Assessment of Asphalt Interlayer Designed on Jointed Concrete, InTrans Project 13-475, 2014

(2014) Assessment of Asphalt Interlayer Designed on Jointed Concrete, InTrans Project 13-475, 2014. Transportation, Department of

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Abstract

Reflective cracking in hot mix asphalt (HMA) overlays has been a common cause of poor pavement performance in Iowa for many years. Reflective cracks commonly occur in HMA overlays when deteriorated portland cement concrete is paved over with HMA. This results in HMA pavement surfaces with poor ride quality and increased transportation maintenance costs. To delay the formation of cracks in HMA overlays, the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) has begun to implement a crack-relief interlayer mix design specification. The crack-relief interlayer is an asphalt-rich, highly flexible HMA that can resist cracking in high strain loading conditions. In this project, the field performance of an HMA overlay using a one inch interlayer was compared to a conventional HMA overlay without an interlayer. Both test sections were constructed on US 169 in Adel, Iowa as part of an Iowa DOT overlay project. The laboratory performance of the interlayer mix design was assessed for resistance to cracking from repeated strains by using the four-point bending beam apparatus. An HMA using a highly polymer modified binder was designed and shown to meet the laboratory performance test criteria. The field performance of the overlay with the interlayer exceeded the performance of the conventional overlay that did not have the interlayer. After one winter season, 29 percent less reflective cracking was measured in the pavement section with the interlayer than the pavement section without the interlayer. The level of cracking severity was also reduced by using the interlayer in the overlay.

Item Type: Departmental Report
Keywords: Asphalt mixtures; Cracking; Pavement design; Pavement interlayers; Portland cement concrete; Service life, asphalt interlayer; jointed concrete pavement; pavement fatigue; polymer modified binder; reflective cracking
Subjects: Transportation > Pavements
Transportation > Pavements > Concrete
Transportation
Transportation > Roads and highways
Transportation > Research
Transportation > Research > Concrete
Transportation > Maintenance and preservation
ID Code: 19041
Deposited By: Iowa DOT Library
Deposited On: 12 Mar 2015 15:54
Last Modified: 25 Mar 2015 19:12
URI: https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/19041