Use of impact delectometry as a validation method of a structural model applied to an articulated concrete pavement using hyson type geocells, for area solicited of high load
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Corte Díaz, Nicolás IgnacioAbstract
In Chile, flexible, rigid and articulated pavements have been used in facilities with high load requirements. The use and selection of these pavements requires knowledge of the terrain conditions, the load requests to which they will be at some point and their structural behavior.
Within this context, the Federico Santa María Technical University and TSP Chile SA developed a technological innovation contract (InnovaChile), which proposes articul...
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In Chile, flexible, rigid and articulated pavements have been used in facilities with high load requirements. The use and selection of these pavements requires knowledge of the terrain conditions, the load requests to which they will be at some point and their structural behavior.
Within this context, the Federico Santa María Technical University and TSP Chile SA developed a technological innovation contract (InnovaChile), which proposes articulated concrete pavements with Hyson-type geocells (Hyson Cells pavements), as a cost-effective alternative to pavements traditionally used in industrial facilities in Chile.
Given its recent implementation, there are few studies that analyze the structural behavior of Hyson Cells pavements. That is why this research seeks to verify, through an existing structural model, the structural behavior of Hyson Cells pavements under high load requirements. In addition, given the seismicity present in Chile, the research also seeks to analyze, conceptually, the seismic vulnerability of these pavements.
The selected structural model corresponds to the linear elastic multilayer, used to analyze the structural behavior of flexible pavements. Its verification (validation) was carried out through the comparison of vertical forces in the granular base and surface deflections measured in 3 test sections vs those estimated by the model, using the MnLayer program, for different load levels that simulated the high stresses to which Chilean industrial floors are subjected.
An impact deflectometer was used to simulate the load acting on the test sections. This, in addition, simultaneously registered, the surface deflections at different distances with respect to the center of the deflectometer load plate. On the other hand, to record vertical stresses, a pressure cell was used, installed in 2 of the 3 test sections, at different depths.
It was found that the multilayer elastic linear structural model simulated well the vertical forces at the base, but not the surface deflections. However, the results presented different biases according to the test section, which are attributable to: difference in the life span and accumulated traffic of the test sections with respect to the date on which the tests were performed, pavement behavior not perfectly flexible; selection of the elastic modulus of the surface layer of the conservative pavement (EHC = 1500 [MPa]); influence of the thickness of concrete blocks; Pavement layers not completely homogeneous and influence of the pressure cell size.
t was found that the fit of the model, for the case of vertical stresses, is obtained by maintaining elastic modulus EHC = 1500 [MPa] when the pavement cracking pattern has been completely formed and 2500 [MPa] when there is a cracking pattern partial.
For all types of pavements, the structure of a pavement will be affected by seismic loads, only if its foundation (subgrade or embankment) undergoes significant permanent deformation. In the event of a mild seismic event, articulated concrete pavements using Hyson-type geocells, given their semi-rigid nature, will reflect the deformation suffered at the base or subgrade of the pavement on its surface. The multilayer elastic linear model does not allow to analyze the effect of seismic loads on any pavement, given the nature of these latter loads with respect to mobile loads.
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2020Academic guide
García Saá, Gabriel
Corte, Nicolás
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