A review of the effects of salinity on road pavements and bituminous surfacings

Title: A review of the effects of salinity on road pavements and bituminous surfacings
Creator: de Carteret, Ryan; Buzzi, Olivier; Fityus, Stephen
Relation: 24th ARRB Conference. 24th ARRB Conference: Building on 50 years of road and transport research. Proceedings (Melbourne 12-15 October, 2010)
Relation: http://www.arrb.com.au/ARRB-Conferences/Conference.aspx?id=1
Publisher: ARRB Group
Resource Type: conference paper
Date: 2010
Description: Damage to roads in Australia as a result of salinity is predicted to increase considerably over the next 40 years and result in a substantial rise in road maintenance costs. As a result of land use and climatic changes, both rural and urban roads are predicted to become more susceptible to the effects of salts primarily due to dryland and urban salinity. The effects of salinity on roads have been reported both in Australia and worldwide since the early 1900s. This paper reviews research undertaken on the effects of salts on roads focussing on two primary themes, namely salt damage to bituminous surfacings and salt stabilisation of unsealed pavements. The sources of salts in roads and the risk, and cost, of salinity related damage to the Australian road network are also discussed.
Subject: salinity; roads; bituminous surfaces
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/935901
Identifier: uon:12162
Identifier: ISBN:187659263X
Language: eng
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