Effects of Carbon Fibre Geogrid Reinforcement on Propagation of Cracking in Pavement and Augmentation of Flexible Pavement Life

Abstract:

Most of the distresses in flexible pavement are due to cracking and rutting. Geogrids distribute the street and loads to adequate area and cause augmentation bearing capacity. This project surveys the function of carbon and Glass fiber Geogrids on Delay of Crack propagation in flexible pavement and placement configuration in pavement structure. Four point bending loading applied to beams with dimension 50.8*63.5*381 mm and 6.5 mm tolerance (AASHTO TP8-96). According to the received specimen from cutting slabs of case study toward chart fatigue life, for each condition reinforced and unreinforced beams 3 sample in 4-strain level were experimented. Simulatedrepeated loading with a frequency 10 Hz simulate high-speed traffic was applied to beam fatigue specimen. Based on definition (AASHTO T321-07) assumed achieving to 50% first bending stiffness for end of the fatigue life indicate a significant reduction in the rate of crack propagation in reinforced samples with carbon geogrids compared to unreinforced ones, augmentation service life is up to 3.5fold and placing the geogrid at a one-third depth of overlay thickness from the bottom provide the maximum service life.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 891-892)
• Pages: 1533-1538
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.891-892.1533
• Online since: March 2014
• Authors: Amir Barry Dizaj*, Hasan Ziari, Mahmood Ahmadi Nejhad
• Keywords: BeamFatigue Test, Cumulative Dissipated Energy, Degree of Phase Angel, Fatigue, Geogrid

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