Regional Conference on Permafrost 2021 and the 19th International Conference on Cold Regions Engineering
Developing Pavement Performance Prediction Models Using Rutting Criteria for a Cold Region Environment
Publication: Permafrost 2021: Merging Permafrost Science and Cold Regions Engineering
ABSTRACT
Maintenance and rehabilitation of roadway pavements in Alaska’s south central and south coast regions are triggered by rutting based on the FHWA threshold of 0.5 in. (12.7 mm) used by Alaska DOT&PF. This leads to short pavement life due to a relatively high rut rate caused by studded tire use during wintertime. Research into the overall rut in these regions shows insignificant rutting from truck traffic. Average pavement resurfacing life in these regions, when considering the effects of rutting, is seven to nine years for freeways and higher for other road classes. This represents about half of the expected design life for principle arterials. Establishing a prediction models that considers the overall rutting will allow agencies to incorporate these models in their pavement management system (PMS). Using rutting and age as the dependent and independent variables, respectively, two models were developed, one for interstate pavements and another for other principal arterial pavements.
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Acknowledgments
The authors of this paper are grateful for AKDOT&PF, Pavement Management Preservation Office personnel for providing the data and passing feedback to the research team on the proposed measures used in this research.
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Permafrost 2021: Merging Permafrost Science and Cold Regions Engineering
Pages: 214 - 226
Editor: Jon Zufelt, Ph.D., HDR Alaska
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8358-9
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Published online: Oct 21, 2021
Published in print: Oct 21, 2021
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