• Abstract:
  This study investigated premature distress formation in Wisconsin HMA overlays of rubblized concrete pavement. The premature ; distress was tented transverse cracking, which formed during the winter season and significantly affected pavement ride. The intent ; of this study was to determine the mechanism behind the failure and recommend changes in design and construction of rubblized ; pavements to prevent future failures. Design parameters, soil properties, historic distress levels, and several additional factors were ; analyzed for 19 good‐ and poor‐performing pavements. Service life and construction practices were also evaluated. ; Tented transverse cracking was a result of non‐uniform support of the rubblized layer. Weak support occurred at previous locations ; of deteriorated joints and cracks in the concrete pavement, causing a reflective crack in the HMA layer. Water entered the crack, ; froze and expanded in the winter, and caused tenting of the crack. It is recommended that deteriorated joints be repaired with base ; patching to create a more uniform pavement foundation. Test rolling of the rubblized layer was also suggested to locate additional ; weak areas. It is recommended that these weak areas be excavated below subgrade and backfilled with aggregate material. ; Using predictive models based on pavement distress information, the service life of the 11 pavements in the good performance ; category was forecast to be 17 to 25 years. The eight pavements in the poor performance category were projected to have a service ; life of 13 to 15 years.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/23723/dot_23723_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.41 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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