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Jichkar, Rahul. "Review Paper on Defects in Rigid Pavement." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 9, no. VI (2021): 1288–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2021.35206.

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In this project Pavement failure is defined in terms of decreasing serviceability caused by the development of cracks and ruts. Before going into the maintenance strategies, we must look into the causes of failure of rigid pavements. Failures of rigid pavements are caused due to many reasons or combination of reasons. Application of correction in the existing surface will enhance the life of maintenance works as well as that of strengthening layers. It has been seen that only three parameters i.e., unevenness index, pavement cracking and rutting are considered while other distresses have been

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Bertolini, Luca, Inga Maria Giorgadze, Faridaddin Vahdatikhaki, and Fabrizio D’Amico. "A Semantic Digital Twinning Approach for the Management of Road Distress Data." ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences X-4/W5-2024 (June 27, 2024): 49–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-x-4-w5-2024-49-2024.

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Abstract. This paper addresses the challenge of managing and maintaining road pavements effectively throughout their lifecycle. Emphasizing the need for a cohesive data collection and handling approach, the paper highlights the vulnerability caused by the absence of a structured information system, resulting in reworks, information loss, and misinterpretation of collected data. A unified data handling and collection structure, introducing the concept of a pavement Digital Twin through a standardized data structure is presented. The Digital Twin aims to integrate information regarding pavement

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Rajbongshi, Pabitra, and Sonika Thongram. "Survival Analysis of Fatigue and Rutting Failures in Asphalt Pavements." Journal of Engineering 2016 (2016): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8359103.

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Fatigue and rutting are two primary failure mechanisms in asphalt pavements. The evaluations of fatigue and rutting performances are significantly uncertain due to large uncertainties involved with the traffic and pavement life parameters. Therefore, deterministically it is inadequate to predict when an in-service pavement would fail. Thus, the deterministic failure time which is known as design life (yr) of pavement becomes random in nature. Reliability analysis of such time (t) dependent random variable is the survival analysis of the structure. This paper presents the survival analysis of f

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Gurule, Abhijeet, Tejas Ahire, Akshay Ghodke, N. P. Mujumdar, and G. D. Ahire. "Investigation on Causes of Pavement Failure and Its Remedial Measures." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 10, no. 5 (2022): 2786–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2022.42934.

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Abstract: Pavement failure is defined in terms of decreasing serviceability caused by the development of cracks and ruts. Before going into the maintenance strategies, we must look into the causes of failure of bituminous pavements. Failures of bituminous pavements are caused due to many reasons or combination of reasons. Application of correction in the existing surface will enhance the life of maintenance works as well as that of strengthening layer. It has been seen that only 3 parameters i.e., unevenness index, pavement cracking and rutting are considered while other distresses have been o

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Rai, Satendra, and Prof R. K. Yadav. "Repair & Rehabilitation of Rigid Pavement: A Case Study." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 13, no. 1 (2025): 130–38. https://doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2025.66220.

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Abstract: Transportation infrastructure is crucial for a nation's development. This paper aims to investigate the various types of rigid pavement failures and to identify the most effective maintenance strategies to address these issues on the Jabalpur-Mandla highway, formerly designated as NH 30 (previously NH 12A). An examination of the roadway between the 3 km to 40 km markers reveals a range of pavement failures, including longitudinal cracks, raveling, rutting, and shear failure. The predominant causes of these rigid pavement failures include excessive loads, inadequate drainage systems,

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Knott, Jayne F., Jo Sias Daniel, Jennifer M. Jacobs, and Paul Kirshen. "Adaptation Planning to Mitigate Coastal-Road Pavement Damage from Groundwater Rise Caused by Sea-Level Rise." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2672, no. 2 (2018): 11–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198118757441.

