me 2 G.85" orl COMMON DISTRESSES FOR ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENTS Department of Public Works and Highways‘The most common distresses for asphalt concrete pavements, their possible causes, ang corresponding corrective measures are discussed hereunder. TYPE OF DISTRESS ‘DESCRIPTION POSSIBLE CAUSES ‘CORRECTIVE MEASURE |. Potholes 2. AMigator Cracking 7. Reflection cracking ~ Shoving is - Bow!shaped holes of various sizes in the pavement surface. ~ Interconnected cracks forming a series of or chicken wire. . ~The wearing away of the pavement surfice caused by the dislodging of aggregate panies, = Corrugation is a form of plastic movernent ‘ypitied by ripples (surface waves) across the pavement surface. 4 form of plastic movement resulting in localized bulging of the pavement = Longinudinal surface depression in the wheelpaths, + | The’ wpiatd movements in an asphalt pavement resulting in the formation of a film of aspbst on the surface. | ~ Chola inset cones oeiy eons at cocur oN pavement. fois Sa conrete - Weakness in the pavement resulting fromtto litle asphalt, ‘wo thin asphalt surface, failure of the base, Or poor drainage. ~ Excessive defection ofthe surfue over unstable (saturated) sub-grade or lower courses of the pavement end repeated ‘loads that exceed the load-carrying capacity of the pavement. = Lask of compaction, construction of a thin lit during cold |- ‘weather, diny or disintgrating aggregate, too litle asphalt in the mix, or overheating of the asphalt mix. ~ Lack of sbi of asphalt layers caused by 00 rich a shail | - otic of aration dorag pacing of mines wing imlsfed or cabeck aspiais = Consolidation or lateral movements under traffic in one or more of the underlying courses or displacement in the asphalt surface ayer itself. ~" Improperly constructed seal coat, 100 rich @ mix, andor too |- heavy a prime or tack coat, ~ Vertical or horizontal movemens in the pavement beneath the overlay, brought about by expansion and contraction with tompersmre or moisture changes; Joss of moisture in subgrades of high clay contents, ~ Tempondry repair throgh ing i wth «premixed asphalt patching material, Permanept repair through fling ft with new base and surface material - In cate ‘of sauated tutes. or sobgrade, remove the wet esigned overlay will correct the condition. ‘Surface treatment, such as seal coating (tem 303), surfuce dressing, thin overisying of Hem 310, SBST, DBST or SAMI (stess-absorbing membrane interlayer). If the corrugation has an aggregate base with a thin surface ‘treatment, Shoved areas must be removed and patched. + Level the pavement by filing the channels with hot plant- rmixed asphalt material. Follow with a chin asphalt plant- nix overly. Repeat eplton of ot snd ago rock severing 0 tveraspated surfaces shouldbe removed and replaced. Medium-sized cracks are cleaned, sealant applied, from the plant mix prior to asphat overlay or surface treatment ) [+ Orberwise, and if thére is medium to high severity spalling, the cracks should be repaired a5 1 patch.