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GRANULAR OVERLAYS ON LOW-VOLUME ROADS IN WASHINGTON STATE: STRUCTURAL AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS

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00824552

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Abstract:

The granular overlay system is an alternative type of overlay for rehabilitating mostly low-volume, rural pavements. The overlay consists of a layer of densely compacted, crushed stone overlaid by a generally thin surface layer (either a bituminous surface treatment or asphalt concrete). The Washington State Department of Transportation continues to be interested in these roadways because performance has been better than expected with rehabilitation survival lives doubling from 7 to 14 years with the addition of granular overlays. Previous attempts to backcalculate layer moduli and understand the structural characteristics of granular overlays were limited because of uncertainties associated with layer thicknesses. With known layer thicknesses obtained from four sites, backcalculation of granular overlay pavements was possible. These moduli along with straightforward performance information are used to characterize granular overlays.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1778, Design and Rehabilitation of Pavements 2001.

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

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Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Uhlmeyer, J S
Mahoney, J P
Lovejoy, J S
Gibson, G E

Pagination:

p. 182-190

Publication Date:

2001

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1778
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309072425

Features:

Figures (2) ; References (15) ; Tables (5)

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Subject Areas:

Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods

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Created Date:

Feb 11 2002 12:00AM

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