FULL SCALE ACCLERATED TESTS: FINAL REPORT
This report is the second technical and final report of Task 4 "Full Scale Accelerated Tests" in the EU REFLEX project. REFLEX is the acronym for "Reinforcement of Flexible Road Structures with Steel Fabrics to Prolong Service Life". The main objective of REFLEX is to develop a new technology for road construction and rehabilitation. The idea is to use steel fabric reinforcement in asphalt roads in order to make road structures more cost effective by improving the lifetime of new constructed roads and by developing an optimal rehabilitation method for existing roads. The objectives of Task 4, "Full Scale Accelerated Tests" were to simulate the number of load applications reinforced structures can carry under controlled conditions and compared with conventional not reinforced structures. The unique and mobile Heavy Vehicle Simulator called HVS-NORDIC was used for full-scale accelerated tests. This report covers the results of the two first tests of accelerated testing carried out on reinforced pavement structures at VTI in Sweden from June to October 2000 and the results of the third test carried out at VTT in Finland from February to May 2001. (A) This document is available on the Internet: http://www.vti.se/reflex/T4.02.pdf
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Corporate Authors:
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
Linköping, Sweden SE-581 95 -
Authors:
- PIHLAJAMAEKI, J
- WIMAN, L
- GUSTAFSON, K
- Publication Date: 2002
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 45p+a p.
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Serial:
- REFLEX REPORT
- Issue Number: T4:02
- Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Flexible pavements; Material reinforcement; Properties of materials; Reinforcing materials; Rutting; Steel; Strength of materials; Tests; Wire mesh
- Uncontrolled Terms: Full scale
- ITRD Terms: 3085: Bearing capacity; 2944: Flexible pavement; 6227: Full scale; 3470: Mesh; 5925: Properties; 3471: Reinforcement (in mater); 3081: Rutting (wheel); 4542: Steel; 5544: Strength (mater); 6255: Test
- Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00982389
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Dec 2 2004 12:00AM