FULL DEPTH PAVEMENT RECLAMATION: STATE-OF-THE-PRACTICE

Full depth reclamation in the United States increasingly is being selected by cities, counties, state departments of transportation, federal agencies, airports and consulting engineers to reconstruct severely deteriorated asphalt pavements. This process allows complete reconstruction using 100% of existing pavement materials and grade, cross slope and underlying pavement problems can be corrected. A new base course is produced by the recycling of existing asphalt pavement materials and, when required, some underlying materials. This method of cold recycling an asphalt pavement has the environmental advantages of reduced energy consumption, greatly reduced use of new materials and depletion of their sources, little to no disposal of existing pavement materials (in landfills), and reduced air pollution. A thorough project evaluation is essential for project selection, design and construction. The procedures in the evaluation process that must be completed are (1) conducting a pavement condition survey, (2) pavement coring or placing test holes, (3) sampling of the asphalt pavement, any granular base and subgrade, (4) laboratory testing of materials, (5) pavement structural design, and (6) an economic analysis for initial and life cycle costs. Also, proper construction procedures and quality control are critical along with an experienced contractor that is committed to both.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT)

  400 Selby Avenue, Suite I
  St Paul, MN  United States  55102
• Authors:
  • Huffman, J E
• Conference:
  • Asphalt Paving Technology 1997
  • Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Date: 1997-3-17 to 1997-3-19
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 746-759
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists
  • Volume: 66
  • Publisher: Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT)
  • ISSN: 0270-2932
  • Serial URL: https://www.asphalttechnology.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=9169&pk_association_webpage=19109

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt pavements; Cold in-place recycling; Cold weather; Condition surveys; Construction management; Core samples; Economic analysis; In-place recycling; Laboratory tests; Life cycle costing; Quality control; Recycling; Sampling; State of the art studies; Structural design
• Old TRIS Terms: Core analysis
• Subject Areas: Construction; Economics; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00752136
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 10 1998 12:00AM