Rutting, Asphalt Mix-Design, and Proposed Test Road in Saudi Arabia
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Date of Original Version
1-1-1989
Abstract
The drastic change in traffic characteristics due to a crash development program in Saudi Arabia has introduced new forms of pavement distresses Rutting, which was virtually absent ten years ago, became the principal distress mode A feasibility study was performed on the Dhahran-Abqaiq road, which is experiencing a severe rutting problem, to formulate rehabilitation alternatives The comparative study indicates that the Hveem mix-design method gives relatively lower optimum binder content than the Marshall mix-design method and that some of the potential reasons for the rutting at the Dhahran-Abqaiq road were overasphalting, fine-graded mix, and poor quality control In addition, test results indicate that a sulfur-extended-asphalt mixture can be utilized for reducing the rutting problem, since it provided higher stability values Finally, to help solve the widespread rutting problem in Saudi Arabia, a decision was made to include test sections in the rehabilitation program of this road.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
ASTM Special Technical Publication
Volume
STP 1016
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Lee, Kang W., and Mohamad A. Al-Dhalaan. "Rutting, Asphalt Mix-Design, and Proposed Test Road in Saudi Arabia." ASTM Special Technical Publication STP 1016, (1989). doi: 10.1520/STP24559S.