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Highway Maintenance 2003
Highway Maintenance 2003
TYPES OF PAVEMENTS
DEFECTS IN FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS
TYPES OF FAILURES IN RIGID PAVEMENTS
PAVEMENT EVALUATION
OVERLAY DESIGN BY BENKELMAN BEAM
METHOD
PRICIPLES OF HIGHWAY FINANCING
Road Composition
Vehicle
Black Topping
Sub Base
450
Embankment
Ground Level
TYPES OF PAVEMENT STRUCTURE
Base course
Subbase course
Subgrade
RIGID PAVEMENT
high stiffness.
STRUCTURE
Surface course
Base course
Subbase course
Subgrade
Surface Course
layer in contact with traffic loads – quality material
It is meant to take the brunt of traffic wear and can be removed and
replaced as it becomes worn.
Intermediate/Binder Course. This layer provides the bulk of the HMA
Fine and short cracks at close intervals on 1. Insufficient bitumen, excessive filler or
the surface improper compaction
SYMPTOMS PROBABLE CAUSES
Alligator Crack
Cracks on a straight line along the road 1. Poor drainage, shoulder settlement,
weak joint between adjoining spreads of
pavement layers
SYMPTOMS PROBABLE CAUSES
Edge Cracks
Cracks near and parallel to pavement edge 1. Lack of support from shoulder, poor
drainage, frost heave, or inadequate
pavement width
SYMPTOMS PROBABLE CAUSES
Shrinkage Cracks
Sympathetic cracks over joints and cracks in Due to joints and cracks in the pavement
the pavement underneath layer underneath
Treatment:
1. Heavy channelised
traffic, inadequate
Longitudinal depression in compaction of pavement 1. Filling the depressions
the wheel track layers, poor stability of with premix material
pavement material
CORRUGATION
POSSIBLE TYPE OF
SYMPTOMS
TREATMENT
PROBABLE CAUSES
1. Presence of inadequate y
Localised shallow 1. Filling with premix
compacted pockets
depressions materials
STRIPPING
POSSIBLE TYPE OF
SYMPTOMS
TREATMENT
PROBABLE CAUSES
1. Use of hydrophilic
aggregate, inadequate
1. Spreading and
mix composition,
Seperation of bitumen from compacting heated sand
continuous contact with
aggregates in the presence of over the affected areain
water, poor bond
moisture the case of surface
between aggregate &
dressing
bitumen
RAVELLING
POSSIBLE TYPE OF
SYMPTOMS
TREATMENT
PROBABLE CAUSES
• following are the chief causes which would give rise to the different defects or
failures of cement concrete pavement:
1. soft aggregate
2. Poor workmanship in joint construction
3. Poor joint filler and sealer material
4. Poor surface finish
5. Improper and insufficient curing
Spalling
onset
PAVEMENT EVALUATION
period of time
The structural capacity of the pavement may be assessed by the load carried at a
specific deflection of the plate
Benkelman beam is the most commonly used as the measurement are simple
and easy
1. Visual rating
3. Roughness Measurements
Index
3. Roughness Measurement
The riding quality of pavement is determined by
In old pavements
Below 95 Excellent
95 to 119 Good
In new pavements
under load
The elastic deflection depends on various factors such as:
Drainage condition
Wheel load
Benkelman Beam
The benkelman beam measures the deflections under standard wheel load
conditions.
Two kinds of deflection measurements are possible:
2. local materials
3. wheel loads
4. costs etc.
OVERLAY DESIGN BY BENKELMAN BEAM
DEFLECTION STUDIES
A well compacted pavement section or one which has been well
conditions.
Two kinds of deflection measurements are possible:
1. Select 10 points along the outer wheel path (i.e., 60cm from the pavement edge)
2. Bring the rear dual wheel assembly of the truck over the marked point & insert
the probe of the beam between the dual wheels so that the probe is placed
exactly over the point where the deflection is to be measured.
3. A standard wheel load of 4085kg is used for the test, the tyre pressure being
5.6kg/cm2
4. The dial gauge reading is noted initially(D0) in the position described in step 2
5. The truck is driven forward at a slow speed an dial gauge readings D1 & D2 are
taken when the truck stops at 2.7m and 9m from the measuring point, and when
the rate or recovery is equal to .025mm per minute or less
D=(D0-D2)+K(D1-D2)
i.e., D=(D0-D2)+.0582(D1-D2)mm
HIGHWAY FINANCE
Basic principle in highway financing is that the funds spent on highways are
The payment for highway improvement is made from borrowed money and
this amount and the interests are re-paid from the future income.
Lect. Chinnu Anna Jacob
School of Architecture
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