Applications of an Innovative Load-Bearing Permeable Pavement Developed in Taiwan

Pervious pavements are generally weak in material strength and can be easily clogged. Thus, they were only used in sidewalks, squares, and parking lots, but not for vehicular loads. An innovative eco-technology recently developed in Taiwan uses air-circulated aqueduct frames and impervious Portland cement concrete on top of an aggregate (crushed stone or gravel base) layer to form a structured permeable concrete pavement (called JW eco-technology pavement) can alleviate such problems. The main features include: (1) the aggregate layer may serve as a detention reservoir to increase flood control capabilities; (2) the stored water may lower pavement surface temperature in summer and help to reduce heat island effects; (3) this eco-technology can prevent water accumulation on pavement surface to improve pedestrian and driving safety; and (4) enriching the ecological system. Through proper designs, the structured JW pavement can possess adequate load bearing capacities as conventional concrete pavements do.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784479810.018
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Lee, Ying-Haur
  • Chou, Nelson N S
  • Chen, Jui-Wen
• Conference:
  • 11th Asia Pacific Transportation Development Conference and 29th ICTPA Annual Conference
  • Location: Hsinchu , Taiwan
  • Date: 2016-5-27 to 2016-5-29
• Publication Date: 2016

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 159-166
• Monograph Title: Bridging the East and West: Theories and Practices of Transportation in the Asia Pacific

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Concrete pavements; Pavement design; Permeability; Portland cement concrete
• Geographic Terms: Taiwan
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01602149
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780784479810
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Jun 20 2016 10:27AM