Geo-Congress 2020
Effect of Paving Fabric on Reduction of Reflective Cracking
Publication: Geo-Congress 2020: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Special Topics (GSP 318)
ABSTRACT
The paving fabric, a stress-relieving interlayer, was used in this study to reduce reflective cracking. The mechanisms of reduction of reflective cracking through paving fabrics are stress relief and waterproofing. The nonwoven geotextiles are selected as paving fabrics in this experiment. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and performance of paving fabric on reduction of reflective cracking in the field. The twelve 150 m pavement sections of a four-lane highway were rehabilitated, and then monitored for seven years in the state of Mississippi. Another factor such as overlay thickness on long-term performance with paving fabric was also studied. The results indicated that the paving fabrics and thicker overlay thickness can significantly reduce the reflective cracks and delayed the cracks growth.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This paper is based on a research project sponsored by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA/MS-DOT-RD-16-184). The authors would like to express his sincere appreciation to Mr. William Barstis of the MDOT’s Research Division, for his contribution and constant encouragement. Ms. Cindy Smith of the MDOT’s Research Division coordinated several research tasks, and participated in many of the research meetings. Thanks are also extended to the MDOT districts engineers particularly Mr. Alan Cross for identifying a construction project and for sharing his experience with paving fabrics.
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Geo-Congress 2020: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Special Topics (GSP 318)
Pages: 418 - 425
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): 978-0-7844-8281-0
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© 2020 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 21, 2020
Published in print: Feb 21, 2020
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Building materials
- Continuum mechanics
- Cracking
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering materials (by type)
- Engineering mechanics
- Fabrics
- Field tests
- Fracture mechanics
- Geomaterials
- Geosynthetics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Infrastructure
- Material mechanics
- Material properties
- Materials engineering
- Pavement overlays
- Pavements
- Solid mechanics
- Stress (by type)
- Stress analysis
- Structural analysis
- Structural engineering
- Tests (by type)
- Thickness
- Transportation engineering
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