THE DIMENSIONING OF HIGHWAY PAVEMENTS CARRYING LIGHT TRAFFIC

ZUR DIMENSIONIERUNG DES OBERBAUES VON STRASSEN MIT SCHWACHEM VERKEHR

Following an introduction to the basic question of the stressing of highway pavement structures, an outline of the current design techniques such as standardization, empirical design procedures and mathematical-theoretical procedures is given. The applicability of dimensioning techniques to the improvement of freight roads is assessed. This is achieved by means of deformation measurements of the subgrade and of the roadbase, or measurements of settlement with the benkelman-beam. On the basis of these measurements, design techniques normally used for better quality highway construction (empirical methods), are applied to agricultural roads. These studies have shown, that the compaction of earthworks has a special influence on the longevity of freight roads. It causes the compression stresses to be distributed to the foundation soil and counteracts the formation of undesireable bending tension stresses at the underside of the bituminous surfacing. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute Fuer Geotechnik und Verkehrsbau

  Gregor-Mendel-Str 33
  Vienna,   Austria 
• Authors:
  • LITZKA, J
• Publication Date: 1975

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 34 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bending; Bending stress; Benkelman beam; Bituminous materials; Compaction; Compression; Deformation; Design; Durability; Earthwork; Empirical methods; Farm roads; Foundation soils; Ground settlement; Measurement; Pavement design; Pavement layers; Pavements; Secondary roads; Standardization; Stresses; Subgrade (Pavements); Surface treating
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pavement structure
• Old TRIS Terms: Bituminous surfacing; Highway pavement
• ITRD Terms: 7347: Alcohol; 1542: Alcohol test; 1553: Blood alcohol content; 1547: Case law; 2231: Drunkenness; 2053: Food; 2051: Human tolerance
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157406
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM