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Dr Wei Liu
Senior Engineer
Fugro-PMS Ltd, New Zealand
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Presentation Overview
Introduction
Pavement Design Method for Heavy
Duty Pavement
Case Study
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Introdcution
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Introduction
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Design Principle
Empirical Vs Mechanistic
Material Characterization
Load Characterization
Pavement Response Model
Failure Models
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Design Principle
Minimize critical vertical stress in lower
layers that result in
Rutting
Fatigue cracking
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Empirical Vs Mechanistic
Empirical Methods are based on the results of
experiments or experience.
Advantage: Simpler approach
Disadvantage: Cannot cope with novel materials or pavement
structures.
Empirical Vs Mechanistic
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Pavement response
models ()
Incremental fatigue
damage models
Transfer functions
Performance prediction
models (rutting, %
cracks, etc.)
Empirical Vs Mechanistic
Advantages of mechanistic methods:
Design for new load types (such as super single tires).
Design with new materials (such as Soilfix stabilized
material).
Improve reliability of predicting performance.
Using performance related material properties.
Use of environmental effects.
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Material Characterization
Subgrade
Characterized by strength and/or stiffness
California Bearing Ratio (CBR)
Measures shearing resistance
Units: percent
Typical values: 0 to 20
Resilient Modulus (MR)
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Material Characterization
Subgrade
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Material
Characterization
Subbase and
Roadbase
Elastic Modulus E
Poissons Ratio
l = l/l
E =
t = D/D
= l/t
Definitions of E and .
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D/2
Material Characterization
Surface Layer
Asphalt Mix
Dynamic Modulus E* (Witczak Equation)
bitumen viscosity
loading frequency
air voids
effective bitumen content
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Material Characterization
Surface Layer
Asphalt Mix
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Material Characterization
Surface Layer
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Load Characterization
Pavement damage
Miners law
Characterization
Spectrum
Expressed as a fraction of a standard load
Pavement life
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Pavement
Reactions
h1
Deflection ()
Tensile Strain (t)
Layer 1
HMA
E1
Layer 2
Granular
Base
E2
h2
Compressive Strain (v)
Layer 3
Subgrade Soil
E3
No
horizontal
boundary,
assume
layers
extend
infinitely.
Response
Deflection (vertical)
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Failure Models
Fatigue Cracking
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Nf = f1(t)-f2
Failure Models
Rutting
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Failure Models
Miners Hypothesis
Provides the ability to sum damage for a
specific distress type
D = n /N 1.0
i
i
where ni = actual number of repetitions
for load i
Ni = allowable number of repetitions
for load i
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Case Study
Design Conditions:
A concrete pavement for a heavy duty
industrial hardstand with a total
repetition of 182,5000 with a 10 ton
axle load for a period of 5 years.
Roadbase is the Soilfix Stabilized
Aggregate
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Case Study
Design Inputs:
Layer
Material
Thickness
(mm)
Modulus
(MPa)
Poissons
Ratio
Porland Cement
Concrete
200
3000
0.15
Soilfix Stabilized
Aggrage
300
6890
0.2
Compact Soil
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0.4
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Loc#
Layer
Coordinates (mm)
YZ
XZ
XY
200
-1970.76 -2461.34
350.1
9
171.5
200
-2207.53 -2660.59
407
500
35.1
35.28
37.04
171.5
500
36.51
36.62
38.49
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Coordinates (mm)
Normal MicroStrain
Loc Layer
200
-82.7
-110.91
50.75
15.3
1067.43
171.5
200
-93.47
-119.53
56.86
1081.58
500
42.68
46.84
89.52
-7.59
1059.58
171.5
500
45.1
47.91
93.01
1072.66
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Case Study
Rutting Model
MR
Results:
1
N r 1016
v
3.87
Fatigue
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Rutting
Applied Numbers
1825000
1825000
Allowed Numbers
1.54E+07
2.41E+08
0.12
0.01
Damage Factor
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