Existing Pavement Evaluation Report Revised 012318

EXISTING PAVEMENT EVALUATION
River Summit Drive, Thornbrooke Place

and Thornbrooke Court
Duluth, Gwinnett County, Georgia
October 13, 2017
Revised: January 23, 2018
Submitted to:
Clark Patterson Lee
Suwanee, Georgia
Submitted by:
Willmer Engineering Inc.
Project No. 71.4250
Original Issue Date: October 13, 2017
Revised: January 23, 2018
VIA EMAIL
Adolfo A. Guzman, P.E.
Principal
Clark Patterson Lee
3011 Sutton Gate Drive, Suite 130
Suwanee, Georgia 30024
SUBJECT: Existing Pavement Evaluation

River Summit Drive, Thornbrooke Place and Thornbrooke Court
Willmer Project No. 71.4250
Dear Mr. Guzman:
Willmer Engineering Inc. (Willmer) is pleased to provide this revised Existing Pavement Evaluation report
for River Summit Drive, Thornbrooke Place and Thornbrooke Court located in Duluth, Gwinnett County,
Georgia. The work was performed based on information provided to us by Clark Patterson Lee (CPL) in
general accordance with our subcontract with CPL dated August 30, 2017 and the Georgia Department
of Transportation (GDOT) guidance documents for existing pavement evaluation. This report was revised
on January 23, 2018 to address comments from CPL.
The attached summary presents the existing pavement conditions along the project alignment and our
recommendations for pavement design. The pavement design is based on traffic data provided to us by
CPL. The GDOT Pavement Design Tool Version 2.0 computer program was used for the pavement design.
We appreciate the opportunity to be of service to you on this project and look forward to a continuing
relationship. Please contact us if you have any questions concerning this report or require further
assistance.
Sincerely,
WILLMER ENGINEERING INC.
Aditya Bhatt, PhD Sujit K. Bhowmik, PhD, PE

Project Engineer Chief Engineer
James L. Willmer, PE
Executive Vice President/Principal Consultant
AB/TS/JLW
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Existing Pavement Evaluation
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Attachments:
Tables
Table 1 Summary of Pavement Conditions
Table 2 Summary of Pavement Core and Crack Depth Information
Figures
Figure 1 Project Location Map
Figure 2 Coring Location Plan
Appendices
Appendix I Site Photographs
Appendix II Pavement Core Photographs
Appendix III Asphalt Pavement Design Calculations
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1. Location / This project consists of resurfacing of River Summit Drive, Thornbrooke Place and
Description Thornbrooke Court located in the City of Duluth in Gwinnett County, Georgia. A
project location map is presented in Figure 1. The existing River Summit Drive,
Thornbrooke Place and Thornbrooke Court roads are two-lane roads with curb
and gutter. The existing curb and gutter will remain in place while resurfacing the
roads. If feasible, the City of Duluth proposes to use Full Depth Reclamation (FDR)
for resurfacing the roads.
Since no station numbering was available during our pavement evaluation, the
pavement rating segments and core locations were referenced relative to either
road intersections or end points and house numbers. For the purpose of this
evaluation, the project length was divided into five segments, as listed below:
Rating
Description of Rating Segment Roadway
Segment No.
Intersection with Rogers
1 Bridge Road to Intersection River Summit Drive
with Thornbrooke Court
Intersection with Thornbrooke
2 River Summit Drive
Court to End of Road
Intersection with River Summit
3 Thornbrooke Place
Drive to Northern End of Road
4 Thornbrooke Place
Drive to Southern End of Road
5 Thornbrooke Court
Drive to End of Road
The roadways, pavement core sample locations and sample rating segments are
presented in Figure 2.
2. Historical A historical data search was performed during this study. The GDOT GeoPI website
Data was searched for available existing pavement data for this project. No pavement
as-built or maintenance data for the three roads was found in this search.
Based on historic Google Earth aerial photographs, it appears that the housing
subdivision was developed between 1993 and 1999.
Based on visual observation during a site visit, several short segments of the roads
(each less than 100 feet) have either been patched or resurfaced in the past.
Historical Google Earth aerial photographs indicate that the intersection of River
Summit Drive and Thornbrooke Place was resurfaced between May 2014 and
August 2015. Additional segments on Thornbrooke Place also appeared to have
been resurfaced in this same period.
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3. Traffic Data Design traffic data was provided to us by CPL. The following traffic data was used
for pavement design:

