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Reflective Cracking Studies at
Virginia’s Accelerated Loading
Facility
Benjamin Bowers, PhD, PE
VAA 2017 Fall Asphalt Conference
October 2, 2017
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Outline
• Interest in reflective crack mitigation
• Recent research experience
• Overview of Virginia’s APT– Why APT?
– Instrumentation
• Trial asphalt mixes
• Expected outcomes
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The problem
• Reflective cracking over jointed
concrete is a major problem in VA
• Many major thoroughfares = no
reconstruction
• Overlays often 1.5 - 4 in thick
• In some cases cracks propagate after
only 1 year
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VTRC / VDOT’s Approach
• Ideal solution will:– Be applicable in many situations
– Can be specified without sole source procurement
– Limit changes to construction practice
– Fall within normal QC/QA practices
• What forms may this come in?– Modified binders
– Mix additives
– Interlayers
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Recent Research Experience
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Recent Research Experience
• Use of highly modified (HP) binders (~7.5% SBS)
• HP Phase II project – Overlay Jointed Concrete– Comparing different HP mix types
• SM-9.0 – NOVA District (I-95)
• SMA-9.5 – NOVA District (I-95)
Richmond District (I-95)
• SM-12.5 – NOVA District (I-95, I-495)
– Many lessons learned
– Material is performing very well
• What mix type is most effective?
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Overlay Test
• Higher = better
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A B C D E F G H I
HP SM-9.0 Control SM-12.5 HP SM-12.5 Control SMA HP SMA
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Semi-Circular Bend (I-FIT)
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What does it
mean?
• Crack tests correspond
• HP outperforms control
in most cases
• HP SMA general
performs better than
dense graded mix
• Will this hold true in the
field?
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SM-12.5
• I-95 MM 148.09-151.94
• Two winters, some cracks appearing
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SMA-9.5
• I-95 SB MM 159.2-161.34
• Most issues relate to need for HP-SMA best practices
• Fewer cracks
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Other ongoing studies
• Examining paving fabrics– Trial sections placed in York County over jointed concrete with
existing asphalt overlay
• Fiber interlayers– Project in planning phase
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Accelerated Pavement Testing
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Accelerated Pavement Testing
• A means to study pavement performance– Under controlled conditions, more rapidly
– Less risk to traveling public/agency
– Simulate loading and temperature
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Testing Relationship
Empirical
Chemical
Tests
Mechanical
Tests
APT
Field Trials
Long-term
Performance
SN = a1D1 + a2D2 + … anDn
Time to test
Co
nfidence
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VTRC/VDOT and VTTI
Dynatest HVS, Mark VI
With 6m extension beam
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HVS, Mark VI
• Test length (constant wheel speed)– 25 feet to 45 feet (with extension) – run in “short mode”
• Loads applied – Up to 22.5 kips– Usually we use 9, 12, and maybe 15 kips
• Passes per day– 6,000 unidirectional per day is typical (up to 7,000+)
• Investment– About $3 million for the machine
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• Lanes 1 & 2– Different overlays on CCPR
base
• Lanes 3 & 4– Study of mix design
parameters (gyration levels)
• Lanes 5 & 6– Reflective cracking study
Lane 6 Lane 5 Lane 4 Lane 3 Lane 2 Lane 1
6"
Compacted
Aggregate
(21B)
3" Surface
Asphalt
65 gyr
Compacted
Subgrade
(CBR 7.5)
Compacted
Subgrade
(CBR 7.5)
Compacted
Subgrade
(CBR 7.5)
6"
Compacted
Aggregate
(21B)
Compacted
Subgrade
(CBR 7.5)
Surface
Asphalt Surface
Asphalt
Cold
Recycled
Asphalt
Cold
Recycled
Asphalt
Intermed
Asphalt
Intermed
Asphalt
6"
Compacted
Aggregate
(21B)
6"
Compacted
Aggregate
(21B)
3" SMA 3" SMA
8" jointed
concrete
3" Surface
Asphalt
50 gyr
8" jointed
concrete
6"
Compacted
Aggregate
(21B)
6"
Compacted
Aggregate
(21B)
Compacted
Subgrade
(CBR 7.5)
Compacted
Subgrade
(CBR 7.5)
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Instrumentation
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Asphalt layer 1
Asphalt layer 2
Aggregate Base
Subgrade
Pressure Cell
Horizontal Asphalt Strain Gauge
Rut profiler
25-45 ft
Temperature Probe
Multi-Depth Deflectometer
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Rut profile
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65 gyration
50 gyration
9,000 lbs
12,000 lbs
15,000 lbs
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Hardened
asphalt binder
with a soil nail
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Reflective Cracking Study
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Concrete Slabs
• Specifications– 8 in. thick
– 10 ft wide
– 300 ft long
– 10 ft saw cut joints
• Placed on top of ~1
in of SM-9.5
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Slab layout
• Series of 10x10-ft slabs
• Overlay with experimental mix
0-ft 100-ft
10-ft
L
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L
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Section 1
• Place instrumentation
• Pave with control or experimental mixture
0-ft 100-ft
10-ft
L
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L
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Section 1
• Loaded wheel influences ~6 joints
• Joints are considered replicates
0-ft 100-ft
10-ft
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L
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Section 2
0-ft 100-ft
10-ft
Load induced cracking
• After lane cracks, move to the next lane
L
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L
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Section 2
• After total sections both lanes crack, compare!
0-ft 100-ft
10-ft
Load induced cracking
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How will we control cracking?
• Environmental effects– Temperature control (~40F with a/c and heating)
– When not being tested, will be covered with concrete blanket to
reduce UV and slab movement
• Vertical slab movement– Loading will be ramped up
– 4.5-kip, 9-kip, 12-kip, etc.
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How will we instrument?
• Strain gauges will be used to monitor slab movement
• Cracks will be tracked using high definition camera
• Crack maps will be generated and tracked with paint
• Falling weight deflectometer used before and after
testing to measure slab deflections
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Test
• 3” SMA-12.5 with PG64E-22 binder (control)
• 3” SMA-12.5 (control) + fiber reinforcing additive
• 3” SMA-12.5 + High Polymer
• 1” Interlayer + 3” SMA-12.5 (control)
• Future…– Cold Central Plant Recycled (CCPR) mix + SMA?
– Saw-and-seal?
– Your idea?
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Expected outcomes
• Identify the most promising reflective crack mitigation
treatments
• Establish APT method for testing future innovations in
reflective crack mitigation
• Provide implementable results and recommendations to
VDOT