Fatigue and Antireflective Cracking Properties of Binder Course Mixtures Used in China

Reflective cracking is one of major early distresses in newly constructed semi-rigid pavements in China. Such semi-rigid pavements usually consist of three layers of hot mix asphalt (HMA) mixtures on the top of a cement-treated aggregate (CTA) base. To control the CTA base cracks reflected to the surface, a HMA binder course mixture is desired to be not only anti-reflective cracking but also fatigue resistant. This study was in an effort to investigate the reflective cracking problem on semi-rigid pavements through a proper binder course mixture design and laboratory characterization of the fatigue and anti-cracking properties of binder course mixtures used in China.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Ni, Fujian
  • Wu, Zhong
  • Chen, Rongsheng
  • Gu, Xingyu
  • Dong, Qiao
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 86th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2007-1-21 to 2007-1-25
• Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 15p
• Monograph Title: TRB 86th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers CD-ROM

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Binder course; Binders; Cracking; Fatigue strength; Fracture mechanics; Hot mix asphalt; Mixtures; Pavement cracking; Reflection cracking; Rigid pavements
• Uncontrolled Terms: Reflective cracking
• Geographic Terms: China
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01044564
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 07-1011
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Mar 27 2007 6:20AM