BST considered paving?
BST considered paving?
(OP)
Hi folks,
My neighborhood association has been challenged that the BST on the roads is not actually "paving". I'm looking for an AASHTO or other applicable reference that BST is considered paved, especially in a low-density residential neighborhood. If it comes to it, I'd need something that would make a lawyer back off. I'm a bit out of my element with road design.
thanks for the help!
Linnea
My neighborhood association has been challenged that the BST on the roads is not actually "paving". I'm looking for an AASHTO or other applicable reference that BST is considered paved, especially in a low-density residential neighborhood. If it comes to it, I'd need something that would make a lawyer back off. I'm a bit out of my element with road design.
thanks for the help!
Linnea





RE: BST considered paving?
RE: BST considered paving?
It would help if we knew the context of your question. While Teeman is correct that very thin BST's are not generally considered to add any structural support to the pavement, there are some thin BST's that do add to the structure.
What type of BST is being proposed and specificaly why are trying to determine if it is paving?
RE: BST considered paving?
Confused yet?
Thanks for your thoughts!
RE: BST considered paving?
Would it be better to go to your state's highways department and sound out their reasoning on using this method on apparently higher class roads, and whether for legal purposes they class it as paved?
I do understand that ultimately this could lead to the 'wrong' answer on your part and would, I imagine, place their advice in the public domain making things harder for you to refute.
RE: BST considered paving?
The 2nd edition of Croney & Croney's The Design and Performance of Road Pavements (McGraw Hill 1991) defines "pavement" as follows:
"The pavement is the structure which separates the tyres of vehicles from the underlying foundation material."
The 3rd edition of Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers, edited by Frederick Merritt (1983)has a section on pavement structures in which it covers surface treatments and high quality pavements. The handbook makes the point that high quality pavements such as bituminous concrete (flexible) and portland cement (rigid) are used to support heavy traffic loads on high volume roadways, and may not be necessary on other roadways.
RE: BST considered paving?
If this is a legal document, then 1. it should have defined paved and 2. lacking a definition in the document I would recommend using the one from a good dictionary.
From Webster's II New Riverside University Dictionary 1984 Paved - To cover with a hard, smooth surface that will ear travel.
Good luck.
RE: BST considered paving?