ENHANCED PERFORMANCE OF ASPHALT PAVEMENTS USING GEOCOMPOSITES

Authors
AUSTIN RA GILCHRIST AJT
Citation
Ra. Austin et Ajt. Gilchrist, ENHANCED PERFORMANCE OF ASPHALT PAVEMENTS USING GEOCOMPOSITES, Geotextiles and geomembranes, 14(3-4), 1996, pp. 175-186
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Civil","Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Geotextiles and geomembranes → ACNP
ISSN journal
02661144
Volume
14
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
175 - 186
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-1144(1996)14:3-4<175:EPOAPU>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Geogrids have been extensively used to reinforce bituminous pavements and have been shown to provide considerable benefits to long-term pave ment performance. The paper describes the development and testing of a composite combining a stiff polypropylene geogrid with a geotextile, thus producing a material with the handling and installation benefits of a geotextile combined with the performance benefits of a stiff geog rid. A case study detailing the use of the composite reinforcement is also presented. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.