Permeable Pavements in Cold Climates: State of the Art and Cold Climate Case Studies

This document is an extensive review of full-depth permeable pavements including porous asphalt, pervious concrete, and permeable interlocking concrete pavers (PICP). Also included is a brief section on articulated concrete blocks/mats. The main topics, which have been divided into chapters, include structural and mix design, hydrologic design, hydraulic performance (i.e. infiltration capacity), maintenance needs/frequency/actions, the impact of permeable pavement on water quality, results of a highway shoulder feasibility study, knowledge gaps, and several cold climate case studies from the United States and Canada. While progress has recently been made with the relatively new permeable pavement technology, researchers have also identified many unresolved issues that are not well understood. These include a methodology to measure subgrade infiltration rates, filling data gaps related to structural integrity, construction, and related issues associated with permeable pavements, determining what maintenance activities are most effective on various pavement types and how frequently specific maintenance actions should be performed, a better understanding of the processes involved in the observed reduction of contaminant concentrations in stormwater flowing through permeable pavements, and a better understanding of the performance of permeable pavements over a time frame that better corresponds with a life-span of 20 years.

• Record URL:
  http://www.dot.state.mn.us/research/TS/2015/201530.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  http://www.dot.state.mn.us/research/TS/2015/201530TS.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

  St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, 2 Third Avenue SE
  Minneapolis, MN  United States  55414

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  Local Road Research Board, 408 Transportation Building
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  Research Services and Library
  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Authors:
  • Weiss, Peter T
  • Kayhanian, Masoud
  • Khazanovich, Lev
  • Gulliver, John S
• Publication Date: 2015-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Bibliography; Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 375p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Freeze thaw durability; Frigid regions; Infiltration; Mix design; Pavement maintenance; Pavement performance; Porous pavements; Road shoulders; State of the practice; Water quality
• Geographic Terms: Canada; United States
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01574052
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MN/RC 2015-30, CTS # 2014010
• Contract Numbers: (c) 99008 (wo) 99
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 11 2015 10:47AM