Adequate quality of subgrade under patched areas can extend the service life of concrete pavements and reduce their maintenance costs. In this study, the performance of various subgrade stabilization scenarios was evaluated and compared with each other in a full-scale laboratory-based setup. For this purpose, a test box with the footprint of 6 × 6 ft and a height of 4 ft was constructed using C steel channels. The test box was used to investigate the effects of various types of soil stabilization methods, such as chemical (cement) stabilization, use of aggregate base course (ABC), geogrid (GG) and geotextile (GT) with ABC, GT with cement-stabilized soil, GT with in-situ compacted soil, flowable fill, and lean concrete. The test results showed that all stabilization techniques successfully improved the performance of the subgrade layer by decreasing the deformation under the fatigue loading representing a single axle load of 9,000 lbf/tire. The use of GT with aggregate-based layers was found to significantly reduce the amount of settlement. Subgrade layers stabilized with GG also experienced lower values of deformations compared with the unmodified (control) section. However, GG was not as effective as GT. The use of cement-treated aggregate and lean concrete reduced the deformations to negligible levels.


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    Title :

    Full-Scale Laboratory Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Subgrade Soil Stabilization Practices for Portland Cement Concrete Pavements Patching Applications


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


    Contributors:
    Behnood, Ali (author) / Olek, Jan (author)


    Publication date :

    2020-05-05




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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