AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE STRUCTURAL CAPACITY AND REHABILITATION UTILIZATION OF A ROAD PAVEMENT USING THE PAVEMENT DYNAMIC CONE PENETROMETER

A portable pavement Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP) has been developed in South Africa to measure the in situ bearing capacity of unbound road pavement layers and sub-grades. The DCP which is correlated with the California Bearing Ratio (CBR) and unconfined compressive strength (ucs) is used extensively by the Transvaal Roads Department in South Africa to evaluate the bearing capacity of relatively light pavements. This paper discusses the DCP survey and rehabilitation design which was done as part of the rehabilitation planning for a pavement which was showing signs of distress. (Author/TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the International Symposium on Bearing Capacity of Roads and Airfields, Trondheim, June 23-25, 1982.
• Corporate Authors:

  Tapir

  Trondheim University, Gloeshaugen
  Trondheim-NTH,   Norway 

  Tapir

  Trondheim University, Gloeshaugen
  Trondheim-NTH,   Norway 
• Authors:
  • KLEYN, E G
  • Van Heerden, M
  • Rossouw, A J
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the International Symposium on Bearing Capacity of Roads and Airfields, Trondheim, June 23-25, 1982.
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 1011-16

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; California bearing ratio; Compression; Compressive strength; Cone penetrometers; Conferences; Correlation analysis; Driver rehabilitation; Maintenance; Measurement; Measuring instruments; Penetrometers; Planning; Strength of materials
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rehabilitation; Unconfined compression
• Geographic Terms: South Africa
• ITRD Terms: 3085: Bearing capacity; 5532: Compression; 8525: Conference; 6296: Dynamic penetration test; 3847: Maintenance; 6136: Measurement; 143: Planning; 8103: South Africa; 5544: Strength (mater)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00376507
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• ISBN: 82-519-0480-3
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1983 12:00AM