Effects of Seasonal Changes on Ride Quality at MnROAD

Status: Complete
Report Date: 07/21/2008

Summary:

Investigators found that frost heave, a common problem in winter weather, occurs less frequently and with less severity in thick pavements, in well-draining pavements and in those built over sand subgrades rather than clay subgrades.

Project Personnel:

Principal Investigator: Lev Khazanovich

Technical Liaison: Benjamin Worel

Project Coordinator: Cory Johnson

Panel Members:
Bernard Izevbekhai - Materials & Road Research
David Janisch - Materials & Road Research
Erland Lukanen - Materials & Road Research
Jill Thomas - MN Asphalt Pavement Association (MAPA)
Randal Barnes - U of M - Dept. of Civil Engineering
Thomas Burnham - Materials & Road Research

Final Deliverables:

Effects of Seasonal Changes on Ride Quality at MnROAD (Report #2008-23)
Effects of Seasonal Changes on Ride Quality at MnROAD (Research Summary)