EVALUATION OF SYNTHETIC FABRICS TO REDUCE REFLECTIVE CRACKING OF BITUMINOUS CONCRETE OVERLAYS. FINAL REPORT

The effectiveness of two synthetic fabrics, Bituthene 5300 and Y78 Petromat was evaluated, when used to control reflective cracking on bituminous concrete overlays. The installation of the fabrics was on I-695, the Baltimore Beltway, between Benson Avenue and the Patapsco River. The pavement was placed in the summer of 1982 and monitoring continued until the spring of 1987. At the end of the evaluation period, no definite conclusion could be reached regarding the ability of the fabrics to retard reflective cracking. Informal observations of this test area will continue for the next several years.

• Corporate Authors:

  Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration

  707 North Calvert Street
  Baltimore, MD  United States  21202

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hens, A T
  • Cirasole, G N
• Publication Date: 1987-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 28 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt concrete; Measures of effectiveness; Overlays (Pavements); Performance evaluations; Reflection cracking
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Old TRIS Terms: Synthetic fabrics
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I33: Other Materials used in Pavement Layers;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00485689
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/MD-88/15
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1989 12:00AM