Investigation of an alternative gravel roads rejuvenation method

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dc.contributor.advisor Charles T. Jahren
dc.contributor.author Zhang, Ziliang
dc.contributor.department Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
dc.date 2018-08-11T14:51:29.000
dc.date.accessioned 2020-06-30T02:55:27Z
dc.date.available 2020-06-30T02:55:27Z
dc.date.copyright Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 UTC 2014
dc.date.embargo 2001-01-01
dc.date.issued 2014-01-01
dc.description.abstract <p>Aggregate surfaced roads become coarser and coarser after a few years of service due to an inherent problem--dust emission. Fine aggregate in the surfacing material is kicked up by passing traffic and blown away as dust. One of the alternative rejuvenation methods is to replenish the missing fines to restore the gradation and plasticity of the in-situ material. Savings in the material and cost could, in return, benefit the environment and financial condition of the jurisdiction. Control and experimental test sections were established in three counties in Minnesota. Performance of test sections were assessed, which included monitoring of cross section profile change, gravel loss and loose aggregate measurements, gravel road condition rating, International Roughness Index, field observation, etc. Experimental sections in Jackson County did not perform satisfactory. However, one of the test sections in Beltrami Counties performed favorably well. A five-year cycle benefit-cost analysis revealed that a 20 percent of cost savings is also achievable in that particular sections. Another trial performed in Olmsted County is also included in this paper. The trial tested if the modified Class 5 Limestone Aggregate is appropriate for gravel road surfacing.</p>
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dc.identifier archive/lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/14255/
dc.identifier.articleid 5262
dc.identifier.contextkey 7839048
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.31274/etd-180810-3806
dc.identifier.s3bucket isulib-bepress-aws-west
dc.identifier.submissionpath etd/14255
dc.identifier.uri https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/28441
dc.language.iso en
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dc.subject.disciplines Civil Engineering
dc.subject.keywords Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering and Management)
dc.subject.keywords Civil Engineering
dc.subject.keywords Construction Engineering and Management
dc.subject.keywords Dust Emission
dc.subject.keywords Gravel Roads
dc.subject.keywords Loose Aggregate
dc.subject.keywords Rejuvenation
dc.title Investigation of an alternative gravel roads rejuvenation method
dc.type article
dc.type.genre thesis
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.level thesis
thesis.degree.name Master of Science
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