Significance of Subgrade Damping on Vehicle-Pavement Interactions
The falling weight deflectometer (FWD) produces pavement responses by a falling mass drop to evaluate structural parameters of the pavement. A reliable simulation model is helpful to calibrate the apparatus as well as the backcalculation programs. The key points in the finite element simulation of FWD tests were studied including model size, boundary conditions, and analysis time increment. The subgrade in the finite element model was formulated with springs of stiffness coefficient of subgrade and dashpots of the derived damping values. It was concluded that at least six times the radius of relative stiffness is required to avoid boundary cut-off error. A rigorous procedure is presented to derive subgrade reaction and damping for various types of subgrade soil. Subgrade damping plays an important role in simulations of the FWD test. Backcalculation programs without subgrade damping may over-predict structural condition of pavements.
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Authors:
- Kuo, Chen-Ming
- Lin, Chih-Chiang
- Huang, Cheng-Hao
- Tsai, Ting-Yi
- Lai, Yi-Cheng
- Publication Date: 2013-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 358-363
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Serial:
- International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology
- Volume: 6
- Issue Number: 4
- Publisher: Chinese Society of Pavement Engineering
- ISSN: 1996-6814
- EISSN: 1997-1400
- Serial URL: http://www.ijprt.org.tw/index.php
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Open Access (libre)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Backcalculation; Dynamic structural analysis; Falling weight deflectometers; Finite element method; Pavement performance; Resistance (Mechanics); Subgrade (Pavements)
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I42: Soil Mechanics;
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- Accession Number: 01490360
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 20 2013 5:24PM