TRUCK TIRE CHARACTERISTICS AND ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT RUTTING

Increased truck tire inflation pressures have been perceived as a major contributor to premature wheelpath rutting of asphalt concrete (AC) pavements. Consequently, a critical evaluation was conducted of available information pertaining to heavy-vehicle tire inflation pressures and related characteristics as they influence AC pavement performance, particularly premature wheelpath rutting. However, the collection, review, and evaluation of literature and information extended into the larger subject area of vehicle-tire-pavement interaction. A large number of documents plus personal interviews and discussions were reviewed to provide the basis for the critical evaluation. The essential findings are that (a) recent increases in truck tire inflation pressures are not the primary cause of premature AC pavement rutting, (b) high tire-pavement contact pressures can influence wheelpath rutting of AC surface courses, (c) improvements in AC mix design offer the best potential for minimizing wheelpath rutting, and (d) the wide variations in vehicle-tire configurations significantly influence AC pavement performance.

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1991/1307/1307-001.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=TRUCK+TIRE+CHARACTERISTICS+AND+ASPHALT+CONCRETE+PAVEMENT+RUTTING&author=H.+Smith&publication_year=1991
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309051177
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1307, Pavement Analysis, Design, Rehabilitation, and Environmental Factors 1991. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Smith, Harry A
• Publication Date: 1991

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1-7
• Monograph Title: Pavement analysis, design, rehabilitation, and environmental factors, 1991
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1307
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt concrete; Axle load force; Countermeasures; Guides to the literature; Inflation; Literature reviews; Mix design; Pavement performance; Rolling contact; Ruts (Pavements); Tire pressure; Tires; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rut
• Old TRIS Terms: Truck pavement damage
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I90: Vehicles;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00621576
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309051177
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 30 1992 12:00AM