Quality management of flexible pavement layers with seismic methods

Under this project several field protocols and test equipment have been developed, which in a rational manner, combine the results from laboratory and field tests with those used for quality control during construction. The significance of the project is that more rational methods for quality control during construction can be developed, at the same time, feedback to the pavement design engineer can be provided in terms of the assumption made to design the pavement. The protocols proposed have potential to provide the first step towards developing performance-based specifications. This report contains the results of an effort to address the issues related to the implementation of the devices recommended in the day-to-day operation of TxDOT. The major issues that are addressed are the repeatability, reproducibility of the methods, means of relating the measured parameters to the design moduli, and relating the parameters to performance of the pavement.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Texas at El Paso. The Center for Highway Materials Research

  El Paso, Texas  United States 
• Authors:
  • Nazarian, S
  • Yuan, D
  • Tandon, V
  • Arellano, M
• Publication Date: 2002-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 100p
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 1735-3F

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous pavements; Modulus of deformation; Pavement design; Pavement layers; Pavement performance; Pavements; Quality control; Reliability; Specifications; Test procedures; Tests for suitability, service and quality
• ATRI Terms: Bituminous pavement; Modulus; Pavement design; Pavement layer; Pavement performance; Pavement testing; Quality control; Reliability; Specifications; Test method
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01389848
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 23 2012 3:45AM