Design Period 2018 to 2038
One-Way AADT in 2018 2,900 vpd
One-Way AADT in 2038 2,900 vpd
Lane Distribution Factor 100.0%
24-hour Truck Percentage 0.5% (0.5% S.U. and 0% M.U.)
4. Field Photographs were taken at the time of our fieldwork to record the existing
Photographs pavement conditions. These photographs are included in Appendix I.
5. Drainage Based on our field reconnaissance, the roadway drainage was in good condition.
Survey No standing water or other drainage problems were observed during this survey.
6. Non- No non-destructive tests were performed.

destructive
Field Testing
7. Rutting Rutting was observed in segments on River Summit Drive and Thornbrooke Place
as shown in Table 2. The maximum rut depth was 3/8 inch.
8. Load Load cracking with varying levels of severity was observed along the alignment.
Cracking The most severe load cracking was observed on River Summit Drive in the section
between its Intersection with Thornbrooke Court to end of road (i.e., rating
segment 2). In the 100-foot representative sample section of this rating segment,
Level 3 load cracking were observed. The load cracking percentages for all rating
segments are presented in Table 1a.
9. Block/ Block cracking was observed with varying levels of severity along the alignment.
Transverse The most severe block cracking was observed on River Summit Drive between its
Cracking Intersection with Rogers Bridge Road and Thornbrooke Court (i.e., rating segment
2). The location and block/transverse cracking percentages are presented in Table
1a.
10. Reflection No reflection cracking was observed.

Cracking
11. Raveling Level 1 raveling (50% to 100%) was observed in all the segments. The levels and
percentages of raveling are presented in Table 1b.
12. Edge Edge distress (10%-30%) was observed in rating segments 2 through 5. The levels
Distress and percentages of edge distress are presented in Table 1b.
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13. Bleeding or No bleeding or flushing was observed.

Flushing
14. Corrugation No corrugation or pushing was observed.

or Pushing
15. Loss of No loss of section was observed.

Section
16. Patches, A total of 4 patches/potholes was observed on River Summit Drive in rating
Potholes, segments 1 and 2. Additionally, 7 and 2 potholes/patches were observed in
and Local Thornbrooke Place and Thornbrooke Court, respectively. No local base failure was
Base observed in any of the rating segments. This information is summarized in Table
Failures 1b.
17. Cores The existing pavement was cored at six locations within the project limits and
samples of the subgrade soil were recovered and classified in general accordance
with ASTM D 2487 / D 2488 classification system. The type and thickness of
existing pavement and base materials at each location are summarized in Table 3
and core sample photographs are included in Appendix II. As shown in Table 2,
the pavement thickness in River Summit Drive ranged from 2.5 to 4 inches with an
average thickness of 3.5 inches. Both the cores obtained from Thornbrooke Place
have a thickness of 5 inches. One core obtained from Thornbrooke Court had a
thickness of 2 inches. Base material consisting of graded aggregate base ranging
from 2 to 3 inches in thickness was encountered at the core locations C-1, C-3, C-5
and C-6. No base material was encountered at C-2 and C-4.
18. Pavement The pavement surface condition rating for this project was performed in general
Condition accordance with GDOT Pavement Condition Evaluation System (PACES). The
Summary PACES-based ratings for the project are 38, 16, 58, 33 and 53 for rating segments 1
through 5, respectively.
19. Asphalt Based on the surface condition rating, the existing pavement on River Summit
Pavement Drive, Thornbrooke Place and Thornbrooke Court is generally in bad to poor
Design condition. We understand that the city would like to do a full depth reclamation
(FDR) to improve the pavement. Based on the results of our evaluation, we assess
that FDR can be used on this project. However, since the existing pavement is
relatively thin and base material is not presented at some locations, some GAB will
need to be added during the FDR process. The recommended FDR process is
described below.
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Full Depth Reclamation (FDR)
The FDR process consists of pulverizing the existing asphalt pavement, blending it
with underlying base and/or subgrade, mixing the blended material with cement
or foamed asphalt, and compacting it in place to provide a stabilized base. A new
asphalt or concrete pavement layer is then constructed atop the stabilized
surface.
To provide an adequate pavement section for the design traffic load, the existing
asphalt and GAB and one to two inches of underlying soil (in some areas, as
required) should be pulverized, blended, and mixed with an appropriate amount
of cement or foamed asphalt, and compacted in place to form a 6-inch thick
stabilized base. Some GAB may need to be added and blended into the mix during
the reclamation process to achieve the required strength since no existing base
course is present at some locations. Upon completion of the FDR, a 3.25-inch
thick layer of asphalt pavement should be constructed on top of the FDR base.
The resulting 9.25-inch thick pavement section will be about 5.8% underdesigned.
It should be noted that the resulting pavement surface will be about 3 inches
higher than the existing pavement grade. The pavement surface can be sloped at
the edges to match the existing concrete gutter. The recommended pavement
design is summarized below, and an output from the GDOT Pavement Design Tool
2.0 is included in Appendix III.
Full-Depth Reclamation: River Summit Drive

