Study of Parameters Affecting Impulse Response Method
Publication: Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 122, Issue 4
Abstract
Even though the impulse response method is widely used in detecting defects under rigid pavements, the sensitivity of the method is not well understood. Modal time-history analyses were used to numerically simulate the impulse response method. Parameters such as the thickness and the elastic modulus of the slab, the modulus of subgrade of the soil, the length and width of the slab, location of the impact, and size and location of defects were studied. The sensitivity of flexibility spectrum, the major function measured in the field to detect defects, to each of these parameters was studied. It was found that the elastic modulus and dimensions of the slab have small effects, while the thickness of the slab and the modulus of subgrade more significantly affect the flexibility spectrum. For most practical applications, corner voids that are twice the thickness of the slab should be detectable. For edge and midslab, the defect has to be four and five times the slab thickness (respectively) to be detectable.
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Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 122 • Issue 4 • July 1996
Pages: 308 - 315
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Copyright © 1996 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Jul 1, 1996
Published in print: Jul 1996
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