00819971

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https://doi.org/10.3141/1755-10

http://scholar.google.com...ighe&publication_year=2001

Frost action is a major cause of pavement deterioration in cold climates. Thermal cracking, differential heaving, and loss of bearing capacity during spring thaw have often been mentioned as the main mechanisms involved. Frost heave observed on pavements built over frost-susceptible subgrades can reach 200 mm in the Canadian climatic context. The problem is mainly because frost heave is rarely uniform. As a result, pavements tend to become rough during winter. Research recently conducted at Laval University in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, has shown that winter roughness is related to the variability of subgrade-soil properties. A relationship between the variability of soil frost susceptibility and the ratio of winter and summer roughness has been developed. A new approach, based on the relationship, is proposed to help pavement designers to predict and mitigate winter roughness problems.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1755, Geology and Properties of Earth Materials 2001.

English

p. 90-96

2001

Transportation Research Record

0309072166

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Deterioration; Frigid regions; Frost action; Frost heaving soils; Frost susceptibility; Mathematical prediction; Pavement cracking; Pavements; Roughness; Subgrade (Pavements); Thaw

Canada

Data and Information Technology; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I42: Soil Mechanics

TRIS, TRB

Nov 8 2001 12:00AM

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• AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT OF TOTAL SUCTION CHARACTERISTICS IN HIGH-SUCTION RANGE: APPLICATION TO ASSESSMENT OF SWELLING POTENTIAL
• DEVELOPMENT OF DATABASE FOR LOUISIANA HIGHWAY BRIDGE-SCOUR DATA
• ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION MODEL FOR FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT DESIGN: AN ONTARIO EXAMPLE
• EVALUATING MOISTURE SENSORS AND MONITORING SEASONAL MOISTURE VARIATION IN LOW-VOLUME ROADS
• FORMAT FOR GEOTECHNICAL DATA EXCHANGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
• GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM-BASED EVALUATION OF GEOTECHNICAL BOREHOLE LOG QUALITY
• IMPLEMENTATION OF MINIATURE CONE PENETROMETER IN ROADWAY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
• INFLUENCE OF HIGHWAY RUNOFF CHEMISTRY, HYDROLOGY, AND RESIDENCE TIME ON NONEQUILIBRIUM PARTITIONING OF HEAVY METALS: IMPLICATIONS FOR TREATMENT AT THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER
• INTEGRATING SEISMIC AND DEFLECTION METHODS TO ESTIMATE PAVEMENT MODULI
• LONG-TERM STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF HYDRATED FLY-ASH ROAD BASES
• PROTOTYPE TIRE-SHRED EMBANKMENT CONSTRUCTION
• QUALITY ASSESSMENT DURING ROAD FORMATION AND FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION: USE OF FALLING-WEIGHT DEFLECTOMETER AND LIGHT DROP WEIGHT
• REAL-TIME EVALUATION OF SITE CHARACTERIZATION TO DIRECT AND CONCLUDE EXPLORATION
• SHEAR STRENGTH OF LARGE-SIZE SHREDDED SCRAP TIRES
• USER QUERY INTERFACE FOR THE DEEP-FOUNDATIONS LOAD-TEST DATABASE
• WETTING-INDUCED SETTLEMENT OF COMPACTED-FILL EMBANKMENTS