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Numerical analysis of thermal and composite stresses in pre-stressed concrete pavements

  • Nejad, Fereidoon Moghadas;Ghafari, Sepehr;Afandizadeh, Shahriar
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.169-182
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    • 2013
  • One of the major benefits of the pre-stressed concrete pavements is the omission of tension in concrete that results in a reduction of cracks in the concrete slabs. Therefore, the life of the pavement is increased as the thickness of the slabs is reduced. One of the most important issues in dealing with the prestressed concrete pavement is determination of the magnitude of the pre-stress. Three dimensional finite element analyses are conducted in this research to study the pre-stress under various load (Boeing 777) and thermal gradient combinations. The model was also analyzed under temperature gradients without the presence of traffic loading and the induced stresses were compared with those from theoretical relationships. It was seen that the theoretical relationships result in conservative values for the stress.

Advanced model of subbases for the multi-layered pavement system (다층 포장 구조체의 개선된 지반 모델)

  • 조병완;이계삼
    • Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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    • 1995.04a
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    • pp.53-56
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    • 1995
  • Despite the recent development of structural analysis programs for the CRCP pavements over Westergaard's equations and finite element techniques, the Winkler foundations which are modelled by series of vertical springs at the nodes are generally used for the computer modelling of subbases under the concrete slab. Herewith, two parameter of soil foundation model is adopted as the most convenient mathematical model to enable deflections outside the loaded area to be effected and to upgrade the Winkler foundations. This paper highlights the derivations of finite element method for the two-parameter soil foundation model in the concrete pavements.

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