NTL Record

Title Rehabilitation of Asphalt Concrete Pavements: Initial Evaluation of the SPS-5 Experiment
Record ID 55415
Personal Name
Creator
Von Quintus, Harold L.; Simpson, Amy L.; Eltahan, Ahmad A.
Personal Name
Contributor
Richter, Cheryl Allen
Corporate Creator United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Engineering Research and Development
Corporate
Contributor
Fugro-BRE, Inc.; Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Engineering Research and Development
Publication Date 20060701
Language English
Abstract The SPS-5 experiment, entitled Rehabilitation of Asphalt Concrete Pavements, is one of the key experiments of the TPP program. The objective of this experiment is to determine the relative influence and long-term effectiveness of different rehabilitation techniques (including overlay thickness, material, and surface preparation) and site conditions (traffic, pre-existing pavement condition, and climatic factors) on performance. This report documents the first comprehensive review and evaluation of data completeness and availability from the SPS-5 experiment. Eighteen SPS-5 projects have been identified. At each site there are nine core test sections. Some SPS-5 projects also have various supplemental sections. 210 test sections are included in the SPS-5 experiment. The data availability and completeness were good overall for the SPS-5 experiment with two exceptions: traffic and materials test data. These data deficiencies need to be addressed before a comprehensive analysis of the SPS-5 experiment is conducted. Both of these data elements must be collected in order for the SPS-5 experiment to meet the expectations for calibrating and validating mechanistic models. The majority of the SPS-5 data that were collected were at level E. Required experiment design factors were compared with the actual experiment design for the large majority of the design factors and can be characterized as good to excellent when comparing designed versus constructed. One project had yet to be constructed and materials testing and data processing still needed to be completed.
Rosap ID dot:41657
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41657
TRT Terms Asphalt concrete pavements; Rehabilitation; Pavement performance
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1036456
Contract Number DTFH61-96-C-00003
Report Number FHWA-RD-01-168
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/55000/55400/55415/01168.pdf
Alternative URL https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastructure/pavements/pccp/01168/index.cfm
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository