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Book Synopsis Evaluation of Crack Sealing Techniques in Alaska’s Asphalt Concrete Pavements by : Anthony P. Mullin
Download or read book Evaluation of Crack Sealing Techniques in Alaska’s Asphalt Concrete Pavements written by Anthony P. Mullin and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thermal cracking is one of the most prevalent asphalt concrete (AC) pavement distresses in northern states and countries. Every year in Alaska, a substantial amount of funding is spent on sealing cracks according to the practices of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) Maintenance and Operations (M&O) division. However, to date there are no specific guidelines available that clearly outline the best timing for crack sealing or even what conditions necessitate crack sealing in a consistent manner. There is a need to evaluate the effectiveness and best practices for using the crack sealing techniques on AC pavements in Alaska. In response to this research need, a pavement preservation project was conducted and found that although crack sealing is a very common practice in Alaska, it is unclear how and why M&O decides to seal cracks since some are sealed and some are not. This motivated further evaluation of 91 field sections that represent the various climate regions of Alaska. A new survey method, “special thermal crack evaluation (STCE) ”, was developed to answer critical questions related to road thermal cracks and to provide guidance for crack sealing practices. The new STCE method was conducted along with two other field survey methods, the Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program and the Pavement Surface and Evaluation Rating (PASER). Results between methods were then correlated. Finally, regression analyses were conducted to determine factors that significantly influence crack development and crack sealing practices in Alaska. Significant influencing factors on crack development include pavement temperature, freezing index, and rut depth. Crack frequency, freezing index, pavement age, PASER rating, PASER transverse crack severity level, and certain STCE questions can significantly contribute to the decision making for current sealing practices. It was found that the STCE method could generate direct recommendations on crack sealing practices. STCE, in combination with the LTPP and PASER methods, provides specific analysis about asphalt thermal cracking and sealing of these cracks so that informed decisions can be made for a positive impact on ADOT&PF’s maintenance budget. It is recommended to use STCE along with the LTPP and PASER methods and to use the findings of influencing factors of this study to develop more specific plans for future crack sealing practices.
Book Synopsis Evaluating the Need to Seal Thermal Creacks in Alaska's Asphalt Concrete Pavements by : Robert McHattie
Download or read book Evaluating the Need to Seal Thermal Creacks in Alaska's Asphalt Concrete Pavements written by Robert McHattie and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Preliminary Assessment of Effectiveness of Precut Technique in Controlling Transverse Cracks for Asphalt Pavement in Interior Alaska by : John Jaro Netardus
Download or read book Preliminary Assessment of Effectiveness of Precut Technique in Controlling Transverse Cracks for Asphalt Pavement in Interior Alaska written by John Jaro Netardus and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transverse thermal cracking is one of the most common pavement distresses on asphalt pavements in cold climates. Transverse cracks are costly to maintain and unpleasant to drive over. The State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities must seal cracks every summer to prevent further road damage from occurring. A simple solution that is gaining support is the precut technique where saw cuts are installed perpendicular to the road centerline shortly after construction to help relieve thermal stresses that cause cracking. This technique has effectively reduced the effects of natural transverse thermal cracking in other states as well as in Fairbanks, Alaska. This study investigates two road construction projects that include precuts with variable factors including three precut spacing intervals, five precut depths, and five pavement structures. Costs to install precuts are also compared against the cost to maintain a section without precuts in a preliminary cost effective analysis. Crack survey data from both projects have revealed that precutting does reduce transverse thermal cracking. Shorter precut spacing, placing precuts where natural cracks existed prior to construction, deeper precuts, and stronger pavement structures provided the best results. Further observations and more accurate cost data are recommended for an absolute determination of cost effectiveness.
