PAVEMENT RESPONSE AND RUTTING FOR FULL-SCALE AND SCALED APT

A new accelerated pavement testing (APT) tool has recently been developed lying between relatively inexpensive lab testing and expensive but more realistic full-scale accelerated load testing. The 1/3-scale model mobile load simulator (MMLS3) applies a scaled load on a single tire smaller than a standard truck tire used in full-scale devices and can be used for both lab and field applications. For 2 hypothetical and 8 actual pavement structures at a location where both full-scale APT devices and MMLS3 were used, stress analyses were conducted to: 1) explore a hypothesis of comparable stress distribution; and 2) compare theoretical and measured rutting performance toward validating a performance prediction methodology. For hypothetical pavement structures, the comparable stress hypothesis was upheld. Theoretically calculated rutting ratios based on stress analyses after correcting for differences in loading/environmental conditions were compared with actual measured field rutting ratios. Results were credible and demonstrated that when all influencing factors are considered, rutting performance under full-scale loading can be predicted based on MMLS3 results and stress analysis.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Epps Martin, A
  • Walubita, Lubinda F
  • Hugo, F
  • Bangera, N U
• Publication Date: 2003-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 451-461
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 129
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt concrete pavements; Highway engineering; Load tests; Pavement distress; Pavement maintenance; Pavement performance; Rutting
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pavement testing
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00960560
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 9 2003 12:00AM