Shakedown theory and related programming method applications to pavement structures design

Title: Shakedown theory and related programming method applications to pavement structures design
Author(s): M. Boulbibane, A. R. S. Ponter
Paper category : conference
Book title: Fifth International RILEM Conference on Reflective Cracking in Pavements
Editor(s): C. Petit, I.L. Al-Qadi and A. Millien
Print-ISBN: 2-912143-47-0
e-ISBN: 2912143764
Publisher: RILEM Publications SARL
Publication year: 2004
Pages: 197 - 204
Total Pages: 8
Nb references: 12
Language: English

Abstract: For performance prediction, it is important to know whether a pavement structure will experience progressive accumulation of permanent deformation leading to a state of incremental collapse, or if the increase of permanent deformation will cease, resulting in a stable and elastic response. For such predictions shakedown and limit analyses provides significant advantages over other forms of analysis when a global understanding of deformation behaviour is required. In this paper, a numerical technique, based on the Linear Matching Method, of Ponter and Engelhardt [1], is apply to the investigation of the long-term behaviour of pavement structures under repeated wheel loads of different magnitudes. This method is a general upper bound method capable of providing the minimum upper bound shakedown limits associated with a class of possible displacement fields described by a finite element mesh. The proposed formulation is first verified using a homogeneous isotropic half-space and then applied to a two-layer pavement. The variation of shakedown limits with material properties and layer thickness is investigated.

Online publication: 2004-04-15
Publication type : full_text
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