PERFORMANCE OF INSULATED PAVEMENTS AT NEWTON FIELD, JACKMAN, MAINE

In 1986, the runway at Newton Field, a small airport in Hackman, Maine, was reconstructed using a 2-in.-thick layer of extruded polystyrene insulation as part of the pavement structure. At the same time, a nearby town road was reconstructed using a conventional noninsulated pavement cross section for relatively heavy loads. Both pavements were monitored for frost penetration, frost heave, and seasonal changes in pavement strength. Since frost penetration beneath the insulation layer of the runway at Newton Field exceeded empirical estimates during winter 1986-1987, four additional test sections with varying combinations of insulation and subbase thicknesses were constructed adjacent to the airport's parking apron during summer 1987. Although the thermal performance of the insulated pavement test sections was comparable to design expectations for the following 3 years, evidence of discontinuities in the insulation layer in the Newton Field runway demonstrates the insulated pavement's susceptibility to variations in construction technique and site conditions. This report discusses pavement performance at each of the test sites over the observation periods 1986-1990 and 1987-1990.

• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

  72 Lyme Road
  Hanover, NH  United States  03755-1290
• Authors:
  • Kestler, M A
  • Berg, R L
• Publication Date: 1992-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 31 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Construction management; Electric insulating materials; Field tests; Frost; Frost heaving; Insulating materials; Pavement design; Pavement performance; Polystyrene; Seasons; Subbase (Pavements); Test sections; Thickness
• Uncontrolled Terms: Discontinuities; Frost penetration; Seasonal variations; Subbase
• Geographic Terms: Maine
• Old TRIS Terms: Field conditions; Frost heave
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Construction; Design; Highways; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00625394
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: CRREL Report 92-9, DOT/FAA/RD-92/8
• Contract Numbers: DTFA 01-89-Z-02050
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 24 1993 12:00AM