Id:ALFRIOH AcceleratedLoadingFacility Beijing

Institution: ResearchInstituteOfHighway(RIOH),MinistryofTransportation China

Type:PortableLinearTestTrack Construction(commissioned):1990

Pavementtestinglength
Totallength 12.5 m
Usefultestinglength 12.5m
(atconstantspeed)

Loading
Rangeofaxleloading(*) 80200kN
Loadingsystem Deathweight
Wandering 400mm
Loadingdirection
Axleconfiguration
Speed(max.) 25km/h
( )
* Wheelsloads(halfaxle)areconvertedtothe
correspondingaxleloads

Output
Testfrequency(max.) 400
(passes/hour/section)
Practicaloutput 250000
(passes/month/section)

Testpit
Length/width/depth

Measuredstructuralresponsevariables

Subgrade
Unbound
Bound(*)
Asphalt
Surface

Temperature x x x
EnvironmentalControl Moisturecontent x
Indoorsor Suction
Placement
outdoors Deflection x x x x
Airtemperature VerticalStress
Pavementtemperature totalcontrol
partialcontrol HorizontalStress
Airmoisture
@indirectcontrol VerticalStrain
Freezethawcycles (fromairtemp.) HorizontalStrain x x x
Watertablelevel registered(but ( )
* Otherboundlayers(lime,cement,flyash,etc.)
Rainfall notcontrolled)

MengShutao st.meng@rioh.cn
Contactpeople:
XuQuanliang ql.xu@rioh.cn
Website:

APTupdate2012
Preparedforthe4thInternationalConferenceonAcceleratedPavementTesting

BriefdescriptionofTopics/Testscarriedoutduringrecentyears
FromMar.1990,ALFhasbeenoperated18yearsbyResearchInstituteofHighway(RIOH),Ministryof
Transportation(MOT).Inrecent5years,ALFhasbeenusedtodosomeresearchworksonthe
performancestudyofgradedcrushedrock(GCR)baseasphaltconcretepavementanddesignparameters
studyofasphaltpavement.
ThelasttesthavebeenconductedinMar.2005toAug.2007atTheProvingGroundForHighwayand
TrafficlocatedinTongzhou,SoutheastBeijing(394415N,1163914E,Googleearth).Threestructures
havebeenloaded1,000,000cyclesformodifiedthedesignparametersofasphaltpavement.

From2010tonow,Anewtesthavebeenconductedonthepavementofsteelboxgirderbridgein
Hangzhoucity,Zhejiangprovince,SoutheastChina(302731N,1204839E,Googleearth).Thetestwill
continuetotheendof2012,Fivepavementstructureswithresinasphaltconcreteofsteelboxgirder
bridgewillloadedforitsperformance.