Stress Predictions for Flexible Pavement Systems
Publication: Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 130, Issue 4
Abstract
The present study proposes a method for predicting stresses in pavements under vehicular loadings. The proposed method characterizes each pavement layer by a coefficient of lateral stress, which is similar to the commonly used coefficient of lateral earth pressure (K). Stress predictions found by the proposed method are compared with stress predictions calculated by conventional linear elastic techniques. Each conventional solution is shown to represent a special case of the more global proposed solution. Several instrumented test sections are explored to determine coefficients of lateral stress for common paving materials.
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Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 130 • Issue 4 • July 2004
Pages: 495 - 502
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Copyright © 2004 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Jan 25, 2002
Accepted: Apr 23, 2003
Published online: Jun 15, 2004
Published in print: Jul 2004
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