摘要
Top-downcrackinasphaltpavementshasbeenreportedasawidespreadmodeoffailure.Asolidunderstandingofthemechanismsofcrackgrowthisessentialtopredictpavementperformanceinthecontextofthicknessdesign,aswellasinthedesignandoptimizationofmixtures.UsingthecoupledelementfreeGalerkin(EFG)andfiniteelement(FE)method,top-downcrackpropagationinasphaltpavementsisnumericallysimulatedonthebasisoffracturemechanics.Aparametricstudyisconductedtoisolatetheeffectsofoverlaythicknessandstiffness,basethicknessandstiffnessontop-downcrackpropagationinasphaltpavements.Theresultsshowthatlongitudinalwheelloadsaredisadvantageoustotop-downcrackbecauseitincreasesthecompoundstressintensityfactor(SIF)atthetipoftop-downcrackandshortensthecrackpath,andthusthefatiguelifedescends.TheSIFexperiencesaprocess'sharplyascending—slowlydescending—slowlyascending—sharplyascendingagain'withthecrackpropagating.Thethickertheoverlayorthebase,thelowertheSIF;thegreatertheoverlaystiffness,thehighertheSIF.Thecrackpathishardlyaffectedbystiffnessoftheoverlayandbase.
出版日期
2010年03月13日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)