FROST CONSIDERATIONS IN HIGHWAY PAVEMENT DESIGN: EAST- CENTRAL UNITED STATES - AND DISCUSSION

PAVEMENT DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR FROST CONDITIONS IN THE EAST CENTRAL STATES ARE SUMMARIZED, ON THE BASIS OF FACTS FURNISHED BY THE INDIVIDUAL STATES. STATES INCLUDED IN THE EAST CENTRAL AREA ARE WISCONSIN, MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, OHIO, KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, AND GEORGIA. FACTORS INFLUENCING FROST CONDITIONS ARE PRESENTED, SUCH AS SOILS AND CLIMATE, INCLUDING FROST DEPTH AND PRECIPITATION. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR SPRING THAW SUPPORT-LOSS AS WELL AS FOR DETRIMENTAL FROST HEAVING ARE DISCUSSED. DESIGN LOADS AND SPRING LOAD RESTRICTIONS ARE INCLUDED. USE OF GRANULAR SUBBASE AND SUBBASE TYPE, DEPTH, AND DRAINAGE ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. THE REPORT COMPILES THE BASES FOR DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR FROST AS REPORTED BY THE EAST CENTRAL STATES AND INDICATES WHETHER DESIGN IS BASED ON EXPERIENCE, THEORETICAL CONCEPTS, OR BOTH, AND REPORTS THE EXTENT OF RESEARCH PERFORMED BY THE STATES. FROST CONSIDERATIONS WILL REGARD TO DESIGN OF CULVERTS AND STRUCTURES ARE ALSO INCLUDED. IN SUMMARY, THE PAPER REPORTS THE EXTENT OF THE FROST PROBLEM IN THE EAST CENTRAL STATES, DISCUSSES THE INFLUENCING FACTORS WHICH CAUSE THE PROBLEM, AND PRESENTS THE METHODS AND DESIGN TECHNIQUES USED BY THE VARIOUS STATES IN PROVIDING SATISFACTORY PAVEMENT DESIGN. /AUTHOR/

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• Authors:
  • Allemeier, K A
  • Cook, L J
• Discussers:
  • Woods, K B
• Publication Date: 1963

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 16-34
• Monograph Title: Pavement design in frost areas ll. Design Considerations
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 33
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Climate; Culverts; Depth; Design load; Drainage; Frost action; Frost heaving; Granular materials; Pavement design; Pavements; Soils; Structural design; Structures; Subbase materials
• Geographic Terms: Midwestern States
• Old TRIS Terms: East-central usa; Frost heave; Highway pavement; Precipitation
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00205293
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 29 1994 12:00AM