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Sea level in coastal New England is projected to rise 3.9–6.6 ft (1.2–2.0 m) by the year 2100. Many climate-change vulnerability and adaptation studies have investigated surface-water flooding from sea-level rise (SLR) on coastal-road infrastructure, but few have focused on rising groundwater. Groundwater modeling in New Hampshire’s Seacoast Region has shown that SLR-induced groundwater rise will occur three to four times farther inland than surface-water flooding, potentially impacting 23% of the region’s roads. Pavement service-life has been shown to decrease when the unbound layers become s

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Wang, Yizhuang David, Behrooz Keshavarzi, and Y. Richard Kim. "Fatigue Performance Prediction of Asphalt Pavements with FlexPAVETM, the S-VECD Model, and DR Failure Criterion." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2672, no. 40 (2018): 217–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198118756873.

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Reliable predictions of asphalt materials and pavement performance are important elements in mixture design, mechanistic-empirical pavement design, and performance-related specifications. This paper presents FlexPAVE™, a pavement performance prediction program. FlexPAVE™ is a three-dimensional finite element program that is capable of moving load analysis under realistic climatic conditions. It utilizes the simplified viscoelastic continuum damage (S-VECD) model to predict asphalt pavement fatigue life. This S-VECD model currently incorporates the so-called GR failure criterion to define the f

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Chen, Shuaikun, Jianmin Liu, Guangchun Zhou, and Xiaomeng Hou. "Essential Working Features of Asphalt Airport Pavement Revealed by Structural State-of-Stress Theory." Buildings 14, no. 9 (2024): 2707. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings14092707.

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The National Airport Pavement Test Facility (NAPTF) in USA obtained the strain and deformation data of the asphalt airport pavement numbered as Track 3 under the wheel load traveling in the north area of Construction Cycle 7 (CC7). But, the classic theories and methods still could not find out the definite and essential working characteristics, such as the starting point of the asphalt pavement’s failure process and the ending point of the normal working process. This study reveals the essential working characteristics of the asphalt airport pavement by modeling the tested strain and deformati

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Cheng, Gang, Yong Zheng, Jie Yu, Jun Liu, and Xinhe Hu. "Investigation of the Fatigue Life of Bottom-Up Cracking in Asphalt Concrete Pavements." Applied Sciences 12, no. 23 (2022): 12119. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app122312119.

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Traditionally, fatigue cracking in asphalt pavement means fatigue failure, which is the basis for controlling the design thickness of asphalt pavements. In fact, the fatigue failure of asphalt pavements includes three stages: fatigue cracking, crack expansion, and structural failure. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the fatigue life of the bottom-up cracking of asphalt concrete (AC) pavements considering the different stages of fatigue failure. The dynamic modulus of AC of different grades was experimentally determined. The tensile stresses at the bottom of the AC layer were evaluated

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AKINBULUMA, Ayodeji T., Mohd H. MD ISA, and Damilola A. OGUNDARE. "AFRICAN LATERITIC SOILS AND PAVEMENTS FAILURE: A REVIEW." OAUSTECH Journal of Engineering and Intelligent Technology 1, no. 1 (2025): 205–16. https://doi.org/10.36108/ojeit/5202.10.0122.

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African lateritic soils, prevalent in many regions of the continent, are widely used in the construction of pavements. However, these soils often experience failure in road infrastructure due to their inherent properties, such as high moisture sensitivity, poor compaction, and variable strength. This review investigates the primary causes of pavement failure associated with African lateritic soils and highlights issues such as inadequate soil stabilization, seasonal fluctuations in moisture content, and the low shear strength of untreated soils. The swelling and shrinkage behavior of lateritic

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Hasan, Mehedi, and Mohd Abdus Sobhan. "Highway Failure and Their Maintenance: A Study of Rajshahi Metropolitan City, Rajshahi, Bangladesh." International Journal of Sustainable Transportation Technology 3, no. 2 (2020): 45–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.31427/ijstt.2020.3.2.2.

