Reflective Cracking in Composite Pavements—A Case Study
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Abstract
In this study, ten sections of different composite pavement structures in southern China were tested. Study in fields included distress survey, characteristic of reflective cracks with drilled core, and Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) testing. The Top-down crack was found, and the thick overlay and SMA pavement was found to be favorable to control the reflective cracks.
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The work was supported by the Guangxi Transportation Science and Technology Fund Project of China (Grant Nos. GNGKJGC2014-010), the Nanning City Science and Technology Fund Project of Guangxi, China (Grant Nos. 20171002-2).
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