WELDED WIRE FABRIC REINFORCEMENT FOR ASPHALTIC CONCRETE, I & II

THIS REPORT EVALUATES THE USE OF WELDED WIRE FABRIC REINFORCEMENT TO ALLEVIATE RUTTING AND/OR SHOVING OF PAVEMENT AT INTERSECTIONS, AND COMPARES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXTRA THICKNESS OF ASPHALTIC CONCRETE OVERLAYS OVER PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE VS THE USE OF WELDED WIRE REINFORCEMENT IN THE ASPHALTIC CONCRETE OVERLAY TO CONTROL REFLECTION CRACKING IN THE ASPHALTIC CONCRETE SURFACE. THE ADVISABILITY OF BREAKING THE OLD CONCRETE PAVEMENT INTO SMALL SLABS IS ALSO ANALYZED. IT IS SHOWN THAT THE STABILITY OF THE ASPHALTIC CONCRETE SURFACE COURSE HAS BEEN INCREASED BY REINFORCING WITH WELDED WIRE FABRIC REINFORCEMENT AND THAT A CONSIDERABLE REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF PAVEMENT DISTORTION HAS RESULTED AT THE INTERSECTIONS INVESTIGATED. IT IS ALSO SHOWN THAT, ALTHOUGH WELDED WIRE FABRIC REINFORCEMENT HAS NOT DEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO PREVENT OR REDUCE REFLECTION CRACKING, BREAKING OF THE EXISTING RIGID PAVEMENT HAS PREVENTED OR AT LEAST RETARDED REFLECTION CRACKING. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 322, pp 1-20, 16 FIG, 6 TAB, 13 REF Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Smith, L L
  • Gartner Jr, W
• Conference:
  • 41st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 1962-1-8 to 1962-1-12
• Publication Date: 1962

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Repair of concrete pavements
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Bulletin
  • Issue Number: 322
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Asphalt concrete; Control; Fracture mechanics; Intersections; Material reinforcement; Overlays (Pavements); Pavements; Plastic deformation; Portland cement concrete; Reflection cracking; Rigid pavements; Slabs; Stability (Mechanics); Thickness; Welded wire fabrics
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218297
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 29 1994 12:00AM