RESPONSE OF RIGID PAVEMENTS DUE TO VEHICLE-ROAD INTERACTION

The dynamic response of a pavement structure, subject to a moving vehicle load, is investigated on a unified analytic framework. The time-dependent deflection and its derived dynamic quantities for a slab structure are obtained by linking together the characteristics of a road profile, a moving vehicle, and a slab on a viscoelastic foundation. Examples are presented to illustrate the analytic results derived from the established framework. The model may be applied to understand quantitatively the dynamic deflection and dynamic strains within a rigid pavement structure. It is found that the surface roughness effect on the dynamic response of a slab structure plays an important role for the serviceable life span of a pavement structure and may be taken into account in pavement design. The model may be calibrated to estimate the k-value for the evaluation of the subgrade support to a pavement as it ages.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Liu, Changqin
  • McCullough, B F
  • Oey, H S
• Publication Date: 2000-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 237-242
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 126
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Base course (Pavements); Deflection; Foundations; Live loads; Modulus; Motor vehicle dynamics; Pavement design; Pavement performance; Pavements; Rigid pavements; Roughness; Service life; Slabs; Strain (Mechanics); Subgrade (Pavements); Surface course (Pavements); Surface course irregularities; Tensile strength; Time dependence; Traffic loads; Viscoelasticity
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00794112
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: V-406
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 27 2000 12:00AM