Studded tire damage repair : the first year.

PDFTech ReportRSN 98-02Studded tiresPavement maintenanceRuttingOverlays (Pavements)Asphalt contentOpen graded aggregatesStone matrix asphaltOregonOregon. Department of Transportation. Engineering Services SectionOregon. Department of Transportation. Engineering Services SectionUS Transportation CollectionThe Oregon Department of Transportation has monitored rutting caused by studded tires since 1974. In the past decade, the damage has increased rapidly. The overlay was divided into four sections. Each section received a different type of thin asphalt lift. The F-mix is an open-graded mix that ODOT has used successfully on other interstate sections. The SMA is lower cost than the F-Mix but does not have the spray resistance