Comparison of Ride Improvements for Various Rehabilitation Treatments in Western Canada

A number of performance and condition parameters influence pavement rehabilitation treatment selection. One of the key parameters in assessing various rehabilitation treatment options is the pavement ride before rehabilitation and the target smoothness after rehabilitation. Some practitioners have used a broad spectrum of profile simulation tools to determine the effect of various rehabilitation strategies on the resulting post-construction smoothness. Lacking such tools, others simply rely on anecdotal improvements based on past agency or published experiences. This research study is focused on quantifying actual ride improvements realized following the rehabilitation of British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and Alberta Transportation provincial highway projects. The study was designed to address two questions: How is roadway profile affected by rehabilitation treatment type? How is the International Roughness Index affected by rehabilitation treatment type? Over 150 projects totalling over 1,200 two-lane km of roadways rehabilitated over a three-year period were included in the study. Rehabilitation treatments included Hot In-Place Recycling, Mill & Inlay, and One, Two, and Three lift Overlays. (A) For the covering abstract of this conference see ITRD record number 201402RT334E.

• Corporate Authors:

  Canadian Technical Asphalt Association

  ,   United States 
• Authors:
  • Mesher, D
  • PALSAT, B
  • Palsat, D
  • McMillan, C
  • Hogg, B
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE CANADIAN TECHNICAL ASPHALT ASSOCIATION (CTAA): ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, NOVEMBER 2013
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 355-78
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Fifty-Eighth Annual Conference of the Canadian Technical Asphalt Associatio (CTAA): St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, November 2013

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous mixtures; Case studies; Conferences; Construction management; Evaluation; Field tests; Hot coated materials; Recycling; Repairing; Seal coats; Smoothness; Structural strengthening; Surfacing
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 4967: Bituminous mixture; 8018: Canada; 8531: Case study; 8525: Conference; 3666: Construction method; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 3071: Evenness; 4997: Hot coated material; 6226: In situ; 4573: Recycling (mater); 3635: Repair; 3096: Strengthening (pavement); 3650: Surface finishing; 2972: Surfacing
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01518098
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: ITRD, TAC
• Created Date: Mar 11 2014 11:01AM