The significant rise in the number of vehicles and their heavier loads led to a deterioration of the road surfaces. This research project focuses on evaluating and restoring a highway that faced rutting issues due to factors like heavy vehicles, prolonged loading periods, and steep longitudinal slopes among others. The depths of ruts measured at points ranged from 40 to 50 mm surpassing the limit of 20 mm by a considerable margin. Upon inspection of the road segment, it was noted that the granular and subgrade layers were unaffected with rutting failure confined to the bituminous layers. Consequently, it was recommended to rehabilitate by milling the layers and applying a durable and high-strength wearing course above. Utilizing a Cement Grouted Bituminous Macadam (CGBM) technology as a flexible or composite layer proved effective in providing significantly higher load resistance compared to traditional bituminous mixes. The application of CGBM successfully met its purpose without any failures after a year, in operation.

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Implementation of CGBM Technology for the Rehabilitation of High Rut Sections—A Case Study

  • Ashish Walia,
  • Manoj Kumar Shukla,
  • Vedant Purohit

摘要

The significant rise in the number of vehicles and their heavier loads led to a deterioration of the road surfaces. This research project focuses on evaluating and restoring a highway that faced rutting issues due to factors like heavy vehicles, prolonged loading periods, and steep longitudinal slopes among others. The depths of ruts measured at points ranged from 40 to 50 mm surpassing the limit of 20 mm by a considerable margin. Upon inspection of the road segment, it was noted that the granular and subgrade layers were unaffected with rutting failure confined to the bituminous layers. Consequently, it was recommended to rehabilitate by milling the layers and applying a durable and high-strength wearing course above. Utilizing a Cement Grouted Bituminous Macadam (CGBM) technology as a flexible or composite layer proved effective in providing significantly higher load resistance compared to traditional bituminous mixes. The application of CGBM successfully met its purpose without any failures after a year, in operation.