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Total length of paved road in Rajshahi City is about 186.64 km (2011 census). It shows that about 23% of total road lengths are present in failure condition. This study shows an investigation to compute the flexible pavement’s failure types, to define and identify the causes, and select the best maintenance for that failures of flexible pavement within Rajshahi City. There are many types of failures occur on the roads such as different types of cracks, potholes, raveling, water bleeding, corrugation and shoving, depression, and rutting. The possible causes of flexible pavement failures are imp

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Smith, K. L., K. D. Smith, T. E. Hoerner, and M. I. Darter. "Effect of Initial Pavement Smoothness on Future Smoothness and Pavement Life." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1570, no. 1 (1997): 60–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1570-08.

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Initial pavement smoothness has an effect on the future smoothness and life of asphalt concrete (AC) and portland cement concrete (PCC), as well as AC overlays of existing AC and PCC pavements. Initial pavement smoothness has a significant effect in 80 percent of new construction (both AC and PCC pavements) and in 70 percent of AC-overlay construction. Furthermore, using two different analysis techniques, added pavement life can be obtained by achieving higher levels of initial smoothness. Combined results of roughness-model and pavement-failure analyses indicate at least a 9 percent increase

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White, Greg. "Difference between Pavement Thickness Design and Pavement Life Prediction for Rigid Aircraft Pavements." Designs 6, no. 1 (2022): 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/designs6010012.

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Aircraft pavements are generally designed using deterministic methods and using conservatively selected input parameter values, which combine to result in a low probability of structural failure occurring during the structural design life of the pavement. In contrast, when predicting the actual time until an as-constructed pavement will reach a structural failure condition, stochastic methods are required to take into account the inherently variable nature of pavement material properties and layer thicknesses, and the best-estimate of the input parameter values must replace the conservative va

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Mentz, Johannes, and Anton Hartman. "Development of safe construction temperature ranges to avoid blow-ups in Ultra-Thin Concrete Pavements." MATEC Web of Conferences 199 (2018): 08003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201819908003.

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After the construction of an ultra-thin concrete pavement, ambient temperatures may induce an axial force within the pavement due to thermal expansion that can lead to the formation of a blow-up failure. By analysing the mechanism of a blow-up, temperature differentiates at which a blow-up failure in ultra-thin concrete pavements may occur were identified. Safe construction temperature range graphs were produced for different ultra-thin concrete pavements to serve as a guideline that would potentially limit the occurrence of blow-ups.

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Kumaravel, Priyanka, and R. Velkennedy. "Navigating Cityscapes: Innovations in Urban Mobility and Infrastructure." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1409, no. 1 (2024): 012039. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1409/1/012039.

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Abstract The nature and broadening of road transportation infrastructure influence a nation’s ability to grow sustainably. Due to the combined impacts of poor maintenance and structural weaknesses to meet the demands of an increase in traffic intensity and loads, India’s enormous network of existing roads, which were built at considerable expense, is starting to exhibit signs of distress failure before the design period. Maintenance directly affects a pavement’s longevity. The Pavement Maintenance Management System (PMMS) is a scientific strategy for assessing the current state of pavement in

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Wei, Lian Yu, Kai Wang, Shi Ning Li, Shi Bin Ma, and Yang Feng Wu. "Temperature Stress Analysis of Concrete Overlay on Old Asphalt Pavement." Advanced Materials Research 255-260 (May 2011): 3416–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.255-260.3416.

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Temperature is one of the most important factors affecting the design and performance of both flexible and rigid pavements. The functional as well as the structural performance of flexible and rigid pavements is highly dependent on the temperature regime to which these pavements are exposed. Temperature variations within pavement structure contribute to distress and possible failure of that structure. According to pavement temperature stress calculation principle, based on general finite element software ANSYS, the paper adopt three-dimensional finite element method analysed temperature stress

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Ma, Xianyong, Lingxiao Shangguan, and Chundi Si. "Probability Distributions of Asphalt Pavement Responses and Performance under Random Moving Loads and Pavement Temperature." Applied Sciences 13, no. 2 (2023): 715. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app13020715.

