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Pavement Distress SRF Consulting Group, Inc. Pavement DistressesFlexible Pavement Various Rating Manuals Pavement Rehabilitation: A Guide for Minnesota Cities and Counties MN LRRB Distress Identification for the Long Term Pavement Performance Program SHRP Identifying the Distress is the 1st Step in the Process Identifying Distresses Includes: Name Severity Amount “Rate what you see and not what you think.” Cracking Types Fatigue Thermal/Transverse Block Edge Longitudinal Reflection Slippage Fatigue Cracking Causes Insufficient strength End of pavement life Too heavy of loads Cures Remove and replace Mill and overlay Thermal Cracking (Transverse) Block Cracking Causes High Void Content Oxidative Hardening of the AC Thermal Cracking Cures Crack Filling/Sealing Seal Coat Full-Depth Reclamation Thick Overlay Edge Cracking Causes Soil Movement Beneath Pavement Cures Crack Filling/Sealing Full-Depth Reclamation Longitudinal Cracks Causes Low Temperatures Cures Crack Sealing Thick Overlay Reflective Cracking Causes Existing cracks or joints in the underlying structure Concrete slab movements Cures Crack Filling Extensive Pre-Overlay Repair Rubblizing Crack Seat Saw Seal Interlayer Slippage Cracking Description U-shaped cracks in areas of braking, turning, accelerating Causes Poor bond between asphalt surface and underlying layer Cures Crack Filling/Sealing Full-Depth Reclamation Surface Defects Rutting Shoving Bleeding Polished Aggregate Raveling Potholes Patching Rutting Causes Low Air Voids Asphalt content too high Smooth, Rounded Aggregate Excessive amounts of natural sand Excess Dust Cures Remove/Replace 100 mm (4 inches) Micro-surfacing Shoving Causes Unstable Mix Braking, stopping or accelerating traffic Slippage between layers Cures Remove and Replace Mill and Overlay Thick Overlay Bleeding Causes Too high asphalt content too rich a plant mix improperly constructed seal coat too heavy prime or tack coat Cures Sand blot Micro-surfacing Seal coat