Abstract
The use of construction and demolition waste (CDW) aggregates in unbound road pavement layers is increasing. However, the lack of data on performance in the field has spurred this investigation into their in-situ properties. A lightweight deflectometer (LWD) is a fast and simulative testing device for estimating the elastic modulus of unbound pavement layers. A field test pit was built to run LWD measurements on an unbound subbase layer containing CDW aggregates compacted at different energy levels. To assess their stress-strain non-linear behaviour, several LWD drops were performed on the same location by varying (i) the loading mass, (ii) the drop height, and (iii) the plate diameter. A stress-hardening behaviour of in-situ CDW aggregates was observed, consistent with the stress dependent evolution of resilient modulus of granular material commonly recorded in laboratory tests. The LWD modulus was found to be dependent on the level of compaction energy but also sensitive to the mechanical response of the layer below. The outcomes at this test pit suggest it would be wise to consider the rational evaluation of the in-field stress dependent behaviour of unbound CDW granular materials at both the design stage and when devising quality acceptance procedures. Nonetheless, to have a comprehensive interpretation of LWD results a greater uniformity of material properties and a stronger control of construction procedures will be desired, especially when heterogenous materials such as CDW aggregates are investigated.
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