STUDY OF BITUMINOUS INTERSECTION PAVEMENTS IN TEXAS

Intersection-approach pavements often experience extreme forms of distress long before the tangent segments of the same pavement and long before the design life of the pavement is attained. Field and laboratory investigations of asphalt concrete intersection-approach pavements were conducted to determine the primary causes of premature failure and in order to suggest changes in materials specifications, pavement design, and construction procedures that can be used to prolong the service life of intersection pavement. The primary mode of failure of the intersections studied was rutting; in some cases shoving and flushing also occurred. The leading materials-related cause of pavement failure was asphalt content in excess of the design value. Most of the mixtures studies contained relatively high percenages of natural (uncrushed) sand and low voids in the mineral aggregate. Modifications in materials specifications, laboratory test techniques, design procedures, and construction methods are suggested to provide a margin of safety to minimize early failures. The potential for significant economic benefits appears promising if intersection approaches are designed and constructed to accommodate the special stresses to which they are subjected.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1300, Asphalt Pavement and Surface Treatments: Construction and Performance 1991. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Little, D N
  • Button, Joe W
  • Perdomo, Dario
  • Ameri-Gaznon, Mahmoud
  • Little, Dallas N
• Publication Date: 1991

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 45-55
• Monograph Title: Asphalt pavement and surface treatments: construction and performance 1991
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1300
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air voids; Approach lanes; Asphalt concrete; Asphalt content; Bituminous pavements; Construction management; Cost effectiveness; Design methods; Failure; Field tests; Intersections; Laboratory tests; Materials; Recommendations; Ruts (Pavements); Sand; Specifications; Test procedures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rut
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Old TRIS Terms: Air voids content; Intersection approach; Materials specifications
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Materials; Pavements; Research; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00615712
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309051088
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 30 1991 12:00AM