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- Title
Shanghai’s Experience on Utilizing the Rubblization for Jointed Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation.
- Authors
Dar-Hao Chen; Qinlong Huang; Jianming Ling
- Abstract
As agencies continue looking for cost-effective methods to rehabilitate deteriorated jointed concrete pavement (JCP), rubblization using a resonant breaker has been experimented by the Shanghai Municipal Roadway Authority (SMRA). It was demonstrated that rubblization using a resonant breaker offers a viable option for the SMRA because the rubblized pavement sections have been performing very well with no visible distress. Based on field observation for a typical hot mix asphalt concrete (HMAC) overlay on a nonrubblized JCP, it was found the treatment normally would have reflective cracking for the same overlay thickness in the first three years. Besides the cost advantage over the reconstruction, a resonant breaker also had yielded the minimum disturbance during the rubblization. It was observed that it was very effective to use water during compaction on a rubblized JCP surface to improve compaction efficiency and to control dust. Furthermore, there is no need to apply a prime coat before the HMAC overlay, as there was no detrimental effect that could be identified. The average rubblized JCP moduli were found to be 1,323 to 1,375 MPa, which are within the range reported in the literature. It was believed that there were high possibilities to increase rubblized JCP moduli without sacrificing the performance by increasing the particle size, because a reduction of 200 mm of HMAC was observed when rubblized JCP increased from 345 to 3,445 MPa at a subgrade modulus of 138 MPa and traffic of 30 million ESAL. However, further research is needed to optimize the rubblized JCP moduli in an attempt to reduce overlay thickness without creating reflective cracking.
- Subjects
SHANGHAI (China); CHINA; CONCRETE pavements; CRACKING of concrete; CONCRETE construction deterioration; PAVEMENT maintenance &; repair
- Publication
Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 2008, Vol 22, Issue 6, p398
- ISSN
0887-3828
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3828(2008)22:6(398)