Structural Design and Sensitivity Analysis of Semi-Rigid Pavement of a Motorway

Authors

  • Jozef Judycki Gdansk University of Technology
  • Poitr Jaskula Gdansk University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4186/ej.2012.16.4.117

Keywords:

Semi-rigid pavement, stage construction, mechanistic-empirical design, sensitivity analysis.

Abstract

This paper presents application of mechanistic-empirical methods in design of semi-rigid pavement for a section of a motorway in Poland. The stage construction was assumed. Three fatigue criteria were applied in the design. For asphalt fatigue cracking and subgrade soil the criteria from the Asphalt Institute (USA) were applied. For fatigue cracking of cement stabilized bases the Dempsey (USA) and De Beer (South Africa) criteria were applied. Software BISAR was used. Additional study was carried out to find the sensitivity of design thickness of asphalt layer related to several design factors. The most significant factors were (a) load transfer through shrinkage and reflective cracks, (b) high summer temperature which causes decrease of asphalt layers stiffness and increase of tensile stresses in cement stabilized bases, and (c) the effect of overloaded vehicles.

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Jozef Judycki
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Department of Highway Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza Street 11, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland

Poitr Jaskula
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Department of Highway Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza Street 11, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland

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Vol 16 No 4, Mar 17, 2012
How to Cite
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J. Judycki and P. Jaskula, “Structural Design and Sensitivity Analysis of Semi-Rigid Pavement of a Motorway”, Eng. J., vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 117-126, Mar. 2012.
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