Structural characterization of asphalt concrete overlays placed on heavily trafficked concrete pavements
Title:
Structural characterization of asphalt concrete overlays placed on heavily trafficked concrete pavements
Author:
Carpenter, Samuel H. (Samuel Harley)
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
McLean, Va. : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Research and Development ; [Springfield, Va. : Available through the National Technical Information Service, 1993]
Physical Description:
vii, 107 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
General Note:
Cover title.
"December 1993."
"FHWA-RD-91-029."
Contents:
Introduction to premature deformation -- Failure theory application -- Field evaluation of mixture performance -- Laboratory evaluation -- Results and conclusions -- References.
Abstract:
This report presents the results of a study examining the structural characterization of mixes placed as overlays on portland cement concrete Interstate pavements and the problems associated with rapid deformation failure of these mixes. The study indicates that these mixes are subject to a more severe stress state than a mixture placed on a traditional flexible pavement structure. The differences arise from the pavement structure and construction practice differences between the two types of construction. An examination of failure theory indicates that the octahedral shear stress theory of failure can explain the development of premature deformation failure in these mixes.
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