This study examines the effectiveness of HMA overlay design strategies for the purpose of controlling the development of reflective cracking. A parametric study was conducted using a 3D Finite Element (FE) model of a rigid pavement section including Linear Viscoelastic (LVE) material properties for the Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) overlay and non-uniform tire-pavement contact stresses. Several asphalt...

This project documents the impact of a porous asphalt overlay on the quality of highway stormwater runoff. A porous asphalt overlay, also known as a permeable friction course (PFC) or open graded friction course (OGFC), is a layer of porous asphalt approximately 50 mm thick which is often applied on top of conventional asphalt highways to enhance safety and reduce noise. The quality of stormwat...

Historically, research has shown that it is neither physically possible nor economically feasible to construct an asphalt concrete pavement surface that provides skid resistance at an adequate level throughout the pavement's service life. Consequently, engineers utilize a seal coat maintenance technique as one way of improving friction performance on roadways. This maintenance technique consist...

This study investigated the effect of high asphalt binder replacement for a low N-design asphalt mixture including RAP and RAS on performance indicators such as permanent deformation, fracture, fatigue potentials, and stiffness, was studied. An experimental program included complex modulus, fracture, overlay reflective cracking resistance, wheel track permanent deformations, and push-pull fatig...

an experimental program was conducted to determine the effects of geosynthetic reinforcement on mitigating reflection cracking in asphalt overlays. the objectives of this study were to asses the effects of geosynthetics inclusion and its placement location on the accumulation of permanent deformation. to simulate an asphalt pavement overlaid on top of a crack in a concrete or asphalt pavement, ...

Reinforcement using an interlayer system has been demonstrated for more than four decades as a multi-purpose solution to improve performance, to extend service life and thus to reduce maintenance costs of road pavements. Among a large number of existing interlayer systems, glass fiber grids have shown effective use in pavement reinforcement with a hot mix asphalt overlay. Recently they have rec...

Rubblization is considered one of the sustainable surface preparation techniques before placing a hot mix asphalt (HMA) overlay that involves breaking the concrete pavement into pieces. The design of the structural overlay thickness for rubblized projects is difficult as the resulting structure is neither a true rigid pavement nor a true flexible pavement. The most important aspect of the desig...

Bond strength between two layers of hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavement is a major issue. Poor bond may be attributed to the premature fatigue failure, top down cracking, slippage cracks in the surface layer, and also difficulty in compaction due to insufficient shear strength. A thin and uniform application of emulsified asphalt or tack coat ensures a good bond between the existing surface and the ...

Pavement systems have significant impacts on the environment and economy due to large material consumption, energy input, and capital investment. To evaluate the sustainability of rigid pavement overlay designs, an integrated life cycle assessment and life cycle cost analysis model was developed to calculate the environmental impacts and costs of overlay systems resulting from material producti...

The Fremont Bridge is steel tied arch bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. It carries traffic on Interstate 405 and US Highway 30 between downtown and north Portland. . The bridge was constructed in 1973, and the paving on the original steel deck consisted of epoxy asphalt concrete followed by an asphalt concrete overlay. The pavement performed for nearly 40 years before it nee...