CASE STUDIES OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT FAILURES DURING CONSTRUCTION

Case studies of failures of partially completed, flexible pavements located on clayey subgrades of two highway routes are described. At several locations along each route, the flexible pavements exhibited cracking, deep rutting, and deflections under construction traffic loadings. This paper summarizes the findings of field and laboratory geotechnical investigations and analytical studies that were performed to determine the causes of the failures.

• Corporate Authors:

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Authors:
  • Hopkins, T C
  • Beckham, T L
• Conference:
  • 4th International Conference, Bearing Capacity of Roads and Airfields
  • Location: Minneapolis, MN
  • Date: 1994-8-17 to 1994-8-21
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 1181-1194
• Serial:
  • Volume: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Case studies; Construction; Cracking; Deflection; Failure; Field studies; Flexible pavements; Highways; Laboratory studies; Mathematical models; Paving; Rutting; Subgrade (Pavements); Traffic loads
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Old TRIS Terms: Field investigations
• Subject Areas: Construction; Freight Transportation; Highways; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00730559
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 3 1997 12:00AM