INVESTIGATION OF BOGGY ACTION IN BITUMINOUS PAVEMENTS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY-28

At the Joint Advisory Committee Meeting of the UP, PWD and the University of Roorkee, failures of black topped pavements in UP state were discussed ant the University was requested to carry out some investigations to identify reasons for failure and to suggest remedial measures. Typical sections of National Highway-28 near Lucknow were investigated, which were showing severe boggy action under heavy commercial traffic. Extensive field and laboratory testing was carried out on some failed and sound pavement sections. Entrapment of surface water in the layers of the pavement, low permeability of the subgrade and inadequate drainage facilities were found to be the major factors causing the deterioration. Recommendations for the rehabilitation of the pavement have been made, which deal with improvement of the surface and subsurface drainage facilities, incorporation of capillary cut-off layer/prefabricated water-proofing membrane and adequate pavement thickness for supporting heavy axle loads. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Seminar on Maintenance and Drainage Aspects of Road Pavements, Bangalore, July 1-4, 1982. Theme 6: Sub-Surface/Surface Drainage Requirements in Plain Terrain for Reduced Pavement Maintenance (Including Case Studies).
• Corporate Authors:

  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Authors:
  • Khanna, S K
  • Arora, M G
  • Ahmed, I M
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 25-33
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Indian Roads Congress
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Bituminous pavements; Bogs; Conferences; Defects; Deterioration; Drainage; Driver rehabilitation; Failure; Flexible pavements; Improvements; Pavement layers; Pavements; Permeability; Repairing; Seal coats; Soil water; Subgrade (Pavements); Surface drainage; Thickness; Trucks; Water; Waterproofing materials
• Uncontrolled Terms: Causes; Membranes; Pavement thickness; Rehabilitation
• Geographic Terms: India
• Old TRIS Terms: Bog and marsh; Highway drainage; Membranes (Biology); Subgrade moisture
• ITRD Terms: 3067: Axle load; 8525: Conference; 5238: Defect (tech); 5255: Deterioration; 2937: Drainage; 5520: Failure; 2944: Flexible pavement; 9108: Improvement; 8045: India; 2952: Layer; 1236: Lorry; 5921: Permeability; 3635: Repair; 2950: Subgrade; 5933: Thickness; 4355: Water; 2913: Waterproofing course (in the road structure)
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Maintenance and Preservation; Motor Carriers; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379163
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: ANALYTIC
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1983 12:00AM