Long-Term Hydraulic Performance of Porous Asphalt Pavements in Northern Sweden
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 139, Issue 6
Abstract
The effect of clogging on the long-term infiltration capacity and porosity of two 18- and 24-year-old porous asphalts was examined by using replicate double-ring infiltrometer tests and analyzing asphalt core samples. Tests were carried out to see if high pressure washing and vacuum cleaning could restore the hydraulic performance. The infiltration capacity of the porous asphalts decreased substantially, primarily due to surficial clogging ( in Luleå, Sweden, and in Haparanda, Sweden, compared to initially ). In Luleå, washing and vacuum cleaning could partially restore the infiltration capacity (), but in Haparanda, no effect was measured. The porosity was constantly between 16 and 18%. The difference of the long-term behavior and effect of cleaning in Luleå and Haparanda is primarily attributable to different street maintenance, age, and winter maintenance (application of fine gravel and/or sand). Although the infiltration capacity in Luleå was far below initial values, the asphalt still has the capacity to infiltrate an intense design rainfall (100 year average return interval, 15 min duration), underlining that porous asphalt can be a resilient feature also under nonfavorable conditions.
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Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank Luleå municipality’s Street Department for their financial support of this study. We would also like to thank Magnus Bäckström, Jan Kangas, Christer Stenmark, Anders Stenlund, Patrik Lamberg, and Robert Ekholm for providing information about construction and maintenance of the two streets that were studied.
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Received: May 6, 2012
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Published online: May 15, 2013
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