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Asphalt pavements are damaged by traffic load repetitions. Conventionally, the allowed number of load repetitions until pavement failure is calculated based on empirical transfer functions from deterministic pavement mechanical responses to performance. However, the mechanical responses and damage to the pavement are uncertain under a random realistic traffic load and pavement temperature. Therefore, the non-deterministic problem—that is, the probability distributions of asphalt pavement responses and performance under random moving loads and pavement temperatures—was investigated in this stud

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Jiang, Ze Zhong, Tao Xie, Yan Jun Qiu, and Bo Lan. "Crack Propagation Behavior of Asphalt Concrete; Part II: A Study into Influence of Loading Rates." Key Engineering Materials 385-387 (July 2008): 301–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.385-387.301.

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Cracking has long been accepted as a major mode of premature failure in flexible pavements. Expected life of pavements, pavement condition and maintenance cost are directly related to pavement cracking. It is crucial to have a sufficient understanding of cracking mechanism in order to produce a sound and safe material and structural design of asphalt pavements. Simulation, surveying, observation, and measurement of cracking in pavement structures have been reported in literature in last three decades. However, cracking process in asphalt mixtures in a three dimensional scale is still a great c

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Mohammad Nasir Mohmad Taher, Mohamad Yusri Aman, Muhammad Asmawi Mohd Ayob, Shahrul Niza Mokhatar, and Hazirah Bujang. "Mechanical Properties of Rigid Pavements Incorporating Different Percentage of Steel Fiber." Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Mechanics 113, no. 1 (2024): 152–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.37934/aram.113.1.152161.

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Nowadays, rigid pavement construction has widely used in road construction industry. Although rigid pavement is widely used in road construction, it tends to fail within time due to many reasons. Fatigue is the important aspect in the rigid pavement design. Due to applications of the heavy loads fatigue occurs in the pavement in the form of micro cracks. Fatigue concepts which is an important parameter in cement concrete pavement and mainly failure occurs due to fatigue failure. As a result, it is crucial to optimize and improving concrete structures to suit diverse engineering requirements. T

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Vaitkus, Audrius, Viktoras Vorobjovas, Judita Gražulytė, Rita Kleizienė, Ovidijus Šernas, and Aja Tumavičė. "Design solutions for pavements structure affected by static and impact load." BALTIC JOURNAL OF ROAD AND BRIDGE ENGINEERING 9, no. 4 (2014): 269–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/bjrbe.2014.33.

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Pavements of aprons, container and logistic terminals, areas of storage, parking lots, areas of waste utilization are affected by high pressure static and impact loads. These loads strongly influence pavement performance by causing permanent deformations and distresses in the surface and even sometimes pavement failure in the beginning of pavement service. The types of structure, materials and layer thicknesses are the main factors relative to pavement performance. In order to correctly understand the particularity of static and impact loading, distresses of pavement structures affected by suc

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PK, Rabeesh Kumar. "Analysis and Design of Flexible Pavement and Cost Comparison with Cement-Treated Base and Subbase Material." INTERANTIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT 08, no. 05 (2024): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.55041/ijsrem34799.

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Road transport is important in economic, social; and a country’s overall development. Various commercial vehicle classes have utilized roads with different axle configurations and loads. Due to the cumulative effect of wheel loads and the aging of bitumen binder flexible pavement starts deteriorating. The bitumen pavement failure is mainly due to fatigue cracking as well as rutting deformation. Thus, proper load analysis for the intended period of pavement planned life needs to be analyzed and the pavement designed accordingly. The development of software such as IITPAVE enables the calculatio

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S, Manjunatha, and Dr B. V. Kiran Kumar. "Performance Based Testing on Bituminous Mixes using Roller Compactor cum Rut Analyser (RCRA)." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 10, no. 4 (2022): 1631–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2022.41622.