GDOT Pay Item Thickness
Course Material
No. (inches)
9.5 mm Type II
402-3103 Asphalt Surface 1¼
Superpave
Asphalt 19 mm
402-3190 2
Intermediate Superpave
FDR - Stabilized
-- Base 6
Base
20. Life Cycle No Life Cycle Cost Analysis was performed.

Cost
Analysis
Report By: Aditya Bhatt, PhD / Sujit K. Bhowmik, PhD, PE
Reviewed By: James L. Willmer, PE

TABLES
Table 1a
Summary of Pavement Conditions
Block/Transverse
Rating Segment Load Cracking (%) Reflection
Representative Cracking (%)
Cracking
Sample Section1
No. Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 (%)
Intersection with Rogers Bridge SS-1: House No.

1 Road to Intersection with 2665 to 3705 0 20 0 0 0 0 60 0
Thornbrooke Court River Summit Drive
SS-2: House No.
2 2575 to 2585 0 0 60 0 20 0 0 0
River Summit Drive
SS-3: House No.
3 3702 to 3712 0 10 0 0 0 30 0 0
Thornbrooke Place
SS-4: House No.
4 3637 to 3657 0 20 0 0 0 50 0 0
Thornbrooke Place
SS-5: House No.
5 3746 to 3756 0 40 0 0 0 40 0 0
Thornbrooke Court
Note: 1. Stationing was not available for this roadway; therefore, adjacent house numbers have been used to describe the approximate locations
of the sample sections.
Table 1b
Summary of Pavement Conditions
Raveling (%) Bleeding Patches

Edge Corrugation Loss of
Rating Segment Road & &
Distress & Pushing Section
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Flushing Potholes
Intersection with Rogers Bridge
1 Road to Intersection with River Summit Drive 50 0 0 None None None None 2
Thornbrooke Court
2 River Summit Drive 80 0 0 10 None None None 2

3 Thornbrooke Place 100 0 0 10 None None None 3

4 Thornbrooke Place 100 0 0 30 None None None 4

5 Thornbrooke Court 100 0 0 20 None None None 2
Table 2
Summary of Pavement Core and Crack Depth Information
Location
Asphalt Graded
Rut Crack Fines Liquid Plasticity
Core Pavement Aggregate Subgrade Soil
Adjacent Depth Depth Content Limit Index
No. Traffic Thickness Base2 Classification3,4
House Road Name (in) (in) (%) (%) (%)
Direction2 (in) Thickness (in)
Number
River Summit Reddish brown
C-1 2670 EB 4 3 1/8” 2.5 22.5 NP NP
Drive silty SAND
C-2 2575 EB 4 None <3/8” 1 - - -
Drive silty SAND
C-3 2540 EB 2.5 2 <1/8” 2.5 47 38 10
Drive silty SAND
Thornbrooke Brown and tan
C-4 3717 NB 5 None <1/8” -- 22.3 50 5
Place silty SAND
C-5 3632 SB 5 3 <3/8” 2.5 48.2 39 8
Place silty SAND
C-6 3761 NB 2 3 <1/8” 2 21.1 NP NP
Court silty SAND
Notes:
1. House number nearest to the core location.
2. NB = Northbound, SB = Southbound, EB = Eastbound, WB = Westbound
3. Subgrade soil samples were collected directly below the Graded Aggregate Base.
4. Based on visual classification and laboratory tests on subgrade soil samples.
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FIGURES
PROJECT
LOCATION
SOURCE: DELORME STREET ATLAS 2015
SCALE: 1" = 800'

