Numerical investigation of the mechanical response of semi-rigid base asphalt pavement under traffic load and nonlinear temperature gradient effect

2020 ◽  
Vol 235 ◽  
pp. 117406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ogoubi Cyriaque Assogba ◽  
Yiqiu Tan ◽  
Xingye Zhou ◽  
Chao Zhang ◽  
Josita Neurly Anato
2014 ◽  
Vol 1023 ◽  
pp. 28-31
Author(s):  
Li Min Li

With the constant increasing of traffic flow and axle load, the early failure of semi-rigid base asphalt pavement is increasingly serious in China. The bad durability and short service life of pavement have become main obstacles in road construction development. Based on the experience of successful application, the early failure of semi-rigid base asphalt pavement is solved, and the service life of pavement is increased by using of the composite asphalt pavement. To solve the design problem of the composite asphalt pavement , its mechanical properties influence results of are obtained by the factors, such as shear strain, shear stress, compression strain on top of subgrade, etc, by a lot of calculation using Shell pavement design software. These provide theoretical basis for durable asphalt pavement design based on rut-resistance property.


2013 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 1869-1872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng Jie Liu ◽  
Qing Long You

This paper examines theoretically the possible mechanical response changes on both bituminous pavement structure using linear elastic method, the change regulation of deflection,stress on the bottom of base and subbase and compress strain on the top of subgrades between semi-rigid base and flexible pavement pavement. In the load application procedure, a dual wheel with the a series of pressure was chosen.The results have shown that the deflection tensile stress and subgrade compressive strain on the surface increase with the increase of axle load and they would result in serious effect of overloading on the earlier damage of asphalt pavement.


2011 ◽  
Vol 97-98 ◽  
pp. 146-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun Feng Yang ◽  
Hui Ran Pi ◽  
Tian Xiao ◽  
Can Zhang Jin

Viewing so many overload vehicles, this paper analyzes the stress distribution of asphalt pavement structure under heavy traffic theoretically, according to the main asphalt pavement structure form in our country. By using elastic layer theory and BISAR3.0 program, analyzed the mechanical response variation of semi-rigid base asphalt pavement under different axle loads. The results showed that the mechanical response and the stress indexes of pavement structure under heavy traffic changed significantly. Therefore, in asphalt pavement design, the impact of heavy traffic should be fully considered and we must take measures to control the overload situation.


2011 ◽  
Vol 255-260 ◽  
pp. 3426-3431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Ting Wu ◽  
Fen Ye ◽  
Yin Ting Wu

The internal mechanical response of asphalt pavement structure is difficult to be obtained because of the limitations of theoretical calculation and present testing methods. In order to get practical information of instructure layers, this paper analyzed the cumulative and instantaneous strains of layers’ bottom of semi-rigid base asphalt pavement based on Accelerated Pavement Testing and Fiber Bragg Grating sensors, as well as got the spatial distribution and time-variation law of longitudinal, lateral and vertical strain responses under controlled loading condition. The research result shows that under the moving vehicle loads, there is an obvious alternative property of tension-compression as the strain response of the pavement structure, and different variation shapes of instantaneous stain are in different layers from top to down. Also the measured instantaneous three-direction strain of the bottom of each surface are higher than the calculated values with BISAR, while they anatomizes well in base. This paper can be regarded as useful and tentative research and application on future correlative study.


2013 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 1723-1726
Author(s):  
Xiao Li ◽  
Shan Qin Chen ◽  
Qi Wei Li

Semi rigid asphalt pavement, flexible base asphalt and composite base asphalt pavement are the main structure forms of asphalt pavement. The mechanical distributions are different in those structures. Based on elastic layer system, this paper took the Shell designing software BISAR3.0 as calculation tool to get the tensile strain of three kinds of models, the distribution of main mechanical response were compared with each other using the ORIGIN8.0. Then a comprehensive analysis was made based on the mechanical response distributions of the three structures. The results show that: flexible tensile strain and vertical strain in the bottom of asphalt layers of semi rigid base structure is the smallest, as it shows better performance. It proves that the design specification adopting now is not suitable for semi rigid base pavement


2011 ◽  
Vol 462-463 ◽  
pp. 599-604
Author(s):  
Xin Yu ◽  
Yin Fei Du

Reflective crack is one of the major technical problems in highway with semi-rigid base, studying its formatting mechanism is of great significance. By means of a numerical analysis method named RFPA, formatting process of reflective crack such as initiation and expansion was studied in asphalt pavement with semi-rigid base. Two-dimensional model of asphalt pavement with cement-treated base was established based on mechanical parameters, thickness and homogeneity of commonly used structural layer in china, symmetrical and non-symmetrical load were both considered, and crack of cement-treated base was set before loaded. First, reasons for crack initiation were studied below the bottom layer subjected to different types of loads. The conclusion showed crack under symmetrical load mainly due to pull destruction while crack under non-symmetrical load mainly due to shear failure. Then, crack expansion in asphalt layer subjected to different load numbers with different homogeneity material was studied. The result showed that with the increase of the load numbers, the deformation in the same level deformation grows continuously. Different homogeneity level of layer material has an important influence on crack expansion; higher homogeneity has better regularity.


2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han-Cheng Dan ◽  
Lin-Hua He ◽  
Lian-Heng Zhao ◽  
Jia-Qi Chen

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Bei Zhang ◽  
Xu Zhang ◽  
Yanhui Zhong ◽  
Xiaolong Li ◽  
Meimei Hao ◽  
...  

To improve the service life of a semirigid base asphalt pavement and prolong its service cycle, it is imperative to conduct long-term performance research before and after pavement disease repair. This study proposes a fatigue damage model for pavement and polymer materials and uses the finite element method to establish a three-dimensional numerical model of a semirigid base asphalt pavement structure. Moreover, it compares and analyzes the mechanical response and fatigue damage of this pavement before and after polymer repair. The evolution law is verified by indoor fatigue tests. The results show that, under a standard load of 0.7 MPa, the vertical displacement and the Mises stress of the vacant position after the polymer repair are reduced by 61% and 69%, respectively. Under a cyclic load of 1.2 MPa, the number of load actions increases from 500,000 to more than 5 million, and the fatigue damage factor of the polymer is reduced by 29%. With the increase in the number of fatigue test loads, the cumulative evolution trend of the fatigue damage is basically consistent with the results of the numerical simulation, which verifies the rationality of the numerical model. This research is relevant for providing a reference for extending the service life of expressways and improving the technical level of expressway maintenance.


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