STRUCTURAL EXAMINATION OF RESIDENTIAL STREETS, WITH DISCUSSIONS AND CLOSURE

LOW TRAFFIC VOLUMES AND THIN PAVEMENTS ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF RESIDENTIAL STREETS. THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH ROADS ARE INVESTIGATED FOR TWO AREAS OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, AS MEASURED BY THE BENKLEMAN BEAM DEFLECTION TESTS, AND SERVICEABILITY, AS MEASURED BY A PCA ROADMETER, ARE COMPARED TO ISOLATE THE EFFECTS OF TRAFFIC, PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT PAVEMENT THICKNESS AND TRAFFIC HAVE LESS EFFECT ON ULTIMATE LIFE THAN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, SURFACE TYPE, DRAINAGE, CLIMATE, AND SUBGRADE MATERIAL.

• Record URL:
  http://arrbknowledge.com
• Supplemental Notes:
  • PART 4
• Corporate Authors:

  ARRB

  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • Scala, A J
  • Pawsey, M J
  • Hollands, D E
  • Gilpin, B V
• Conference:
  • Australian Road Research Board Conference Proc
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 44-71
• Serial:
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: Pt4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Pavements; Serviceability; Streets; Thickness; Traffic volume
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pavement thickness
• Old TRIS Terms: Pavement course thickness
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207445
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1972 12:00AM