Evaluation of South Dakota Department of Transportation's Shoulder Surfacing on New Construction

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• Creators:
  Butt, Ali A ; Carpenter, Samuel H. ; Selim, Ali A. ; Zimmerman, Kathryn A
• Corporate Creators:
  ERES Consultants, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  South Dakota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Asphalt concrete
  • Condition surveys
  • Deflection tests
  • Design
  • Gravel
  • Life cycle costing
  • Literature reviews
  • Mathematical prediction
  • Nondestructive tests
  • Paved shoulders
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  SD95-04-F
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  South Dakota;United States
• Edition:
  Final Report, May 1995 - May 1997
• Corporate Publisher:
  South Dakota. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) developed the project SD95-04 to evaluate SDDOT's shoulder surfacing on new construction. A comprehensive literature review was conducted to summarize the shoulder design procedures adopted by other state departments of transportation. The performance of existing shoulders was evaluated through pavement condition survey, nondestructive deflection testing and destructive testing. Shoulder performance prediction models were developed for various types of shoulders. Shoulder condition versus maintenance cost relationships were developed for asphalt concrete, portland cement concrete and gravel shoulders. The life-cycle costs of asphalt concrete, blotter, portland cement concrete and gravel shoulders were determined. The gravel shoulders resulted in the lowest life-cycle costs. The shoulder surfacing guidelines on new construction were developed based on the performance of existing shoulders and the life-cycle cost analysis.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  310363
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/83347/dot_83347_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 12.30 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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