Experimental installation of geosynthetic pavement reinforcement to reduce reflective cracking.

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Experimental installation of geosynthetic pavement reinforcement to reduce reflective cracking.

2007-09-01
By Soucie, Timothy

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Soucie, Timothy
Corporate Creators:

Maine. Dept. of Transportation. Transportation Research Division
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Publication/ Report Number:

01-3
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Maine
Corporate Publisher:

Maine. Dept. of Transportation
Abstract:

In October of 200 the MaineDOT experimented with the use of a geosynthetic pavement reinforcement ; fabric on runway 1735 of the AuburnLewiston Municipal Airport. The goal of the experiment was to determine the effectiveness of the fabric in reducing reflective cracking of the HMA overlay. ; Reflective cracking is the propagation of existing cracks from the older pavement layer into the ; overlay. Reflective cracking is caused by increased shear and tensile stresses in the overlay induced by ; movements in the underlying pavement. Geosynthetic fabric is placed over a crack to better distribute ; these increased shear and tensile stresses. Reducing these stresses hopefully prevents the propagation of existing cracks into the overlay.
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28132/dot_28132_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 432.40 KB]
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US Transportation Collection
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urn:sha256:2a2e6bf593cac514381281301e68999a01f0a797cd6e77f7fa338fe4a6c17903

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English

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