2012 NCAT Pavement Test Track Pavement Preservation Study

RMW Pavement Preservation Partnership Meeting

October 8, 2013

Mary Robbins

Pavement Preservation

“A program employing a network level, long-term strategy that enhances pavement performance by using an integrated, cost-effective set of practices that extend pavement life, improve safety and meet motorist expectations”

- FHWA Pavement Preservation Expert Task Group

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Pavement Preservation

“A program employing a network level, long-term strategy that enhances pavement performance by using an integrated, cost-effective set of practices that extend pavement life, improve safety and meet motorist expectations”

- FHWA Pavement Preservation Expert Task Group

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2012 Preservation Group (PG) Study

• Quantify life extending benefit of study treatments

– Time/traffic to return to pretreatment condition(s)

– Test sections on the Track and Lee Road 159

• Sampling/testing for construction quality

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PG Sections on Lee Road 159

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Asphalt Plant

Martin Marietta Quarry

• Low ADT roadway

• Very high % trucks

• Load data provided by quarry and asphalt plant

• No traffic control needed for data collection

Lee Road 159

Final 159 Treatment Layout

• Preventive maintenance

• Routine maintenance

• Minor rehabilitation

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L11 Lee Road 159

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Lee Road 159 Construction

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Inbound Thinlays

EAP

100% Foamed Inlay

Lanford Brothers

7/17

FiberMat Strawser

8/28

Outbound ultra thin bonded Astec Spray Paver

Sept Aug Oct Jul

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Chip & Scrub Seals Microsurface

Vance Brothers

Rates Checked Prior to Placement

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Actual Rates Verified During Placement

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Lee Road 159 Pavement Preservation Experiment

to Reduce the Cost to Maintain Your Roads

Funding Provided by: Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina,

Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and FP2 via Auburn University and the Lee County Commission

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L1 – Rejuvenating Fog Seal

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L2 – FiberMat Chip Seal

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L3 – Untreated Control

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L4 – Untreated Control

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L5 – Crack Sealing

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L6 – Chip Seal

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L7 – Chip Seal with Crack Sealing

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L8 – Triple Layer Chip Seal

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L9 – Double Layer Chip Seal

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L10 – Cape Seal (Micro Surface on Chip Seal)

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L11 – Micro Surface

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L12 – Micro Surface with Crack Sealing

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L13 – Double Layer Micro Surface

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L14 – Micro Surface on FiberMat

(FiberMat Cape)

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L15 – Micro Surface on Scrub Seal (Scrub Cape)

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L16 – Scrub Seal

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L17 – Subsection Distress Data

Demonstration

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L18 – Thin HMA Overlay on FiberMat

(HMA Cape)

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L19 – Thin HMA Overlay

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L20 – Thin HMA Overlay on

100% RAP Mix Base

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L21 – Polymer Thin HMA Overlay

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L22 – Bonded Thin HMA Overlay

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L23 – 50% RAP Thin HMA Overlay

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L24 – 5% RAS Thin HMA Overlay

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L25 – HiMA Thin HMA Overlay

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159 Testing Overview • Weekly

– ARAN Van (rutting, roughness, texture)

– Video for crack mapping

– Visual inspections with notes/pictures

• Monthly

– Wet ribbed surface friction

– Subgrade moisture readings

– Falling weight deflectometer (FWD)

• Other

– Ground penetration radar (GPR)

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Lee 159

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Crack Maps

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PG Study Implementable Findings

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PG Study Implementable Findings

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PG Study Implementable Findings

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PG Study Implementable Findings

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www.pavetrack.com

Questions ?

Dr. Mary M. Robbins Assistant Research Professor

277 Technology Parkway

Auburn, AL 36830

Phone: (334) 844-7303

Cell: (334) 750-2076

Email: mmr0001@auburn.edu