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Title: GRANULAR OVERLAYS ON LOW-VOLUME ROADS IN WASHINGTON STATE: STRUCTURAL AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
Accession Number: 00824552
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available 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 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Uhlmeyer, J SMahoney, J PLovejoy, J SGibson, G EPagination: p. 182-190
Publication Date: 2001
Serial: ISBN: 0309072425
Features: Figures
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; References
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; Tables
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TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: 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
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Feb 11 2002 12:00AM
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