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Accelerated pavement testing at the Louisiana Transportation Research Center has confirmed that a stone interlayer design reduces reflection cracking in flexible pavements on low-volume roads. Although the initial cost of constructing the low-volume pavement structure is higher, the life-cycle cost is lower because the design lasts longer than pavements constructed with conventional methods.

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English

p. 34-35

2004-7

TR News

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Accelerated tests; Base course (Pavements); Flexible pavements; Life cycle costing; Low volume roads; Reflection cracking; Soil cement

Stone interlayer

Louisiana

Design; Finance; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces

TRIS, TRB

Sep 21 2004 12:00AM

• DESIGNING A NEW VEHICLE FOR NATIONAL PARKS: LOW-FLOOR, ALTERNATIVE-FUEL BUS IN TESTING
• GUIDING TOURISTS TO AND THROUGH THE PARKS: STUDY ASSESSES TRAVELER INFORMATION NEEDS
• INTRODUCTION: TRANSPORTATION, NATIONAL PARKS, AND PUBLIC LANDS: DEFINING THE CHALLENGE, FOSTERING RESEARCH AND PARTNERSHIPS
• MAKING TRACKS IN WILDLIFE REFUGES
• POINT OF VIEW: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: THE PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE IN NATIONAL PARKS
• RIDING WITH JAMMERS
• SCHOLARS GROW IN THE NATIONAL PARKS
• TRANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIPS IN THE PARKS: COOPERATIVE INITIATIVES SERVE VISITORS, PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT
• TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES TAKE TO THE PARKS: CONTEXT-SENSITIVE INNOVATIONS IMPROVE AESTHETICS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND SAFETY
• TRB SPECIAL REPORT: A CONCEPT FOR A NATIONAL FREIGHT DATA PROGRAM