Essential characteristics of rigid concrete airport pavements under cyclic traffic loading revealed from a thermodynamic perspective
Z Shen, Y Zhang, G Zhou, Z Wu - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing global air traffic has placed higher demands on airport pavement design.
However, the behavior of rigid concrete airport pavement (RCAP) under traffic loading is …
However, the behavior of rigid concrete airport pavement (RCAP) under traffic loading is …
Heterogeneity effect on fracture parameters of a multilayer asphalt pavement structure containing a top‐down crack and subjected to moving traffic loading
A part of the multilayer pavement structure containing top‐down crack in the hot mix asphalt
(HMA) layer and subjected to loading of a moving vehicle is simulated using the finite …
(HMA) layer and subjected to loading of a moving vehicle is simulated using the finite …
Comparative evaluation of mitigation methods for traffic-induced reflective cracking in airport composite pavement
Composite pavement provides an effective and quick solution to restore structural and
functional capacity of airfield pavement. However, discontinuities of concrete slabs cause …
functional capacity of airfield pavement. However, discontinuities of concrete slabs cause …
Effects of loading, geometry and material properties on fracture parameters of a pavement containing top-down and bottom-up cracks
MRM Aliha, MJ Sarbijan - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, the fracture parameters of top-down and bottom-up cracks initiated in a multi-
layer asphalt pavement is computed numerically. Using extensive two-dimensional finite …
layer asphalt pavement is computed numerically. Using extensive two-dimensional finite …
Investigating the effects of loading, mechanical properties and layers geometry on fatigue life of asphalt pavements
In this paper, fatigue life, crack growth trajectory, and stress intensity factors of top‐down and
bottom‐up cracks have been investigated in a multilayered asphalt pavement using …
bottom‐up cracks have been investigated in a multilayered asphalt pavement using …
Modeling to simulate inverted asphalt pavement testing: An emphasis on cracks in the semirigid subbase
Z Han, A Sha, L Hu, L Jiao - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Typical inverted asphalt pavement (IAP) finite element (FE) models consider the semirigid
subbase as an intact slab. Quarter IAP FE models with cracks in the subbase are developed …
subbase as an intact slab. Quarter IAP FE models with cracks in the subbase are developed …
Dynamic backcalculation of asphalt pavement layer properties using spectral element method
Y Zhao, D Cao, P Chen - Road Materials and Pavement Design, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The response analysis mode of asphalt pavement plays a critical role in properly interpreting
falling weight deflectometer (FWD) test results and obtaining reasonable backcalculated …
falling weight deflectometer (FWD) test results and obtaining reasonable backcalculated …
Improvements of explicit crack surface representation and update within the generalized finite element method with application to three‐dimensional crack …
This paper presents improvements to three‐dimensional crack propagation simulation
capabilities of the generalized finite element method. In particular, it presents new update …
capabilities of the generalized finite element method. In particular, it presents new update …
Analysis of fractures in linear viscoelastic media using a generalized finite element method and the elastic–viscoelastic correspondence principle
A methodology for an efficient analysis of 3-D fracture mechanics problems in linear
viscoelastic media is presented. It combines the Elastic–Viscoelastic Correspondence …
viscoelastic media is presented. It combines the Elastic–Viscoelastic Correspondence …
Investigating the effect of aircraft impact loading on the longitudinal top-down crack propagation parameters in asphalt runway pavement using fracture mechanics
A Modarres, H Shabani - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Effect of aircraft impact loading during landing time on the crack propagation
parameters was investigated. Boeing 777-300 aircraft specifications were considered. In …
parameters was investigated. Boeing 777-300 aircraft specifications were considered. In …