Shanghai’s Experience on Utilizing the Rubblization for Jointed Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 22, Issue 6
Abstract
As agencies continue looking for cost-effective methods to rehabilitate deteriorated jointed concrete pavement (JCP), rubblization using a resonant breaker has been experimented by the Shanghai Municipal Roadway Authority (SMRA). It was demonstrated that rubblization using a resonant breaker offers a viable option for the SMRA because the rubblized pavement sections have been performing very well with no visible distress. Based on field observation for a typical hot mix asphalt concrete (HMAC) overlay on a nonrubblized JCP, it was found the treatment normally would have reflective cracking for the same overlay thickness in the first three years. Besides the cost advantage over the reconstruction, a resonant breaker also had yielded the minimum disturbance during the rubblization. It was observed that it was very effective to use water during compaction on a rubblized JCP surface to improve compaction efficiency and to control dust. Furthermore, there is no need to apply a prime coat before the HMAC overlay, as there was no detrimental effect that could be identified. The average rubblized JCP moduli were found to be , which are within the range reported in the literature. It was believed that there were high possibilities to increase rubblized JCP moduli without sacrificing the performance by increasing the particle size, because a reduction of of HMAC was observed when rubblized JCP increased from at a subgrade modulus of and traffic of 30 million ESAL. However, further research is needed to optimize the rubblized JCP moduli in an attempt to reduce overlay thickness without creating reflective cracking.
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Received: Oct 11, 2007
Accepted: Apr 25, 2008
Published online: Dec 1, 2008
Published in print: Dec 2008
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