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Abstract: In India majority of roads are being constructed by flexible pavements. But the performance of the pavement largely depends on quality of materials used, Equipment’s used, construction methodology adopted, temperature and climatic conditions at the area etc. Because of these variations in the mentioned parameters, pavements undergo distress/ failure. The different types of failure in flexible pavement are Rutting, Shovelling, Edge breaks, Cracks, Slippage etc. Rutting is a common phenomenon which occurs in flexible pavement surface due to overloading of vehicles and repeated applicat

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A.N., Tiraturyan. "Modelling of stress-strain state of asphalt concrete layers in pavements taking into account the results of laboratory four-point bending tests." Construction materials and products 7, no. 4 (2024): 5. https://doi.org/10.58224/2618-7183-2024-7-4-5.

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Introduction: Fatigue failure of asphalt concrete pavements is one of the most common causes of premature failure of pavements on operational motorways. Modern laboratory equipment and software tools make it possible to comprehensively consider the problem of fatigue failure both for laboratory deformation modes and for operational ones. The aim of the research: a comprehensive study of fatigue fracture of asphalt concretes used in the upper base layer (UBL), lower pavement layer (LPL), and upper pavement layer (UPL) in operational and laboratory deformation modes. Methods: Laboratory studies

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Ziari, Hassan, and Mohammad Mahdi Khabiri. "INTERFACE CONDITION INFLUENCE ON PREDICTION OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT LIFE." JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT 13, no. 1 (2007): 71–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/13923730.2007.9636421.

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The effects of interface condition on the life of flexible pavements have been determined. The methodology consists of implementing a previously derived interface constitutive model into the Kenlayer programme to compute the stresses and strains in typical flexible road structures. The shell transfer functions for fatigue cracking and terminal serviceability were used to estimate the pavement life. The behaviour of in‐service pavements indicates that the condition of the bonding between pavement layers plays an important role in the road structures performance. Premature failure of road sectio

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Loizos, Andreas, and Matthew G. Karlaftis. "Prediction of Pavement Crack Initiation from In-Service Pavements." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1940, no. 1 (2005): 38–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198105194000105.

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It is widely accepted that the success of pavement management systems largely depends on the quality of the deterioration models embedded in their structure. As such, much research has concentrated on developing a large array of approaches to model and predict pavement distress and deterioration. This study develops surface distress prediction models for pavement failure times (the initiation of cracking on the surface of flexible and semirigid pavements) on the basis of a large (more that 1,000 observations) and recent (1998) data set collected from in-service pavements in 15 European countri

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P, Praveen Kumar, and Dr Kiran Kumar B V. "Performance Evaluation of Flexible Pavements with Modified Bitumen Binders." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 10, no. 4 (2022): 1496–501. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2022.41537.

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Abstract: In India majority of roads are being constructed by flexible pavements. But the performance of the pavement largely depends on quality and type of materials used, Construction methodology adopted, temperature, climatic conditions etc. Because of these variations in the mentioned parameters, pavements undergo distress/ failure. The different types of failure in flexible pavement are Rutting, Shovelling, Edge breaks, Cracks, Slippage etc. Rutting is a common phenomenon which occurs in flexible pavement surface due to overloading of vehicles and repeated application of wheel load. Rutti

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Sunil, Kumar, and Sethi Ankit. "A Brief Study of Flexible Pavement Deterioration and Maintenance." Journal of Engineering Analysis and Design 1, no. 3 (2019): 1–5. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3545784.

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In this particular paper it is introduced that what are the various reasons, which completely reduce the performance of a pavement. In other words it can be shown in the terms of SERVICEABILITY[2]. This will help to understand the scholar for design and proper maintenance of pavement against various factors. This will help to understand causes of failure their reduction in pavements. This paper helps to understand nature of failure that occurs in various projects. It is completely based on past experiences and studied by various project engineers.

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Ma, Shi Bin, Kai Wang, Yang Feng Wu, Lian Yu Wei, and Ming Wei Zhang. "Reliability Analysis of Asphalt Pavement Structure Based on Three-Dimensional Finite Element." Advanced Materials Research 255-260 (May 2011): 3421–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.255-260.3421.

