An Introduction to Pavement Design in Seasonal Frost Conditions (Street and Highway Engineering)

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and construction managers interested in design of pavement for streets, highways, airfields and parking lots in seasonal frost conditions. Here is what is discussed: 1. GENERAL 2. DEFINITIONS 3. FROST-SUSCEPTIBILITY CLASSIFICATION 4. ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF THICKNESS DESIGN 5. SELECTION OF DESIGN METHOD 6. LIMITED SUBGRADE FROST PENETRATION 7. REDUCED SUBGRADE STRENGTH 8. USE OF STATE HIGHWAY REQUIREMENTS 9. FREE-DRAINING MATERIAL DIRECTLY BENEATH BOUND BASE OR SURFACING LAYER 10. OTHER GRANULAR UNBOUND BASE COURSE 11. USE OF FL AND F2 SOILS FOR BASE MATERIALS 12. FILTER OR DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS 13. STABILIZERS AND STABILIZED LAYERS 14. STABILIZATION WITH LIME AND WITH LCF 15. STABILIZATION WITH PORTLAND CEMENT 16. STABILIZATION WITH BITUMEN 17. SUBGRADE REQUIREMENTS 18. OTHER MEASURES TO REDUCE HEAVE 19. PAVEMENT CRACKING ASSOCIATED WITH FROST HEAVE 20. CONTROL OF SUBGRADE AND BASE COURSE CONSTRUCTION 21. BASE COURSE CONSTRUCTION 22. COMPACTION 23. USE OF INSULATION MATERIALS IN PAVEMENTS

• | Author: J. Guyer
• | Publisher: Independently published
• | Publication Date: Jan 11, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 49 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1976872154
• | ISBN-13: 9781976872150