Book Synopsis Sawing and Sealing in Bituminous Pavement to Control Cracking by : Kyle Evert
Download or read book Sawing and Sealing in Bituminous Pavement to Control Cracking written by Kyle Evert and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this project is to evaluate the ability of placing joints to control random asphalt pavement cracking. Asphalt pavements are subjected to thermals stresses due to extreme low temperatures in the northern climate. These thermal stresses cause the formation of random unsealed cracks. These unsealed cracks allow moisture to infiltrate the subgrade and base. This moisture can cause stripping of the asphalt binder on the walls of the cracks, causing the pavement structure to weaken. The weakened pavement may form depressions at the cracks, which lead to bad ride characteristics and may also cause secondary cracking. Sawing joints into new asphalt pavements at regular intervals may help control the location of thermal cracking in flexible pavement. Sawed joints are easier to fill initially and maintain in the future. Early sawing and sealing joints into the pavement controls the infiltration and reduces the stripping of asphalts"--p. 1.
Book Synopsis Evaluation of Flexible Pavement Crack Sealing Methods Used in Utah by : Michael C. Belangie
Download or read book Evaluation of Flexible Pavement Crack Sealing Methods Used in Utah written by Michael C. Belangie and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary purpose of this study was to develop criteria to improve the effectiveness of Utah's flexible pavement crack sealing practice. The methodology involved field measurements of seasonal variation in crack width and in-depth interviews of Department members at various levels of management in maintenance, materials, construction, and research. Other states were queried by questionnaire in order to obtain a comparative base on with to evaluate Utah's practice. Findings indicate that flexible pavement cracking is a significant problem in the Far West, Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes, and New England. Criteria to determine when to seal (fill) cracks, and materials or techniques to be used vary widely. Choice of materials if affected by storage requirements and equipment available. Prepackaging of materials especially designed for crack sealing has resulted in improvements in control of mix and material properties; further gains can be anticipated as mix design improves and material specifications become more exact.. Low temperature and freeze thaw cycles significantly affect the amount of thermal cracking and the performance of crack sealant. Poor rideability, increased pavement deterioration, obscured traffic markings, lowered skid resistance can result from inappropriate selection and installation of crack sealants. Ductile sealants such as Crumb rubber/asphalt cement mixes, in combination with routing appear to offer substantial gains in sealant life and performance. These gains are partially offset by increased installation cost and hazard to the operator. Existing data is insufficient for benefit/cost analysis.
Book Synopsis Evaluation of AC 1.75 Asphalt by : Robert L. McHattie
Download or read book Evaluation of AC 1.75 Asphalt written by Robert L. McHattie and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The softest available grade of asphalt, AC 2.5, is used to combat low temperature thermal cracking on roads in Interior Alaska. A 5-year field study of a special production run of AC 1.75 asphalt cement was undertaken to observe the performance of even softer asphalt. Test sections were built without difficulty in August, 1982, using AC 1.75 with and without the additive "Chem Crete". A control section of AC 2.5 was also monitored. The experimental sections are located about 80 road miles southeast of Fairbanks, where climatic conditions are typical of Interior Alaska.