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The design of asphalt pavements in china is currently based on the multilayered elastic method, which is analytical in nature and yields stresses, strains, and deflections in the pavement system for a particular loading condition and pavement geometry, which are compared with established failure criteria to determine the performance of the given pavement. This design approaches is deterministic. In this paper, typical asphalt pavement structure reliability analysis was performed in which factors that affect pavement reliability regarded as input random , pavement surface deflection, layers of

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Wei, Ya. "Fracture Mechanics-Based Fatigue Behavior of Jointed Concrete Pavement." Applied Mechanics and Materials 226-228 (November 2012): 1481–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.226-228.1481.

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Concrete experiences thermal and hygral deformations at early ages due to it intrinsic properties and the environmental effects. Micro-cracking results on the top surface of pavement if deformations are restrained. These micro-cracks propagate transversely and downwards over time under traffic loadings, especially during early ages. This situation can be severe if upward curling conditions exist in pavements. Estimation of the remaining fatigue life of pavements with such cracks is of significance for scheduling prompt maintenance. Conventional fatigue models established based on uncracked bea

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Asres, Enyew, Tewodros Ghebrab, and Stephen Ekwaro-Osire. "Framework for Design of Sustainable Flexible Pavement." Infrastructures 7, no. 1 (2021): 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures7010006.

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The conventional methodologies for the design of flexible pavements are not adequate in providing solutions that meet the diverse sustainability challenges. Therefore, developing new methodologies and frameworks for the design of flexible pavement has become a priority for most highway agencies. On the other hand, there is no sound sustainable flexible pavement framework at the design phase that considers the key engineering performance, environmental impact, and economic benefits of sustainability metrics. Hence, premature failure of flexible pavements has become a common problem leading to a

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Murambi, Ingaiza Annette, Osano Simpson Nyambane, and Sixtus Kinyua Mwea. "Pavement Evaluation of Kampi Ya Moto - Eldama Ravine - Kamwosor B77 Road." East African Scholars Journal of Engineering and Computer Sciences 6, no. 01 (2023): 9–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.36349/easjecs.2023.v06i01.002.

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Assessment of pavement performance is essential in determining the serviceability and structural state of the pavement structure. Pavement failure and deterioration always commence immediately after the road has been opened to traffic. Several factors contributing to pavement failure and damage include traffic load, soil, environmental, economic, and stress distribution factor. Therefore, flexible pavement failure and deterioration are well-defined by alligator cracks, concentrated potholes, ruts, settlement, and localised depression. Pavement evaluation determines highway sections' functional

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Leon, Lee P., Leighton A. Ellis, Hector H. Martin, and Byron Fermin. "Dominating Factors of Road Failures: Perceptions of Key Stakeholders in the Small Island Developing State of Trinidad and Tobago." West Indian Journal of Engineering 45, no. 2 (2023): 68–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.47412/mgbb4897.

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Accelerated global population increase, socioeconomic and environmental changes have resulted in spiralling maintenance costs for pavements. Current understanding of pavement deterioration fails to address this longstanding issue, and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are not immune to the recurring expense incurred from pavement degradation. Existing academic debates on design and construction inadequacies in pavement longevity do not address regular maintenance challenges. This research examines the reasons for frequent pavement failures and explains how they affect Trinidad and Tobago’s

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Nyein, Nyein Thant, and Soe War Soe. "Study on Distress Patterns, Causes and Maintenance of Flexible Pavement for Selected Portions." International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development 3, no. 5 (2019): 39–44. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3589561.

