Evaluation of long-term pavement performance and noise characteristics of open-graded friction courses : project 2.

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• Creators:
  Anderson, Keith W. ; Uhlmeyer, Jeff S. ; Sexton, Tim ; Russell, Mark ; Weston, Jim
• Corporate Creators:
  Washington (State). Dept. of Transportation. Materials Laboratory
• Corporate Contributors:
  Washington (State). Department of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Pavement performance
  • Evaluation
  • Measurement
  • Pavements
  • Tire/pavement noise
  • Open graded aggregates
  • Asphalt rubber
  • Rubber compounds
  • Binders
  • Styrene butadiene rubber
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  WA-RD 691.2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Washington
• Edition:
  Final report.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Washington (State). Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Library Services
• Abstract:
  This report describes the second of three experimental installations of open-graded friction course (OGFC) “quieter pavements” designed to reduce the noise generated at the tire/pavement interface. Experimental sections of OGFC were built using asphalt rubber (AR) and styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) modified asphalt binders. A section of conventional hot mix asphalt (HMA) served as the control section for the two experimental sections. ; The noise level of the OGFC-AR test section was audibly quieter than the HMA control section for only a period of five months after construction. The OGFC-SBS section was not initially audibly quieter than the HMA and never attained that level of noise reduction for the entire monitoring period of four years. The OGFC-AR test section was prone to excessive raveling and rutting and in places wore through to the underlying pavement. The OGFC-AR was removed by grinding in January of 2012 because of safety concerns with the rutting and in preparation for a project that reconstructs the entire corridor. ; Open graded friction course quieter pavements are not recommended for use in Washington State due to the short duration of their noise mitigation properties and unacceptable life cycle cost.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24518/dot_24518_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.35 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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