A STUDY OF BITUMINOUS PAVEMENTS TO DETERMINE A CORRELATION BETWEEN PAVEMENT STRUCTURE DESIGNS AND STRIPPING OF ASPHALT CEMENT

After detecting a few cases of stripping of asphalt cement from the aggregate in bituminous pavement, there was concern in the Department that stripping might be a widespread problem in the state. It is agreed that water is the cause of stripping, and it was the opinion of some that pavements on granular bases would be less likely to strip because of supposedly better drainage characteristics. The purpose of this study was to investigate differently designed pavement structures in all areas of the state to determine if there is a correlation between base and pavement design and stripping. The results of this investigation showed that stripping was not as widespread as had been feared and that there was less stripping in full-depth bituminous base and pavement constructed over a lime-treated subgrade than in pavements constructed over granular bases. This was contrary to what some had theorized. (FHWA)

• Corporate Authors:

  Mississippi State Highway Department

  P.O. Box 1850
  Jackson, MI  United States  39215

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Barton, B R
• Publication Date: 1984-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 153 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt cement; Asphalt pavements; Bituminous pavements; Calcium oxide; Full-depth asphalt pavements; Granular bases; Pavement design; Pavement layers; Stripping (Pavements); Water
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pavement structure
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Pavements; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00388841
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MSHD-RD-84-080 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 28 1984 12:00AM