Revised Procedure for Pavement Design under Seasonal Frost Conditions.

Abstract

This report presents engineering guidance and design criteria for pavements at Army and Air Force facilities in seasonal frost areas. Design methods for controlling surface roughness and loss of subgrade strength during thawing petiods are provided. Criteria for using thermal insulating materials and membrane encapsulated soil layers in seasonal frost areas are presented. Six design examples are included. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA134480

Entities

People

  • Richard L. Berg
  • Thaddeus C. Johnson

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Civil Engineering
  • Compressive Strength
  • Construction
  • Design Criteria
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Granular Materials
  • Groundwater
  • Insulation
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Mechanics
  • North America
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Weather Stations

Readers

  • Pavement Materials Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics