Influence of Paving Condition on Longitudinal Cracking of Portland Cement Concrete Pavement

Abstract:

The curling stresses of rigid pavement are the result of in-situ and built-in temperature gradient. A profound investigation on the reasons causing longitudinal cracking (LC) was conducted in this paper. Based on finite element method (FEM) analysis results obtained from ISLAB 2000, the wheel load stress generated by a single axle load that is applied along the transverse joints is considered to be the critical loading condition for longitudinal cracking. Nonlinear environmental stress due to the curling of Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) was analyzed using the numerical program developed in this study; the paving time within a day has a significant influence on the curling stresses at the top portion of PCC slab at the critical loading position for longitudinal cracking. Research in this paper proposed an analytical method to determine the influence of the paving condition (day time and night time) on the built-in setting gradient and its effect on the in-situ effective equivalent temperature differential.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 857)
• Pages: 204-211
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.857.204
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Li Zhi Han*, Liang Liang Chen, Bo Tian
• Keywords: Construction Condition, Curling Stress, Longitudinal Cracking, PCC Pavement

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