Strain Resistant, Extended Performance Pavements, an Alternate to Subdrainage

Deterioration or failure of pavement layers below the surface means pavement maintenance or rehabilitation costs will increase significantly. Moisture is one medium contributing to pavement deterioration. The effect can be countered by use of subdrainage systems. However, they increase pavement costs and are exhibiting their own maintenance needs. An alternate pavement type is the perpetual or strain resistant, extended performance pavement. This type of pavement uses a high binder, moisture and strain resistant hot mix asphalt (HMA) at the bottom of the pavement structure. Overlying layers are rut and fatigue resistant HMA mixtures. This study proposes construction of a strain resistant, extended performance pavement test section. Tests, including distress, FWD, smoothness and skid resistance, will be conducted on this test section on a periodic basis. Groups of in service pavements, both with and without subdrainage layers, will also be identified and evaluated for condition, structural capacity, smoothness and skid resistance. Performance of the strain resistant, extended performance pavement will be arrayed against that of the conventional pavements with and without subdrainage systems.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $225000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  State Study No. 217

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Mississippi Department of Transportation

  401 North West Street, P.O. Box 1850
  Jackson, MS  United States  39215-1850
• Project Managers:

  Whittington, Jordan

• Performing Organizations:

  Mississippi State University, Mississippi State

  P.O. Box 9542
  Mississippi State, MS  United States  39762
• Principal Investigators:

  White, Thomas

• Start Date: 20081001
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20120330
• Source Data: RiP Project 19430

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cracking; Deterioration; Failure; Hot mix asphalt; Pavement distress; Pavement layers; Pavement maintenance; Pavement performance; Research projects; Runoff; Subdrains
• Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Pavements; I30: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01459770
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Mississippi Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: State Study No. 217
• Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:12PM