ASPHALT PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES

THE USE OF THICKER ASPHALT PAVING COURSES IN HEAVY-DUTY HIGHWAYS HAS RESULTED IN THE NEED FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS IN PAVEMENT STRUCTURES. TEMPERATURE DATA ARE NECESSARY IN STUDIES OF PAVEMENT DEFLECTIONS, STRESSES AND STRAINS UNDER MOVING WHEEL LOADS. PAVEMENT TEMPERATURE DATA ARE OF INTEREST IN ANY STUDY OR TEST INVOLVING THE TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PAVING MIXTURES OR PAVING ASPHALTS. THE PAVEMENT TEMPERATURE STUDIES REPORTED WERE CONDUCTED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS IN THICKER ASPHALT-CONCRETE PAVEMENTS THAT WOULD BE APPLICABLE IN MANY AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES. PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES WERE MEASURED AT THE SURFACE AND AT DEPTHS OF 2, 4, AND 6 IN. IN A 6-IN. THICK ASPHALT-CONCRETE PAVEMENT, AND AT DEPTHS OF 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 AND 12 IN. IN A 12-IN. THICK ASPHALT-CONCRETE PAVEMENT. A TEMPERATURE RECORDER WAS USED TO RECORD AIR AND PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES AT THE TEST SITE IN COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND, FROM JUNE 1, 1964, TO MAY 31, 1965. THE DURATIONS OF VARIOUS TEMPERATURE LEVELS, AND MAXIMUM, MINIMUM AND AVERAGE TEMPERATURES BASED ON HOURLY TEMPERATURES AT THE VARIOUS DEPTHS, ARE REPORTED FOR EACH MONTH AND FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. TEST DATA AND INFORMATION ON DAILY PAVEMENT TEMPERATURE CHANGES WITH DEPTH, AND RATES OF TEMPERATURE CHANGE, ARE ALSO REPORTED. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1966/150/150-001.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper sponsored by Committee on Relation of Physical Characteristics of Bituminous Mixtures to Performance of Bituminous Pavements and presented at the 45th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Kallas, B F
• Publication Date: 1966

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1-11
• Monograph Title: Asphalt pavements, bases and surface treatments
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 150
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt pavements; Depth; Rates; Recording instruments; Temperature; Temperature measurement; Variables
• Geographic Terms: College Park (Maryland)
• Old TRIS Terms: Recorders; Variations
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00210603
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 18 1994 12:00AM