THIN SURFACING PERFORMANCE

This article investigates the difference in performance of thin surfacing materials between urban and rural roads. Fourteen sites were chosen and surveyed on a visual basis. Nine sites had significant faults. Age seemed to have little effect on the degree of failure. Basic causes of failure were found to be poor work procedures and poor specification of materials as to suitability to their location. For the covering abstract see ITRD E118359.

• Corporate Authors:

  INSTITUTE OF ASPHALT TECHNOLOGY

  PAPER MEWS PLACE, 290 HIGH STREET
  DORKING, SURREY  United Kingdom  RH4 1QT
• Authors:
  • HARDWICK, A
  • FREER-HEWISH, R J
  • CATT, C A
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 53-4
• Serial:
  • THE ASPHALT YEARBOOK 2003
  • Publisher: INSTITUTE OF ASPHALT TECHNOLOGY

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Bituminous mixtures; Depth; Durability; Errors; Failure; Rural areas; Surfacing; Urban areas
• ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 4967: Bituminous mixture; 6499: Depth; 5910: Durability; 6440: Error; 5520: Failure; 328: Rural area; 2972: Surfacing; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00962682
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 3 2003 12:00AM