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Reflective Cracking in Composite Pavements—A Case Study

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Testing and Characterization of Asphalt Materials and Pavement Structures (GeoChina 2018)

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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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Acknowledgements

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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  1. Guangxi Communications Investment Technology Co. Ltd., Nanning City, 530000, Guangxi Province, People’s Republic of China

    Rongyao Du

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  1. Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA

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  2. Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

    Rongqiao Xu

  3. National Central University , Taoyuan, Taiwan

    Shih-Huang Chen

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Du, R. (2019). Reflective Cracking in Composite Pavements—A Case Study. In: Zhang, K., Xu, R., Chen, SH. (eds) Testing and Characterization of Asphalt Materials and Pavement Structures. GeoChina 2018. Sustainable Civil Infrastructures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95789-0_14

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