Effects of Temperature Curling on Airfield Rigid Pavement Repsonses

This article presents research into the effects of temperature curling on concrete surfaces used in airfields, particularly those implementing a rigid pavement design, by analyzing measured strain and deflection responses from data collected at Denver International Airport. It was found that aircraft gear weight affected the measured deflection magnitude most and that the individual wheel loads most affected the measured tensile strain magnitude. Researchers correlated slab temperature at hinged joints, doweled joints, and at the slab's interior and found that there was not a strong correlation at any of those points. A strong correlation, however, was located at the transverse dummy jointures, which led researchers to conclude that the effect of temperature differentials on rigid pavements was limited in this particular instance of slab geometry.

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• Authors:
  • Rufino, Dulce
  • Roesler, Jeffery R
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 311-337
• Serial:
  • Road Materials and Pavement Design
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 1468-0629
  • EISSN: 2164-7402
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/trmp20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Airstrips; Concrete pavements; Curling; Pavements; Rigid pavements; Temperature
• Identifier Terms: Denver International Airport
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Highways; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01041898
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 1 2007 8:30AM