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Use of Wicking Fabric to Help Prevent Frost Boils in Alaskan Pavements

AbstractBeaver Slide is on the Dalton Highway near 177.8 km (110.5 mi), and it is downhill when heading north. The road gradient is approximately 11% and the road prism is on a side hill. Each year, there are soft spots that usually appear in late April and remain all summer, which are also called “frost boils” by engineers at the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (AKDOT&PF). The frost boils have resulted in extremely unsafe driving conditions and frequent accidents. Past repair efforts indicate conventional road construction methods do not work. A new type of geosynthetic wicking fabric has been recently developed that has a high specific surface area (consequently high wettability and high capillary action) and high directional permittivity. Preliminary laboratory tests indicate it has great promise as a cost-effective means to solve the frost heave-related problems on northern road systems. This study verifies the effectiveness of the wicking fabric to mitigate frost boils in Al...

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