Degradation of Cycle Paths : A Survey in Swedish Municipalities
Larsson, Martin LU
; Niska, Anna
and Erlingsson, Sigurdur I.
(2022)
In CivilEng
3(2).
p.184-210
- Abstract
- There is a need to move society in a sustainable direction. One way to contribute to this move is to change to more sustainable transport modes, such as cycling. To increase cycling, the infrastructure is important, and good quality cycle paths are needed. However, little is known about the degradation of cycle paths. This paper aims to investigate what modes of pavement distress are found on municipal cycle paths in Sweden, and what probable mechanisms lie behind such distress; these are determined based on questions from a state-of-practice survey, interviews, and a literature review. The main findings are that the most commonly stated distress modes are surface unevenness followed by longitudinal cracks, and the most commonly stated... (More)
- There is a need to move society in a sustainable direction. One way to contribute to this move is to change to more sustainable transport modes, such as cycling. To increase cycling, the infrastructure is important, and good quality cycle paths are needed. However, little is known about the degradation of cycle paths. This paper aims to investigate what modes of pavement distress are found on municipal cycle paths in Sweden, and what probable mechanisms lie behind such distress; these are determined based on questions from a state-of-practice survey, interviews, and a literature review. The main findings are that the most commonly stated distress modes are surface unevenness followed by longitudinal cracks, and the most commonly stated causes of distress are ageing, followed by structural interventions, and roots and vegetation. The results also show that for several distress modes, there are probable connections with climatic factors such as temperature and moisture, as well as with the population size of the urban areas. Objective data are needed regarding traffic load and the climatic factors that affect cycle paths, along with information on their structural design, to better understand their degradation. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Samhället behöver utvecklas i en hållbar riktning. Ett sätt att bidra till det är att överflytta motoriserade transporter till hållbara färdmedel, som cykling. För att öka cyklingen spelar infrastrukturen en viktig roll och det behövs cykelvägar av bra kvalitet. Det saknas emellertid kunskap om cykelvägarnas nedbrytning. Den här artikeln ämnar undersöka vilken typ av skador som återfinns på svenska kommunala cykelvägar, och vad som är de troliga orsakerna bakom dessa skador. För att ta reda på det har frågor från en online-baserad undersökning, intervjuer och en litteraturgenomgång analyserats. Resultaten visar på att de vanligaste angivna skadorna är ytojämnheter, följt av längsgående sprickor, och de vanligaste angivna orsakerna är... (More)
- Samhället behöver utvecklas i en hållbar riktning. Ett sätt att bidra till det är att överflytta motoriserade transporter till hållbara färdmedel, som cykling. För att öka cyklingen spelar infrastrukturen en viktig roll och det behövs cykelvägar av bra kvalitet. Det saknas emellertid kunskap om cykelvägarnas nedbrytning. Den här artikeln ämnar undersöka vilken typ av skador som återfinns på svenska kommunala cykelvägar, och vad som är de troliga orsakerna bakom dessa skador. För att ta reda på det har frågor från en online-baserad undersökning, intervjuer och en litteraturgenomgång analyserats. Resultaten visar på att de vanligaste angivna skadorna är ytojämnheter, följt av längsgående sprickor, och de vanligaste angivna orsakerna är åldring, följt av avgrävningar och infiltration av trädrötter. För flera av skadetyperna finns en tydlig koppling till klimatfaktorer så som temperatur och fukt, men även till befolkningsstorleken på tätorterna inom kommunerna. Objektiva data behövs, med avseende på trafiklaster och klimatfaktorer, tillsammans med information om cykelvägarnas strukturella dimensionering för att förstå nedbrytningsprocesserna som verkar på dem. (Less)
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- Larsson, Martin
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; Niska, Anna
and Erlingsson, Sigurdur I.
- alternative title
- Nedbrytning av cykelvägar—En enkätundersökning i svenska kommuner
- publishing date
- 2022-03-23
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- subject
- keywords
- construction design, cycle paths, degradation, distress modes, maintenance, municipalities, survey
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- CivilEng
- volume
- 3
- issue
- 2
- article number
- 3020012
- pages
- 184 - 210
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- MDPI AG
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- ISSN
- 2673-4109
- DOI
- 10.3390/civileng3020012
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