TWO CALCULATION METHODS FOR DETERMINING DYNAMIC FORCES ACTING ON ROAD PROFILE BY A SIMPLE TEST VEHICLE. EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION OF RESULTS

DEUX METHODES DE CALCUL EN VUE DE LA DETERMINATION DES FORCES DYNAMIQUES EXERCEES SUR UN PROFIL ROUTIER PAR UN VEHICULE A ESSIEU SIMPLE, ET LEUR VERIFICATION EXPERIMENTALE

This study was carried out as part of an investigation of the mechanical behavior of expansion joints in bridge decks. These expansion joints have in the last years represented a major item in bridge maintenance policies. The works involved usually entail the repair or complete replacement of the joint and often of the surrounding areas as well. The rapid deterioration of this part of the road must be ascribed chiefly to the dynamic loads imposed by commercial traffic as a result of the road profile at the site of the expansion joints. An improved knowledge of the magnitude of the dynamic loads and of their cause, namely the interaction between the road profile and the vehicle, can lead to a more rational design of expansion joints and the areas surrounding them.

  • Corporate Authors:

    Road Research Centre, Belgium

    Boulevard de la Woluwe 42
    B-1200 Brussels,   Belgium 
  • Authors:
    • Clauwaert, C
  • Publication Date: 1984

Language

  • French

Media Info

  • Pagination: 82 p.
  • Serial:
    • Issue Number: 24

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00396664
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Engineering Index
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Mar 31 1986 12:00AM