A PERFORMANCE STUDY OF THIN ASPHALT PAVEMENTS

In the past few years, the ministry has tended to use thin asphalt surfacings on roads with daily traffic volumes less than 2000. These surfacings range in depth from one and a half inches to two and a quarter inches over granular base for economic reasons or in stage construction for reason of anticipated settlement. More recently, one and a half inch hot mix surfacing has been widely used in place of prime and double surface treatments. This performance study of thin asphalt surfacings was proposed to determine whether their performance justifies their use and to indicate possible causes of poor performance. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Canadian Technical Asphalt Association

  174-2417 Main Street
  West Kelowna, British Columbia  Canada  V4T 2H8
• Authors:
  • Phang, W A
  • Chong, G
• Publication Date: 1974-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 99-147
• Serial:
  • Canadian Technical Asphalt Association, Proceeding
  • Volume: 19
  • Publisher: POLYSCIENCE PUBLICATIONS INC.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt pavements; Bituminous mixtures; Depth; Durability; Economic factors; Flexible pavements; Hot coated materials; Hot mix asphalt; Pavements; Performance; Surfacing; Thickness; Traffic flow; Traffic volume
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Old TRIS Terms: Economic considerations
• ITRD Terms: 4967: Bituminous mixture; 8018: Canada; 6499: Depth; 5910: Durability; 2944: Flexible pavement; 4997: Hot coated material; 2955: Pavement; 2972: Surfacing; 5933: Thickness; 671: Traffic flow
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00137950
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 9 1977 12:00AM