Shear Bonding Performance of Reinforced Asphalt Pavements by Using Polyester Grids
The conventional method for rehabilitation of cracked asphalt pavements is the installation of new asphalt layers. This resurfacing is often not an effective solution, as the existing cracks in the old asphalt layers can propagate rapidly to the top of the new overlay. In order to delay the development of reflective cracking, asphalt reinforcement grids have been used all over the world for many years, showing outstanding results. The grid changes the response of the pavement to loading, increasing the resistance of the asphalt overlay to high tensile stresses and distributing them over a larger area. Thereby the peak shear stresses are reduced at the edges of the existing cracks and thus the crack propagation can be retarded. Nevertheless, the performance of reinforced pavements depends strongly on the adhesion between the interlayer and the asphalt courses. The purpose of this paper is to report shear bonding performance verified in laboratory and in the practice by using a high modulus polyester grid as asphalt reinforcement. Shear bonding tests according to Leutner method have been carried out for different core samples, produced in laboratory as well extracted from test sections or from pavements in operation. The results show that a high bond strength between the asphalt layers can be reached when using an asphalt reinforcement grid, inclusive considering the long-term performance. In this way, the condition of repaired roads can be maintained at high levels over extended periods of time.
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Corporate Authors:
Springer International Publishing
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Authors:
- Leite-Gembus, Fabiana
- Elsing, Andreas
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Conference:
- 9th International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements (MAIREPAV9)
- Location: Zurich , Switzerland
- Date: 2020-7-1 to 2020-7-3
- Publication Date: 2020-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 651-661
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements—Mairepav9
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Serial:
- Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
- Volume: 76
- Publisher: Springer Singapore
- ISSN: 2366-2557
- EISSN: 2366-2565
- Serial URL: https://www.springer.com/series/15087
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Adhesion; Asphalt pavements; Bituminous overlays; Bond strength (Materials); Pavement interlayers; Polyester resins; Rehabilitation
- Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Pavements;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01896518
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9783030486785
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 18 2023 11:05AM