Edge Cracking

Description

Applies only to pavements with unpaved shoulders. Crescent-shaped cracks or fairly continuous cracks which intersect the pavement edge and are located within 0.6 m of the pavement edge, adjacent to the shoulder. Includes longitudinal cracks outside of the wheel path and within 0.6 m of the pavement edge.

Severity Levels

Low
Cracks with no breakup or loss of material.

Moderate
Cracks with some breakup and loss of material for up to 10 percent of the
length of the affected portion of the pavement.

High
Cracks with considerable breakup and loss of material for more than 10
percent of the length of the affected portion of the pavement.

How to Measure

Record length in meters of pavement edge affected at each severity level. The combined quantity of edge cracking cannot exceed the length of the section.