ON ASPHALT PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE

THE TYPES AND CAUSES OF FAILURES WHICH MAY OCCUR IN THE ASPHALT PAVING ARE ANALYZED. IT IS ASSUMED THAT THE AGGREGATE BASE COURSE AND SUBGRADE SOIL ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT BEARING CAPACITY TO SUPPORT ANY OF THE TRAFFIC LOADS WITHOUT DEFORMING PLASTICALLY. HOWEVER, THE EFFORTS OF ANY ELASTIC DEFLECTIONS OF THE BASE AND/OR SUBGRADE SOIL ARE CONSIDERED. THREE CATEGORIES OF FAILURE, TOGETHER WITH CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE CONSIDERED IN DETAIL: INSTABILITY DISINTEGRATION, AND FRACTURE (OR CRACKING).

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 24, pp 79-102
• Authors:
  • Vallerga, B A
• Conference:
  • Assoc Asphalt Paving Technol Proc
• Publication Date: 1955

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Asphalt pavements; Base course (Pavements); Bearing capacity; Fracture mechanics; Instability; Pavement performance; Soils; Subgrade (Pavements); Traffic
• Old TRIS Terms: Disintegration
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00210990
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Research Board Bibliography
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 1994 12:00AM