Implementación del proceso de conservación de la estructura de la capa de rodadura de la vía Patate - Baños ABS 11+700 - 15+200 de la provincia de Tungurahua

Abstract

The Patate-Baños road is one of the very important arteries for the province of Tungurahua and the center of the country, since it serves as an outlet for agricultural and livestock products from the Patate canton, where 84 percent of its population lives in rural areas and are dedicated to the economic sector; in addition to functioning as an entry and exit of tourists to the Canton of Baños, where 90 percent of its economy depends on tourism; this is why the conservation of the tread layer is necessary so that there are no mobility complications. Through information gathering, field tests, laboratory tests, and bibliographic research, the characteristics of the road and the soil where it sits were achieved, based on which road maintenance was proposed. In the PCI tests, positive results were obtained, a value of 80.23 that means particularly good condition of the pavement, CBR with results of: excellent and good for subgrade, and Benkelman Beam with deflections below the admitted limits; gave values that indicated good behavior of the pavement and the subgrade. With these results, a road maintenance plan was proposed for the project road, both routine and periodic so that the road is preserved in the best possible condition and maintains the connection between both cantons.