An Introduction to Pavement Design in Seasonal Frost Conditions

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and construction managers interested in design of pavement for streets, highways, airfields and parking lots in seasonal frost conditions. Here is what is discussed:1. GENERAL2. DEFINITIONS3. FROST-SUSCEPTIBILITY CLASSIFICATION4. ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF THICKNESS DESIGN5. SELECTION OF DESIGN METHOD6. LIMITED SUBGRADE FROST PENETRATION7. REDUCED SUBGRADE STRENGTH8. USE OF STATE HIGHWAY REQUIREMENTS9. FREE-DRAINING MATERIAL DIRECTLY BENEATH BOUND BASE OR SURFACING LAYER10. OTHER GRANULAR UNBOUND BASE COURSE11. USE OF FL AND F2 SOILS FOR BASE MATERIALS12. FILTER OR DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS13. STABILIZERS AND STABILIZED LAYERS14. STABILIZATION WITH LIME AND WITH LCF15. STABILIZATION WITH PORTLAND CEMENT16. STABILIZATION WITH BITUMEN17. SUBGRADE REQUIREMENTS18. OTHER MEASURES TO REDUCE HEAVE19. PAVEMENT CRACKING ASSOCIATED WITH FROST HEAVE20. CONTROL OF SUBGRADE AND BASE COURSE CONSTRUCTION21. BASE COURSE CONSTRUCTION22. COMPACTION23. USE OF INSULATION MATERIALS IN PAVEMENTS