Book Synopsis Evaluation of Asphaltic Concrete Crack Sealing by : T. S. Rutkowski
Download or read book Evaluation of Asphaltic Concrete Crack Sealing written by T. S. Rutkowski and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Cost-effectiveness of Crack Sealing Materials and Techniques for Asphalt Pavements by : Eli Cuelho
Download or read book Cost-effectiveness of Crack Sealing Materials and Techniques for Asphalt Pavements written by Eli Cuelho and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sealing or filling cracked asphalt pavements to prevent the intrusion of water into the pavement structure has long been an accepted practice of the Montana Department of Transportation. The goals of this research are to establish the most economical and effective method of sealing pavement cracks for Montana; and to better determine the role of crack sealing within Montana pavement management system (PMS). This study has involved the construction of 4 experimental test sites within larger crack sealing projects. These test sites have included combinations of 11 sealant materials and 6 sealing techniques. Monitoring of the test sites includes visual inspections (for all of the sites) and nondestructive structural readings and surface distress identification under Montana PMS (for one test location). An estimate of the useful life of each crack sealing method has been determined from these investigations. This report presents information on project history, the project methodology used for evaluating and analyzing the performance of sealed cracks, and the results of the cost effectiveness analysis. Final results are presented for the 4 test sites: Conrad, Dutton, Tarkio, and Helena (Seiben). Results show that similar performance has been observed for all materials with ASTM D 5329 cone penetrations in excess of 90. In general, routing of transverse cracks improved the performance of the sealants. Routing does not appear necessary for centerline longitudinal cracks. Notably, router operators seem to prefer the shallow reservoir configuration as compared to square reservoirs. The test site established near Helena provided the most reliable and useful data. As such, a detailed review of the final performance from 4 1/2 years of service is summarized. In general, the highest failure rates occur during the coldest period of the year, and much of this distress exhibits a tendency to heal after exposure to the summer heat and traffic. An eclectic forecasting model has proven useful in predicting the life of crack sealing operations for those methods that did not show complete failure during the evaluation period. Structural evaluations using a Falling Weight Deflectometer did not prove an advantage for any particular sealing technique or sealing material nor did they prove the benefit of sealing cracks in asphalt pavements. Therefore, conducting a life cycle cost analysis was impractical because no structural or ride benefit was proven at this site. However, a cost effectiveness analysis was performed and the averaged results showed that, overall, Crafco 522 was the most cost effective material and the Shallow and Flush was the most cost effective fill technique. However, the crack sealing approach that has the highest cost effectiveness as calculated herein (defined as the ratio of effectiveness to cost) may not offer the best value, if this effectiveness is in excess of that required to protect the pavement from premature damage. More research is necessary to substantiate the need for higher performance materials and techniques.
Book Synopsis Evaluation of Low Temperature Cracking in Asphalt Pavement Mixes by : Khaled Ksaibati
Download or read book Evaluation of Low Temperature Cracking in Asphalt Pavement Mixes written by Khaled Ksaibati and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the feasibility of using the thermal stress restrained specimen test to evaluate low temperature cracking in asphalt pavement mixes. Data were collected from laboratory and field evaluations. Various mixing, aging, and compaction methods were used to prepare test samples with materials obtained from two Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) highway projects. Field data were obtained from two recently built test sections and compared with laboratory test results. Pavement condition surveys quantified low temperature cracking of both test sections after one winter. Temperature data for the project sites also were collected. Pavement condition and temperature data were compared to results from the thermal stress restrained specimen test. The thermal stress restrained specimen test was effective in testing asphalt pavement mixes. However, test results indicated that lab prepared samples did not closely simulate field samples. Also, comparisons of lab results with field conditions were performed. However, it is recommended that a more comprehensive analysis be performed after test sections have been in service for a few years.
Book Synopsis Selection and Performance Evaluation of a Test Method to Assess Thermal Cracking Resistance of Asphalt-aggregate Mixtures by : Duhwoe Jung
Download or read book Selection and Performance Evaluation of a Test Method to Assess Thermal Cracking Resistance of Asphalt-aggregate Mixtures written by Duhwoe Jung and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thermal distress in asphalt concrete pavements is a widespread problem around the world. Thermal cracking can be divided into two modes of distress: low temperature cracking and thermal fatigue cracking. Low temperature cracking results from extremely cold temperatures; thermal fatigue cracking results from daily temperature cycles. Low temperature cracking is attributed to tensile stresses induced in the asphalt concrete pavement as the temperature drops to an extremely low temperature. If the pavement is cooled, tensile stresses develop as a result of the pavement's tendency to contract. The friction between the pavement and the base layer resists the contraction. If the tensile stress equals the strength of the mixture at that temperature, a micro-crack develops at the surface of the pavement. Under repeated temperature cycles, the crack penetrates the full depth and across the asphalt concrete layer. The thermal stress restrained specimen test (TSRST) was identified as an accelerated laboratory test to evaluate the thermal cracking resistance of asphalt concrete mixtures. The TSRST system developed at OSU includes a load system, data control/acquisition system and software, temperature control system, and specimen alignment stand. The overall system is controlled by a personal computer. A TSRST is conducted by cooling an asphalt concrete specimen at a specified rate while monitoring the specimen at constant length. A typical thermally-induced stress curve is divided into two parts: relaxation and non-relaxation. The temperature at which the curve is divided into two parts is termed the transition temperature. The temperature at fracture is termed the fracture temperature and the maximum stress is the fracture strength. An extensive number of TSRSTs over a wide range of conditions were performed to investigate the thermal cracking resistance of asphalt concrete mixtures. The TSRST results provided a very strong indication of low temperature cracking resistance for all mixtures considered. A ranking of mixtures for low temperature cracking resistance based on the TSRST fracture temperature was in excellent agreement with a ranking based on the physical properties of the asphalt cements. It is highly recommended that the TSRST be used in mix evaluation to identify low temperature cracking resistance of asphalt concrete mixtures. The TSRST showed very promising results regarding the effect of all variables which are currently considered to affect the low temperature cracking of mixtures. The variables considered to have significant affect on the low temperature cracking resistance of mixtures in this study include asphalt type, aggregate type, degree of aging, cooling rate, and stress relaxation.
