TRANSVERSE CRACKING IN ALBERTA - A REPORT

THE PRESENT CONDITION IS DESCRIBED OF ALBERTA'S HIGHWAYS IN TERMS OF TRANSVERSE CRACK FORMATION AND SOME OF THE ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. FIFTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ALBERTA'S 3,720 MILES OF GRANULAR BASECOURSE PAVED WITH ASPHALTIC CONCRETE HAVE BEEN INSPECTED FOR TRANSVERSE CRACK FREQUENCY. ALL RECENT GRANULAR BASED PAVEMENTS HAVE BEEN SURVEYED, AND ANNUAL SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED OVER ALL HIGHWAYS WHICH EXHIBITED LESS THAN 150 CRACKS PER MILE IN RECENT YEARS. TABLES GIVE AN INDICATION OF THE EFFECT COLD WEATHER HAS ON CRACK FORMATION, AS WELL AS THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEYS. RESEARCH TO DATE IS EXPLORED AND CONCLUSIONS ARE DRAWN RELATING TO THE PROBLEM OF TRANSVERSE PAVEMENT CRACKING. /CGRA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 22, 28 PP, 5 FIG, 25 TAB, 1 APP
• Authors:
  • Kathol, B
• Conference:
  • Western Assoc Can Hwy Officials Proc
• Publication Date: 1969-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt concrete; Base course (Pavements); Cold weather; Granular materials; Operations; Pavement performance; Transverse cracking
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00206584
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: CANADIAN GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1970 12:00AM