Accounting for self-equilibrating stresses due to non-linear temperature profiles in rigid pavements

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

12-1-2008

Abstract

This paper demonstrates a simplified method to capture the effect of temperature non-linearity on rigid pavement stress responses utilizing a single parameter (NOLA) and a graphical understanding of temperature non-linearity. This method allows users to easily post-process rigid pavement solutions with linear temperature assumptions to account for these self-equilibrating stresses at any depth in the slab. In addition, this paper also reveals the impact of accounting for self-equilibrating stresses in terms of projected structural fatigue damage at locations along both the top and bottom of the transverse joint and longitudinal edge of a concrete pavement section using a rigid pavement analysis program named RadiCAL. Copyright ASCE 2008.

Publication Title

Proceedings of the Symposium on Pavement Mechanics and Materials at the Inaugural International Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute - Pavements and Materials 2008: Modeling, Testing, and

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