PERFORMANCE OF DRAINED AND UNDRAINED FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT STRUCTURES UNDER WET CONDITIONS TEST DATA FROM ACCELERATED PAVEMENT TEST SECTION 543-DRAINED

This report is the first in a series of four reports that describe the results of accelerated pavement tests on full-scale pavements with "wet" base conditions at the Pavement Research Center, located at the University of California Berkeley Richmond Field Station (RFS). The report contains a summary of the results and associated analysis of a pavement section comprised of three lifts of asphalt concrete, an asphalt treated permeable base (ATPB) layer, and untreated aggregate base layers on top of a prepared subgrade and designated as Section 543. The pavement section is termed a "drained" pavement due to the inclusion of an ATPB layer between the asphalt concrete layers and the untreated aggregate base. Tests on this test section have been performed as part of the Goal 5 Accelerated Test Program for the evaluation of drained and undrained pavements under conditions of water infiltration. The main objectives of the test program are: (1) Develop data to quantitatively compare and evaluate the performance of drained and undrained asphalt concrete pavements under "wet" conditions. Wet conditions intend to simulate approximate surface water infiltration rates that would occur in a badly cracked asphalt concrete layer along the north coast of California during a wet month. (2) Measure the effectiveness of the drained pavement in mitigating surface water infiltration and thereby preventing a decrease in stiffness and strength of the unbound layers.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.its.ucdavis.edu/publications/2004/UCD-ITS-RR-04-06.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Studies

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States  95616
• Authors:
  • Harvey, J
  • 0000-0002-8924-6212
  • Bejarano, M O
  • Ali, A
  • Russo, M
  • Mahama, D
  • Hung, D
  • Preedonant, P
• Publication Date: 2004-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 96 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accelerated tests; Aggregates; Asphalt; Asphalt concrete; Base course (Pavements); Flexible pavements; Groundwater; Infiltration; Pavement performance; Permeability; Stiffness; Strength of materials; Subgrade (Pavements); Wet weather
• Uncontrolled Terms: Drained pavements; Undrained pavements
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00977642
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UCD-ITS-RR-04-6
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 8 2004 12:00AM