PAVEMENT DESIGN BASED ON SHAKEDOWN ANALYSIS

The realistic analysis of pavement performance requires an approach that recognizes the incremental mode of failure of such structures when subjected to repeated moving loads. The theory of structural shakedown provides such an approach. Procedures for the analysis of the shakedown of layered continua are developed. Parametric studies demonstrate the application of the analysis to representative problems, and the results of field studies are examined. It is found that pavement shakedown may be both observed and accurately predicted. A more general relationship between pavement life and shakedown predictions is formulated; the theory is applied to typical design problems, and a generalized design procedure is presented.

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• Authors:
  • Sharp, Richard W
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 99-107
• Monograph Title: Analysis and testing of granular bases and subbases
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1022
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accelerated tests; Dynamic loads; Pavement design; Repeated loads; Shakedown tests; Structural analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Shakedown
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00457453
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309039118
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 31 1986 12:00AM