Thermal Pavement Cracking in West Texas

Carpenter, Samuel H.; Lytton, Robert L.

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Thermal Pavement Cracking in West Texas

1977-10-01
By Carpenter, Samuel H. ; Lytton, Robert L.

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English

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Creators:

Carpenter, Samuel H. ; Lytton, Robert L.
Corporate Creators:

Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
Corporate Contributors:

Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:

Base Course (Pavements) Clay Minerals Climate Contraction Cracking Fracture Mechanics Freeze Thaw Tests Mineralogy Soil Suction Thermal Analysis Viscoelasticity
Publication/ Report Number:

FHWATX77-18-4F
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Texas ; United States
Edition:

Final Report; September, 1972 - August, 1977
Corporate Publisher:

Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
Abstract:

Transverse cracking is a form of environmental deterioration that accounts for the expenditure of some twenty million dollars a year in maintenance in west Texas alone. This form of deterioration has not been predictable by previous mechanisms. A study of the environment in west Texas and installations of psychrometers beneath new construction show that freeze-thaw cycling is a major factor in west Texas and acts primarily in the base course. The base course undergoes volumetric contraction upon freezing that is an order of magnitude larger than that of the asphaltic concrete. This contraction is related to the specific surface area of the clay mineral portion of the material with models being developed for predictive purposes.
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PDF
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
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Lytton, Robert L.

File Language:

English

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