EXAMINATION OF PURE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON PAVEMENT CONDITION

A study was undertaken to examine pure environmental effects on the condition of pavements. The road network within the campus of Jordan University of Science and Technology was utilized. More than half of this road network was untrafficked because of delays in several construction projects to which these roads lead. The condition of 71 primary and secondary pavement sections was evaluated periodically for 7 years. A methodology was proposed to investigate the pure environmental effects, pure traffic effects, and their interaction on pavement deterioration. The first order-second moment Taylor series expansion was used to estimate the variations in pavement service life under each of these effects. The results of the analysis showed that most of the pavement deterioration in lightly trafficked roads was caused by environmental factors. Heavily trafficked roads showed the widest range of pavement service life expectancy. To further improve the obtained results, continuous pavement monitoring is needed.

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• Authors:
  • Al-Suleiman, Turki I
  • Basma, Adnan A
  • Ksaibati, Khaled
  • 0000-0002-9241-1792
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 52-59
• Monograph Title: Rigid and flexible pavement design and rehabilitation
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1388
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Campuses; Environmental impacts; Equipment replacement; Evaluation; High volume roads; Pavements; Service life
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pavement conditions
• Old TRIS Terms: Lightly trafficked roads; Untrafficked roads
• Subject Areas: Design; Education and Training; Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00637675
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309054575
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 28 1993 12:00AM