Book Synopsis Low-temperature Cracking by : D. H. Jung
Download or read book Low-temperature Cracking written by D. H. Jung and published by National Research Council. This book was released on 1994 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes the thermal stress restrained specimen test (TSRST), which was selected to evaluate the low-temperature cracking resistance of asphalt concrete mixtures. The TSRST system includes a load frame, step-motor-driven load ram, data acquisition hardware and software, temperature controller, and specimen alignment stand. An experiment design that considered a range of mixture and test condition variables was developed to evaluate the suitability of TSRST for characterizing low-temperature cracking resistance of asphalt concrete mixtures. Four asphalts and two aggregates were selected for the experiment. The mixture variables included asphalt type, aggregate type, and air voids content; the test condition variables included specimen size, stress relaxation, aging, and cooling rate.
Book Synopsis Low-temperature Cracking by : Hannele K. Kanerva
Download or read book Low-temperature Cracking written by Hannele K. Kanerva and published by National Research Council. This book was released on 1994 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the field validation program was to evaluate the thermal stress restrained specimen test (TSRST) as the accelerated performance test to predict low-temperature cracking of asphalt concrete mixtures. Construction histories, cracking observations, and temperature data were collected for five test roads. In addition, a validation program was conducted at the United States Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. The laboratory test program consisted of performing the TSRST on specimens fabricated in the laboratory with original materials from the test roads and asphalt concrete pavement specimens cut from the actual test sections. In addition, the field pavements were monitored for crack history and, where possible, crack initiation. TSRST fracture temperature correlated with field cracking temperature and crack frequency. TSRST results can be used to predict field low-temperature cracking of asphalt-aggregate mixtures. Preliminary models to predict cracking frequency and temperature for the test roads were developed.
Book Synopsis Evaluation of Joint and Crack Sealants by : John Philip Cook
Download or read book Evaluation of Joint and Crack Sealants written by John Philip Cook and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Crack Sealing Methods and Materials for Flexible Pavements by : Michael C. Belangie
Download or read book Crack Sealing Methods and Materials for Flexible Pavements written by Michael C. Belangie and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study used over forty-four lane miles of test site to gather up to three years of comparative performance data on thirteen crack sealants. The data indicates that the more durable, high ductility materials when applied in a band-aid configuration can be expected to give significantly better performance than the lower ductility materials used by the Utah DOT prior to 1983. Evaluation of sealant placement procedures indicates that routing is a questionable practice, and that the hot compressed air lance may significantly improve the performance of materials placed during cold or wet conditions. Evaluation of UDOT maintenance activities indicates that sealant melters cannot achieve or maintain the required sealant application temperatures under colder winter conditions. The efficiency of melter units should be improved or not operated under those conditions. More accurate temperature gauges on melter units should be acquired. Inaccurate gauges may cause impaired sealant performance and safety.
