Impact of Asphalt Thickness Variability on Flexible Pavement Structural Capacity and Performance

Impact of Asphalt Thickness Variability on Flexible Pavement Structural Capacity and Performance
Author: Nizar Mohammad Hamed Altarawneh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre: Bearing capacity
ISBN:

Roadway construction is challenging since it is hard to control and there are many factors that might change the quality of the resulting roadway. Pavement thickness variation is one of those factors that varies due to poor construction practices. As it was observed that the variabilities in pavement thicknesses affect the overall flexible pavement performance, this research study examined the effect of the asphalt layers thickness variability on flexible pavement structural capacity and performance. Two non- destructive testing (NDT) devices, including Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) were used in this study. Layer thicknesses were obtained using both extracted field cores and GPR, while FWD was utilized to back- calculate layers moduli using deflections measured on each pavement layer. The structural capacity, represented by the effective structural number (SNeff) of each roadway section, was calculated according to the AASHTO 1993 procedures, while pavement performance was evaluated using the MEPDG software for just the thinnest (5EB) and thickest (6WB) roadway sections. Two MEPDG runs were conducted for each roadway section which includes using the planned and as constructed thicknesses. Results revealed that the structural capacity of all roadway sections had a SNeff value greater than the designed SN; values calculated ranged from 7.0 to 10.31 because each section had a subgrade modulus and total pavement thickness that varied from others. Predicted performance results showed that the runs conducted using MEPDG software passed all indicators except the thermal cracking. Even though the two roadway sections failed by thermal cracking and passed other indicators, it was found that as the thickness of the AC layer increase, the predicted performance value of all distresses and IRI will decrease. Therefore, it was concluded that the thickness variability across all tested roadway sections in this research study did not affect the flexible pavement's structural capacity. However, the performance of tested roadway sections was impacted.

Impact of Asphalt Thickness on Pavement Quality

Impact of Asphalt Thickness on Pavement Quality
Author: Rebecca S. McDaniel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2019
Genre: Asphalt
ISBN: 9780309480420

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 537: Impact of Asphalt Thickness on Pavement Quality documents transportation agency policy for lift thickness and minimum compaction requirements on resultant asphalt pavement quality. To achieve expected pavement performance, it is important that asphalt concrete (AC) have adequate density. A critical factor in achieving this density is the ratio of lift thickness to nominal maximum aggregate size (t/NMAS). The information in the report is designed to help make agencies aware of a range of practices other agencies use to achieve a desired t/NMAS ratio, ensuring that density of AC is adequate to meet expected pavement performance.

AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures, 1993

AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures, 1993
Author: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Publisher: AASHTO
Total Pages: 622
Release: 1993
Genre: Pavements
ISBN: 1560510552

Design related project level pavement management - Economic evaluation of alternative pavement design strategies - Reliability / - Pavement design procedures for new construction or reconstruction : Design requirements - Highway pavement structural design - Low-volume road design / - Pavement design procedures for rehabilitation of existing pavements : Rehabilitation concepts - Guides for field data collection - Rehabilitation methods other than overlay - Rehabilitation methods with overlays / - Mechanistic-empirical design procedures.

Structural Behavior of Asphalt Pavements

Structural Behavior of Asphalt Pavements
Author: Lijun Sun
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 1072
Release: 2016-08-09
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128028939

Structural Behavior of Asphalt Pavements provides engineers and researchers with a detailed guide to the structural behavioral dynamics of asphalt pavement including: pavement temperature distribution, mechanistic response of pavement structure under the application of heavy vehicles, distress mechanism of pavement, and pavement deterioration performance and dynamic equations. An authoritative guide for understanding the key mechanisms for creating longer lasting pavements, Structural Behavior of Asphalt Pavements describes the intrinsic consistency between macroscopic performance and microscopic response, structure and material, as well as global and local performances, and demonstrates the process of pavement analyses and designs, approaching science from empirical analyses. Analyzes the external and internal factors influencing pavement temperature field, and provide a review of existing pavement temperature prediction models Introduces a “Bridge Principle through which pavement performance and fatigue properties are consolidated Defines the intrinsic consistency between macroscopic performance and microscopic response, structure and material, as well as global and local performance Summaries the mechanistic response of pavement structure under the application of heavy vehicle, distress mechanism of pavement, pavement deterioration performance and dynamic equations, and life cycle analysis of pavement

Testing and Characterization of Asphalt Materials and Pavement Structures

Testing and Characterization of Asphalt Materials and Pavement Structures
Author: Kun Zhang
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2018-07-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319957899

This book presents new studies dealing with the attempts made by the scientists and practitioners to address contemporary issues in pavement engineering such as aging and modification of asphalt binders, performance evaluation of warm mix asphalt, and mechanical-based pavement structure analysis, etc.. Asphalt binder and mixture have been widely used to construct flexible pavements. Mechanical and Chemical characterizations of asphalt materials and integration of these properties into pavement structures and distresses analysis are of great importance to design a sustainable flexible pavement. This book includes discusses and new results dealing with these issues. Papers were selected from the 5th GeoChina International Conference 2018 – Civil Infrastructures Confronting Severe Weathers and Climate Changes: From Failure to Sustainability, held on July 23 to 25, 2018 in HangZhou, China.