Transportation Research Committee Transportation Research Committee Elisha Wright Elisha Wright - - Kehner Kehner March 17, 2008 March 17, 2008 Placeholder for photos Evaluating Pavement Damage in the Evaluating Pavement Damage in the Fayetteville Shale Play Area Fayetteville Shale Play Area
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Transportation Research CommitteeTransportation Research Committee
Elisha WrightElisha Wright--KehnerKehner March 17, 2008March 17, 2008
Placeholder for photos
Evaluating Pavement Damage in the Evaluating Pavement Damage in the Fayetteville Shale Play AreaFayetteville Shale Play Area
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PAVEMENT DAMAGEPAVEMENT DAMAGEWeaker Roads are taking a hitWeaker Roads are taking a hit
Higher Volume Routes are showing Higher Volume Routes are showing signs of significant damage signs of significant damage
ROUTES UNDER STUDYROUTES UNDER STUDY
•• Looked at every routes/section in affected Looked at every routes/section in affected areas of Districts 5 & 8areas of Districts 5 & 8–– District experience District experience –– District Maintenance activity District Maintenance activity –– Traffic CountsTraffic Counts–– Field evaluationsField evaluations–– Automatic Road Analyzer (ARAN) performance Automatic Road Analyzer (ARAN) performance
datadata–– Injection well locationsInjection well locations
Deflection analysis for permitting Deflection analysis for permitting loads on weight restricted routes loads on weight restricted routes
(27 routes in the area were (27 routes in the area were analyzed resulting in $44,198 of analyzed resulting in $44,198 of
permit fees in 2010.)permit fees in 2010.)
FIELD EVALUATIONFIELD EVALUATION
Research staff conducted field evaluations on all Research staff conducted field evaluations on all affected routes in the area. Approximately four affected routes in the area. Approximately four
field evaluations for each route have been field evaluations for each route have been performed periodically since 2008. performed periodically since 2008.
TRAFFIC DATATRAFFIC DATA
Technical Services has increased their collected Technical Services has increased their collected traffic counts and classification counts within the traffic counts and classification counts within the
affected area for the last three years. affected area for the last three years.
•• Looked at every higher volume Looked at every higher volume routes/section in affected areas of Districts routes/section in affected areas of Districts 5 & 85 & 8–– District experience District experience –– Traffic CountsTraffic Counts–– Automatic Road Analyzer (ARAN) performance Automatic Road Analyzer (ARAN) performance
datadata–– Pavement Structural AnalysisPavement Structural Analysis–– Well sitesWell sites