Dynamic Response of Asphalt Pavement on Semi-Rigid Base due to Heavy Load

Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to study dynamic-characteristics of asphalt-pavement on semi-rigid base loaded with moving, heavy-load. Based on transient-dynamics theory, three-dimensional finite-element (FE) model was developed for structural dynamic-responses analysis using ANSYS software. The heavy-duty axle-load model was established according to Belgium-Design Code, and the dynamic-load was simplified as sinusoidal-wave load. For the pavement mechanics indexes (road-surface deflection, the vertical and lateral stress, the shear stress and the strain), the time-history curves and distribution conditions in the structure were presented. Expect tensile-strain at surface-layer, the relationship between axle-load weight and mechanic-indexes are almost linearly proportional. The calculation shows that under moving heavy-load, the surface-layer suffers from rather high vertical compressive-stress and shear-stress, the base and subbase are loaded with high tensile-stress and the subgrade top undergoes large vertical-strain . For asphalt-pavement on semi-rigid loaded with moving, heavy-load, besides the conventional indexes (including road-surface deflection and tensile-stress at the bottom of base or subbase), the design indexes should also include the shear-stress on road surface, the vertical-strain on the top of subgrade and the vertical compressive-stress on road surface.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 405-408)
• Pages: 1745-1752
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.405-408.1745
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Li Juan Zhang
• Keywords: Asphalt Pavement, Dynamic Response, Heavy Load Vehicles, Semi-Rigid Base

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