Potential of South African road technology for application in China

dc.contributor.authorVisser, Alex T.
dc.contributor.emailalex.visser@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-25T10:32:02Z
dc.date.available2018-07-25T10:32:02Z
dc.date.issued2017-03-14
dc.description.abstractOne of the main problems with roads and highways in China is the reflection cracking caused by the cement stabilized subbase layers passing through the overlying asphaltic layers. The cracks permit the ingress of moisture which softens the layers below the subbase resulting in loss of support and accelerated breakdown of the subbase layer and reduction in the riding quality. The aim of this paper is to present the use of South African pavement design approach of deep structure and thin surfacing to overcome the existing problems. The deep pavement structure provides good long-term support and avoids the influence of moisture ingress, which means that only surfacing damage needs to be repaired. An unbound crushed stone base layer which is an integral component of the pavement structure limits reflection cracking. The paper first deals with the South African pavement design procedure and contrast this with the Chinese pavement design method. The inherent weaknesses of these methods are discussed and flowing from this discussion proposals for adapting the South African approach to China is presented. The resultant proposals have a high likelihood of success and will counteract the influences of extreme climate and rampant overloading that occurs on the Chinese roads.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentCivil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2018en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/locate/jtteen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVisser A.T. 2017, 'Potential of South African road technology for application in China', Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 113-117.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1671-1637 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.jtte.2017.03.004
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/65970
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherElsevieren_ZA
dc.rights© 2017 Periodical Offices of Chang'an University. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Owner. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).en_ZA
dc.subjectPavement designen_ZA
dc.subjectReflection cracken_ZA
dc.subjectPerformanceen_ZA
dc.subjectOverloadingen_ZA
dc.subjectDeep structureen_ZA
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-09
dc.subject.otherSDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
dc.titlePotential of South African road technology for application in Chinaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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