BLOWUPS: STILL A PROBLEM?
BLOWUPS OF PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENTS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED BY THE INDIANA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION AND MANY OTHER HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS FOR MANY YEARS. THIS REPORT, AFTER BRIEFLY DEFINING BLOWUPS AND GIVING A SHORT HISTORY OF THE DESIGN OF CONCRETE PAVEMENTS IN INDIANA, PROCEEDS WITH A DISCUSSION OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING BLOWUP OCCURRENCE, AMONG WHICH ARE THE FOLLOWING: (1) CLIMATE (TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE SLAB); (2) TYPE AND NUMBER OF THE JOINTS; (3) AGE OF THE PAVEMENT; (4) TYPE OF AGGREGATE USED IN THE CONCRETE; (5) TYPE OF SUBGRADE; (6) SUBBASE (TYPE AND PERMEABILITY, AND USE OF DRAINS); (7) TRAFFIC; (8) SUBBASE (TYPE AND FREQUENCY--PRIMARILY JOINT SEALING); (9) PAVEMENT THICKNESS; AND (10) TYPE OF SHOULDERS. IN CONCLUSION THE OBJECTIVES OF A PROJECT FORMULATED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE JOINT HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROJECT AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY TO INVESTIGAGE BLOWUPS IN RESURFACED PAVEMENTS ARE PRESENTED.
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Supplemental Notes:
- 58TH ANN PROC NO 139
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Authors:
- Yoder, E J
- Foxworthy, P T
- Publication Date: 1972-4
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 144-58
- Serial:
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Age; Aggregates; Blowup (Pavements); Concrete pavements; Joints; Moisture content; Pavement maintenance; Pavements; Portland cement concrete; Subbase (Pavements); Subgrade (Pavements); Temperature; Thickness; Traffic
- Uncontrolled Terms: Pavement thickness; Subbase
- Old TRIS Terms: Joint; Pavement blowups
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00207601
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 29 2004 6:53PM