Fatigue-Life Prediction of Full-Scale Concrete Pavement Overlay over Flexible Pavement: Super-Accelerated Pavement Testing Application

2013 ◽  
Vol 110 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Life Prediction ◽  
Flexible Pavement ◽  
Concrete Pavement ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Fatigue Life Prediction ◽  
Accelerated Pavement Testing ◽  
Pavement Overlay ◽  
Pavement Testing

Analysis on Void Beneath Curling Slab in Rigid Base Cement Concrete Pavement and Fatigue Life Prediction

2012 ◽  
Vol 204-208 ◽  
pp. 1782-1788 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Zhang ◽  
Yun Chen Sun ◽  
Jing Jing Li
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Service Life ◽  
Life Prediction ◽  
Concrete Pavement ◽  
Fatigue Life Prediction ◽  
Rigid Base ◽  
Cement Concrete ◽  
Cement Concrete Pavement ◽  
Fatigue Life Analysis

The damages in two rigid base cement concrete pavement were investigated. The data analysis suggests that the void beneath curling slab resulting from the temperature gradient changing leads to pavement damages. With the benefit of the pavement curling structure numerical model established in this article, the void changing law beneath curling slab and loading stress were analyzed. The loading stress level increases dramatically due to void occurring beneath curling slab. The calculation method of loading stress in the curling slab was given. The fatigue life analysis further reveals that the void beneath curling slab caused by temperature gradient changes is the fundamental reason for the decreasing of the service life of cement concrete pavement. The service life of investigating section were predicted and analyzed according to the fatigue life prediction model established in this article and the survey data.

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