Book Synopsis Kennecott Glacier of Alaska ... by : Alan Mara Bateman
Download or read book Kennecott Glacier of Alaska ... written by Alan Mara Bateman and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Crack Sealing and Filling by : Jusang Lee
Download or read book Crack Sealing and Filling written by Jusang Lee and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study investigated the current state of practice for crack sealing/filling. In addition, the INDOT crack sealing/filling practice was experimentally evaluated for the effectiveness of crack sealing/filling, the effectiveness of routing, the performance of the different types of crack sealants and fillers, the validity of sealant performance grade system, and the crack sealing/filling equipment performance. The key findings from an extensive literature review and nationwide/statewide survey performed in 2012 are the following: (1) 65% of the responses indicated that the routing is required for the crack sealing/filling application; (2) ASTM D 6690 Type II was the most widely used sealant type and only Missouri and Indiana included emulsions in their specifications as crack sealing/filling materials; and (3) crack sealing/filling equipment availability and their maintenance were the biggest concerns.Based on the two-year experimental investigation, the crack sealing/filling was determined to be effective in preventing the occurrence of pavement surface crack distress. The crack sealing/filling was concluded to be effective in maintaining crack integrity and resisting sealant and filler deformations due to the seasonal crack movement. The routing was not determined to be effective in terms of the pavement performances. However, Adhesive/Cohesive/Spalling (ACS) failure results showed that the routed sections significantly outperformed the non-routed sections. In addition, the test results indicated that the ASTM 6690 Type II crack sealants performed relatively well in terms of pavement and crack performance. The correlation between the sealant performance grades and the pavement and crack performances with different types of sealants and fillers were poor and insignificant.The experimental results showed that the cracks on wet pavement treated with HAL had significantly higher bonding between the materials and asphalt pavement surface than the cracks treated with the conventional air compressor. Therefore, the incorporation of a hot air lance in the wet condition is recommended to extend the operable time and seasonal availability for crack filling and sealing construction (2070 and 2090 Activities).
Book Synopsis A Simple Test Procedure for Evaluating Low Temperature Crack Resistance of Asphalt Concrete by : Sang Soo Kim
Download or read book A Simple Test Procedure for Evaluating Low Temperature Crack Resistance of Asphalt Concrete written by Sang Soo Kim and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current means of evaluating the low temperature cracking resistance of HMA relies on extensive test methods that require assumptions about material behaviors and the use of complicated loading equipment. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a simple test method to directly measure the cracking resistance of hot mix asphalt under field-like conditions. A ring shape asphalt concrete cracking device (ACCD) was developed. ACCD utilizes the low thermal expansion coefficient of Invar steel to induce tensile stresses in a HMA sample as temperature is lowered. The results of the tests of the notched ring shaped specimens compacted around an ACCD Invar ring showed good repeatability with less than 1.0°C (1.8°F) standard deviation in cracking temperature. A laboratory validation indicated that ACCD results of five mixes correlate well with thermal stress restrained specimen test (TSRST) results with the coefficient of determination , r2 = 0.86. To prepare a sample and complete TSRST measurement, it takes minimum 2-3 days. For ACCD, two samples can be easily prepared and tested in a single day with a small test set-up. The capacity of ACCD can be increased easily with minimal cost to accommodate a larger number of samples. Among factors affecting the low temperature performance of HMA, the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of aggregate has been overlooked for years. A composite model of HMA is proposed to describe the low temperature cracking phenomenon. Due to the orthotropic and composite nature of asphalt pavement contraction during cooling, the effects of aggregate CTE is amplified up to 18 times for a typical HMA. Of 14 Ohio aggregates studied, the maximum and the minimum CTEs are 11.4 and 4.0 x 10-6/°C, respectively. During cooling, the contraction of Ohio aggregate with high CTE can double the thermal strain of asphalt binders in the asphalt mix and may cause asphalt pavement thermal cracking at warmer temperature.
