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Cold inplace recycling of FAS 647, Thomas County, Kansas. Final report 1985-1992

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6735213
A study was undertaken between 1985 and 1992 to construct a cold inplace recycled bituminous pavement using three different asphalt additives. The three additives were ARA-1, RA-100 with kerosene, and a product known as Gas/oil. Using these products three different test sections were completed in 1985 and monitored for rutting and cracking for approximately 6 years. The project starts approximately two miles south of Gem, Kansas (secondary road in Thomas County) and extends back north for six miles. In 1988 a maintenance overlay was applied to all of the project to correct the rutting that had developed in the cold recycle sections. The project was monitored further for another three years but no major problems developed in the sections. Wheelpath rutting has not returned and the ride is still satisfactory. Cost data was accumulated but the life of each section could not be established. The report concluded that wheelpath rutting was experienced in all of the three cold recycle sections within three years after construction. The deepest wheelpath rutting occurred in the ARA-1 section, but it also had the least cracking. The section with the gas/oil was the least expensive, and the RA-100 (with 25 percent kerosene) section exhibited the most cracking.
Research Organization:
Kansas Dept. of Transportation, Topeka, KS (United States). Bureau of Materials and Research
OSTI ID:
6735213
Report Number(s):
PB-93-136703/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English