Port of Houston Barbours Cut Terminal Pavement Study
Publication: Ports '01: America's Ports: Gateway to the Global Economy
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As part of the overall master plan scope of work for the Barbours Cut Terminal (BCT) requested by the Port of Houston Authority (PHA) a pavement study was conducted. The paper will present the destructive and non destructive investigation testing performed, the analysis and design methodology for each pavement type and operational area, evaluation of pavement distress causes for each type of pavement, selection of pavement section for each operational area and life cycle analysis. The investigation included destructive and non-destructive testing to evaluate the residual properties of existing pavement. Visual inspections were used to establish the extent of pavement distress. Review of construction drawings and thirty 4-inch cores were used to establish existing pavement thickness. Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) testing was conducted in Terminals 1 through 5, the Ro/Ro Terminal and along the wharf. The FWD results were analyzed to determine structural properties of the pavement material.
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© 2001 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Business management
- Construction materials
- Design (by type)
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering materials (by type)
- Field tests
- Gravels
- Highway and road design
- Hydraulic engineering
- Hydraulic structures
- Infrastructure
- Life cycles
- Material mechanics
- Material properties
- Materials engineering
- Nondestructive tests
- Pavement condition
- Pavement design
- Pavements
- Ports and harbors
- Practice and Profession
- Sight distances
- Tests (by type)
- Transportation engineering
- Water and water resources
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