Geo-Congress 2020
Continuous Compaction Control Measurements for Quality Assurance in Conjunction with Light Weight Deflectometer Target Modulus Values
Publication: Geo-Congress 2020: Modeling, Geomaterials, and Site Characterization (GSP 317)
ABSTRACT
The development of mechanistic-empirical pavement design has increased demand for measuring performance-related soil properties during earthwork construction. Tools such as the light weight deflectometer (LWD) allow for quantification of the stiffness of subgrade materials during construction. However, a major limitation of the LWD is its inability to provide subgrade stiffness information over the entire project site. The development of continuous compaction control (CCC) has provided the ability to collect near continuous measurements of compaction effort information during the compaction process through the instrumentation of compaction rollers. In this study, LWD and CCC measurements (compactometer value, CMV) were collected during active construction of a roadway. Target modulus values from LWD measurements were determined utilizing AASHTO TP 123-17 to indicate passing and failing LWD tests collected in the field. This study examined general trends between recorded localized CMV measurements and local passing and failing LWD measurements, to assess the utility of CMV as a quality assurance tool for earthwork construction.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this chapter.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This material is based upon work supported by the Mid-Atlantic Transportation Sustainability Transportation Center under Grant No. DTRT13-G-UTC33. The authors would also like to thank the Delaware Department of Transportation (especially James Pappas) and Greggo & Ferrara, Inc (especially Nicholas Ferrara III and R. David Charles) for facilitating access to the project site during the duration of this study.
REFERENCES
AASHTO (2008). “Mechanistic–Empirical Pavement Design Guide A Manual of Practice.” American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials, Washington, D.C.
AASHTO T99-18 (2018). “Standard Method of Test for Moisture- Density Relations of Soils Using a 2.5-kg (5.5-lb) Rammer and a 305-mm (12-in.) Drop.” American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials, Washington, D.C.
AASHTO T307-99 (2017). “Standard Method of Test for Determining the Resilient Modulus of Soils and Aggregate Materials.” American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials, Washington, D.C.
AASHTO TP123-17 (2017). “Laboratory Determination of Target Modulus Using Light-Weight Deflectometer (LWD) Drops on Compacted Proctor Mold.” American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials, Washington, D.C.
ASTM D698-12 (2012). “Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Standard Effort (12,400 ft-lbf/ft3(600 kN-m/m3)).” Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 04.08, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA.
ASTM D1557-12 (2012). “Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Modified Effort (56,000 ft-lbf/ft3(2,700 kN-m/m3)).” Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 04.08, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA.
ASTM D2216-10 (2010). “Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass.” Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 04.08, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA.
ASTM E2583-07 (2007). “Standard Test Method for Measuring Deflections with a Light Weight Deflectometer (LWD).” Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 04.03, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA.
Baker, W. J. and Meehan, C. L. (2019). “Preliminary Results from a Continuous Compaction Control Data Set Recorded During Active Earthwork Construction.” 2019 ASCE Geo-Congress, Eighth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, March 24-27, 2019, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Cai, H., Kuczek, T., Dunston, P. S., and Li, S. (2017). “Correlating Intelligent Compaction Data to In Situ Soil Compaction Quality Measurements.” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(8), 1-8.
DelDOT (2016). “Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction.” Prepared by The State of Delaware Department of Transportation, Jennifer Cohan and Robert McCleary, August.
Goh, A. T. C. and Goh, S. H. (2007). “Support Vector Machines: Their Use in Geotechnical Engineering As Illustrated Using Seismic Liquefaction Data.” Computers and Geotechnics, 34(5), 410-421.
Imran, S. A., Barman, M., Commuri, S., Zaman, M., and Nazari, M. (2018). “Artificial Neural Network-Based Intelligent Compaction Analyzer for Real-Time Estimation of Subgrade Quality.” International Journal of Geomechanics, 18(6), 1-14.
Meehan, C. L. and Tehrani, F. S. (2011). “A Comparison of Simultaneously Recorded Machine Drive Power and Compactometer Measurements.” Geotechnical Testing Journal, 34(3), 208-218.
Meehan, C. L., Tehrani, F. S., and Vahedifard, F. (2012). “A Comparison of Density-Based and Modulus-Based In Situ Test Measurements for Compaction Control.” Geotechnical Testing Journal, 35(3), 387-399.
Meehan, C. L., Cacciola, D. V, Tehrani, F. S., and Baker, W. J. (2017). “Assessing Soil Compaction Using Continuous Compaction Control and Location-Specific In Situ Tests.” Automation in Construction, 73, 31-44.
Mooney, M. A. and Miller, P. K. (2009). “Analysis of Lightweight Deflectometer Test Based on In Situ Stress and Strain Response.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 135(2), 199-208.
Mooney, M.A., Rinehart, R., Facas, N., Musimbi, O., White, D., and Vennapusa, P. (2010). “Intelligent Soil Compaction Systems”. NCHRP Report 676, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C.
Rinehart, R., Mooney, M., Facas, N., and Musimbi, O. (2012). “Examination of Roller-Integrated Continuous Compaction Control on Colorado Test Site.” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2310(1), 3-9.
Proctor, R. R. (1933). “Fundamental Principles of Soil Compaction.” Engineering News Record, Vol. III. New York
Schwartz, C.W., Afsharikia, Z., and Khosravifar, S. (2017). “Standardizing Light Weight Deflectometer Modulus Measurements for Compaction Quality Assurace.” Final Research Report to Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration. Baltimore, Maryland.
Stamp, D. H. and Mooney, M. A. (2013). “Influence of Lightweight Deflectometer Characteristics on Deflection Measurement.” Geotechnical Testing Journal, 36(2), 216-226.
Thurner, H. and Sandström, Å. (1980). “A New Device for Instant Compaction Control.” Proceedings, International Conference on Compaction, Vol. 2, Association des Anciens, Paris, 611-614.
Timoshenko, S. and Goodier, J. N. (1951). Theory of Elasticity, McGraw-Hill, New York.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Geo-Congress 2020: Modeling, Geomaterials, and Site Characterization (GSP 317)
Pages: 368 - 376
Editors: James P. Hambleton, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Roman Makhnenko, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Aaron S. Budge, Ph.D., Minnesota State University, Mankato
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8280-3
Copyright
© 2020 American Society of Civil Engineers.
History
Published online: Feb 21, 2020
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Business management
- Compacted soils
- Construction engineering
- Construction management
- Construction sites
- Design (by type)
- Earthwork
- Engineering fundamentals
- Geomechanics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Gravels
- Highway and road design
- Infrastructure
- Management methods
- Pavement condition
- Pavement deflection
- Pavement design
- Pavements
- Practice and Profession
- Quality control
- Sight distances
- Soil mechanics
- Soil modulus
- Soil properties
- Soils (by type)
- Transportation engineering
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.