Evaluation of open graded friction course (OGFC) mixtures.

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• Creators:
  King, William ; Kabir, Sharear ; Cooper, Samuel B. ; Abadie, Christopher
• Corporate Creators:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Friction course
  • Service life
  • Mix design
  • Pavement performance
  • Field tests
  • Laboratory tests
  • Skid resistance
  • Condition surveys
  • Permeability
  • Rutting
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/LA.13/513
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Louisiana
• Corporate Publisher:
  Louisiana. Dept. of Transportation and Development
• Abstract:
  Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) began the development of Open-Graded ; Friction Course (OGFC) mixtures in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In the early 1980s, a moratorium was ; imposed on the use of OGFC mixtures due to some early failure issues and a number of OGFC pavements ; experiencing end of life failure. However, significant improvements have been noticed in OGFC mixture ; performance and service life since a new-generation of OGFC mixture was promoted in the U.S. in late 1990s. ; Inspired by the success of some other state agencies, LADOTD modified the earlier mix design and constructed ; four new OGFC sections during the last decade to evaluate pavement performance and safety benefits. This ; paper includes a comprehensive evaluation of Louisiana OGFC mixtures on the basis of their laboratory and ; field performance. Laboratory work entailed material and mixture design in addition to performing numerous ; laboratory tests namely permeability, draindown, tensile strength ratio, and loaded wheel test. Field evaluation ; involved visual inspection, pavement condition survey, skid resistance, and traffic safety. With very few ; exceptions in the laboratory, the selected OGFC mixtures showed the potential to meet current LADOTD ; specifications as well as various performance standards established by previous studies. The field analysis ; indicates that the OGFC test sections showed improved rutting, cracking, and skid performance when compared ; to typical Superpave roadway sections. It is anticipated that this performance evaluation will support the ongoing ; use of OGFC mixtures in the state of Louisiana. Additionally, it provides an opportunity to continually improve ; the current OGFC specification and mix design procedures adopted by LADOTD.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  LTRC Project Number: 04-5B ; State Project Number: 736-99-1300
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26696/dot_26696_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.28 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2a5abd7f048498cd0358fda596f1577c1b8284fa0f0923e1fb51945dcb2567f9