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING FIGURE 1: PROJECT LOCATION MAP
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES PAVEMENT EVALUATION FOR RIVER SUMMIT DRIVE,
DATE: 9/20/2017 ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND ENGINEERING THORNBROOKE PLACE AND THORNBROOKE COURT
3772 PLEASANTDALE ROAD - SUITE 165 GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA
DRAWN BY: JC ATLANTA, GA 30340-4270 WILLMER PROJECT No. 71.4250
REVIEWED BY: AB
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SS - 5
C-6
SS - 3 C-4
SS - 2
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C-3
C-2
SS - 1
SS - 4
C-1
C-5
LEGEND:
PAVEMENT
CORE
C-1 LOCATION
APPROXIMATE
REPRESENTATIVE
SS - 1 SAMPLE
SECTION
NOTE: CORE LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE
SOURCE: CLARK PATTERSON LEE
SCALE: AS SHOWN FIGURE 2: CORING LOCATION PLAN

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING ¤ CONSTRUCTION SERVICES EXISTING PAVEMENT EVALUATION
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND ENGINEERING RIVER SUMMIT DRIVE, THORNBROOKE PLACE AND
DATE: 10/6/2017
DRAWN BY: JC
3772 PLEASANTDALE ROAD - SUITE 165 THORNBROOKE COURT
GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA
REVIEWED BY: AB ATLANTA, GA 30340-4270 WILLMER PROJECT No. 71.4250
APPENDIX I
Site Photographs: Existing Pavement Evaluation
Sheet 1 of 5
C-1
Sample Rating Segment 1; Core Location C-1; Looking Northeast
C-1
Sample Rating Segment 1; Core Location C-1; Looking Southwest

Sheet 2 of 5
C-2
Sample Rating Segment 2; Core Location C-2; Looking East
C-2
Sample Rating Segment 2; Core Location C-2; Looking West

Sheet 3 of 5
C-4
Sample Rating Segment 3; Core Location C-4; Looking North
C-4
Sample Rating Segment 3; Core Location C-4; Looking South

Sheet 4 of 5
C-5
C-5

Sheet 5 of 5
C-6
C-6

APPENDIX II
Pavement Core Photographs: Existing Pavement Evaluation
Rive Summit Drive, Thornbrooke Place and Thornbrooke Court
Sheet 1 of 2
C-1 C-2
1”
2.5”
4” 4”
River Summit Drive River Summit Drive

Near House Number 2670 Near House Number 2575
C-3 C-4
5”
2.5” 2.5”
River Summit Drive Thornbrooke Place

LEGEND:
2.5” (Blue) – Crack Depth
4” (Red) – Asphalt Thickness
Pavement Core Photographs: Existing Pavement Evaluation
Rive Summit Drive, Thornbrooke Place and Thornbrooke Court
Sheet 2 of 2
C-5 C-6
2.5”
5”
2” 2”
Thornbrooke Place Thornbrooke Court

LEGEND:
2.5” (Blue) – Crack Depth
5” (Red) – Asphalt Thickness
APPENDIX III
Flexible Pavement Design Analysis
PI Number 0000000 County(s) Gwinnett
Project Number 71.4250 Design Name Full Depth Reclamation Design
Project Description Existing Pavement Evaluation:River Summit Dr., Thornbrooke Pl. & Thornbrooke Ct.
Traffic Data (AADTs are one-way) Miscellaneous Data

