Mechanical Response of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Flexible Pavements

Laboratory-based, large-scale experiments are reported on pavement test sections with aggregate base layers containing a layer of geosynthetic reinforcement. The tests involved comparative reinforced and unreinforced test sections with pavement layer materials and thicknesses commonly encountered in the field. Pavement load was provided by a nontranslating, cyclic load applied to a plate resting on the pavement surface. The test sections...