PREDICTING PAVEMENT DISTRESS IN OIL FIELD AREAS

A study on oil field traffic characteristics was performed and a procedure was developed for assessing current and future effects of oil field truck traffic on surface-treated (stage construction type) pavements. A computer program calculates several types of pavement distress and serviceability parameters to evaluate pavement performance under various axle load repetitions. Stepwise regression analysis of 132 surface-treated pavement sections led to the development of individual distress equations for rutting, raveling, flushing, alligator cracking, patching, longitudinal and transverse cracking, and failures (potholes). The versatility of the program provides a means of anticipating early pavement failures due to increased axle load repetitions.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Mason Jr, J M
  • Scullion, T
  • Stampley, B E
• Publication Date: 1984-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 366-381
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 110
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Axle load force; Computer programs; Defects; Failure; Forecasting; Oil fields; Patching; Pavement cracking; Pavement distress; Pavement performance; Pavement ruts; Pavement stripping; Pavements; Regression analysis; Transportation; Trucking
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rut
• Subject Areas: Pavements; Transportation (General); I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00389614
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1984 12:00AM