Initial Design Year 2018 Initial AADT, VPD 2,900 24 Hour Truck % 0.50 Lanes in one direction 1
Final Design Year 2038 Final AADT, VPD 2,900 SU Truck % 0.50 Curb & Gutter/Barrier Yes
Mean AADT, VPD 2,900 MU Truck % 0.00
Design Data
Lane Distribution Factor (%) 100.00 Soil Support Value 2.50 Single Unit ESAL 0.40
Terminal Serviceability Index 2.50 Regional Factor 1.80 Multiple Unit ESAL 1.50
User Defined 18-KIP ESAL 0.00 Calculated 18-KIP ESAL 0.40
Non-Standard
Value Comment
Design Loading (Calculated 18-KIP ESAL)

Mean AADT, VPD LDF (%) Vehicle Type Volume (%) ESAL Factor Daily ESAL
Single Unit Truck 0.50 0.40 6
2,900 100.00
Multi Unit Truck 0.00 1.50 0
Total Daily ESALs 6
Total Design Period ESALs 43,800
Proposed Flexible Full Depth Pavement Structure

Thickness Structural Structural
Course Material (inches) Coefficient Value
Course 1 9.5 mm Type II Superpave 1.25 0.4400 0.55
Course 2 19 mm Superpave 2.00 0.4400 0.88
Course 3 Full Depth Reclamation (FDR) 6.00 0.2000 1.20
Required SN 2.79 Proposed pavement is 5.78% Underdesigned Proposed SN 2.63
Design
Full Depth Reclamation (FDR) design for River Summit Drive, Thornbrooke Place and Thornbrooke Court
Remarks
Prepared By 10/9/2017 5:14 PM

Aditya Bhatt, PhD / Willmer Engineering Inc. Date
Recommended By
Consultant Design Phase Leader Date
Approved By
State Pavement Engineer Date
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EXISTING PAVEMENT EVALUATION

River Summit Drive, Thornbrooke Place

SUBJECT: Existing Pavement Evaluation

Dear Mr. Guzman:

Aditya Bhatt, PhD Sujit K. Bhowmik, PhD, PE

River Summit Drive, Thornbrooke Place and Thornbrooke Court

6. Non- No non-destructive tests were performed.

10. Reflection No reflection cracking was observed.

13. Bleeding or No bleeding or flushing was observed.

14. Corrugation No corrugation or pushing was observed.

15. Loss of No loss of section was observed.

Full Depth Reclamation (FDR)

Full-Depth Reclamation: River Summit Drive

20. Life Cycle No Life Cycle Cost Analysis was performed.

Report By: Aditya Bhatt, PhD / Sujit K. Bhowmik, PhD, PE

Reviewed By: James L. Willmer, PE

Intersection with Rogers Bridge SS-1: House No.

Raveling (%) Bleeding Patches

Intersection with River Summit

Intersection with River Summit

Intersection with River Summit

SOURCE: DELORME STREET ATLAS 2015

SCALE: 1" = 800'

SOURCE: CLARK PATTERSON LEE

SCALE: AS SHOWN FIGURE 2: CORING LOCATION PLAN

Sample Rating Segment 1; Core Location C-1; Looking Northeast

Sample Rating Segment 1; Core Location C-1; Looking Southwest

Sample Rating Segment 2; Core Location C-2; Looking East

Sample Rating Segment 2; Core Location C-2; Looking West

Sample Rating Segment 3; Core Location C-4; Looking North

Sample Rating Segment 3; Core Location C-4; Looking South

Sample Rating Segment 4; Core Location C-5; Looking North

Sample Rating Segment 4; Core Location C-5; Looking South

Sample Rating Segment 5; Core Location C-6; Looking North

Sample Rating Segment 5; Core Location C-6; Looking South

River Summit Drive River Summit Drive

River Summit Drive Thornbrooke Place

Thornbrooke Place Thornbrooke Court

Traffic Data (AADTs are one-way) Miscellaneous Data

Design Loading (Calculated 18-KIP ESAL)

Proposed Flexible Full Depth Pavement Structure

Prepared By 10/9/2017 5:14 PM

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