A COORDINATED DESIGN PROCEDURE FOR FATIGUE, RUTTING AND LOW TEMPERATURE CRACKING IN ASPHALT PAVEMENTS

Asphalt concrete pavements generally exhibit three major types of structural distress: permanent deformation, fatigue cracking and low temperature cracking. An economical pavement design will minimize the degree of distress. In order to arrive at such a design, a method is needed for predicting the amount of each type of distress for any given set of conditions and range of design alternatives. This paper presents a coordinated method for predicting the amount of permanent deformation, fatigue and low temperature cracking at various stages in the life of a pavement. It can form part of an overall design method and can be used to screen out those alternatives likely to have "accelerated" deterioration. The method is approximate. It represents a simplification of more in-depth laboratory and analytical investigations, which were themselves subjected to extensive sensitivity analyses. The result is a relatively simple set of equations, which have been computerized and which work from a common set of data inputs. The computer program used to make the predictions is efficent and can consider a large number of design alternatives at relatively low cost. Verification of the distress predictions from this model have been made using data from various highways and test roads. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Canadian Technical Asphalt Association

  174-2417 Main Street
  West Kelowna, British Columbia  Canada  V4T 2H8
• Authors:
  • Meyer, FRP
  • Cheetham, A
  • Haas, RCG
• Publication Date: 1977-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 5-19
• Serial:
  • Canadian Technical Asphalt Association, Proceeding
  • Volume: 22
  • Publisher: POLYSCIENCE PUBLICATIONS INC.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt concrete; Asphalt pavements; Bituminous mixtures; Computer programs; Cracking; Deformation; Design methods; Deterioration; Durability; Fatigue (Mechanics); Forecasting; Low temperature; Pavement cracking; Pavement design; Pavements; Ruts (Pavements); Temperature
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rut
• ITRD Terms: 4967: Bituminous mixture; 5211: Cracking; 5595: Deformation; 5255: Deterioration; 5579: Fatigue (mater); 132: Forecast; 3055: Pavement design; 8645: Software; 6722: Temperature
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Materials; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00314721
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 1980 12:00AM