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This paper presents the study on flexible pavement distresses and repair techniques in two selected road portions. It is very important to know the flexible pavement distresses and its patterns. Pavement deterioration is serious problem for road and traffic highway sector in Myanmar. Tada U Airport road 6 0 to 8 0 mile and Paleik Tada U road 0 0 to 7 0 mile portions are chosen in this study. The failure patterns are classified depending upon the visual investigation along the study areas and identify the failure patterns of the two selected road portions. Map cracking, depression, corrugation,

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Zhou, Xiao He, Da Wei Ma, and Gui Gao Le. "Finite Element Analysis of Dynamic Responses of Plain Concrete Pavements Under Strong Impact Loading." Advanced Materials Research 838-841 (November 2013): 23–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.838-841.23.

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Plain concrete pavements under heavy impact loading will induce flexure, crack and direct shear failure. To obtain dynamic response and failure mode of plain concrete pavement under heavy impact loading, the concrete brittle crack model is adopted and finite element model of plain concrete pavements is established; the dynamic response and failure mode under heavy impact loading in different loading points and different loading times are studied; the production, stretching and extension of cracking are researched; which is a powerful reference for practical engineering application.

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Alamri, Mohammed, Qing Lu, and Chunfu Xin. "Preliminary Evaluation of Hot Mix Asphalt Containing Reclaimed Epoxy Asphalt Materials." Sustainability 12, no. 9 (2020): 3531. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12093531.

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Designing long-life pavements and pavement recycling with reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) are two important strategies for improving the sustainability of asphalt pavements. Epoxy asphalt, as a proven long-life pavement material, is attracting attention from the pavement community for its use in road pavements. The recyclability of epoxy asphalt mixtures, however, has never been studied and has now become one concern in promoting the use of epoxy asphalt in road pavements. This study attempts to explore the performance of hot mix asphalt (HMA) containing reclaimed epoxy asphalt materials. Rec

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Nair, Nandini. "Experimental Investigation on Fibre Reinforced Concrete Pavement Slabs Subjected to Temperature Gradient." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 9, no. 9 (2021): 1967–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2021.38251.

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Abstract: A long lasting, reliable and economical transportation system is a critical component for the continuous movement of heavy traffic. Rigid pavements are made of concrete are widely for land transportation used because of its increased life, strength and it provides efficient movement of heavy traffic. Concrete is a brittle material and its low tensile strength leads to the formation of cracks, which is one of the main reason of concrete failure. Addition of fibre prevents the crack formation because fibres are crack arresters. Fibre addition increases the structural integrity of the p

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Hatmoko, Jati Utomo Dwi, Bagus Hario Setiadji, and Mohammad Agung Wibowo. "Investigating causal factors of road damage: a case study." MATEC Web of Conferences 258 (2019): 02007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201925802007.

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High rainfall leads to flood vulnerability and potentially leads to the failure of road pavement which affects the economic loss for the people. However, such road pavement failures need to be studied more deeply to be able to distinguish whether the failure is solely due to flood natural disaster or other factors, such as overloading and poor construction quality. This research is urgently needed because up to now there is no tool for assessing pavement failure as a tool of decision-making system that is able to distinguish road pavement failure causal factors into category of natural disaste

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Yuan, Jifeng, Jin Wu, Tian Su, and Dadi Lin. "Dynamic Response of Reinforced Recycled Aggregate Concrete Pavement under Impact Loading." Applied Sciences 12, no. 17 (2022): 8804. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app12178804.

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Airport runway pavements often undergo the direct impact of aircraft landings. For the purposes of designing the structure, it is of great importance to know about the dynamic response of the pavement and its behavior under impact loading. However, the dynamics and failure mechanisms of reinforced recycled aggregate concrete pavements subjected to impact loading are seldom explored in the literature. For this purpose, four reinforced recycled aggregate concrete pavements with different thickness and ratios of reinforcement, and one reinforced normal concrete pavement, were manufactured and tes

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S.Y., Wee, R. A. @. R. B. Chan, and Teo H.W. "Potential Modeling Of Pavement Deterioration Rate Due To Cracking." Journal of Civil Engineering, Science and Technology 1, no. 1 (2009): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.33736/jcest.62.2009.

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Bitumen pavements tend to crack at some point of their life under the combined action of traffic and the environment. These cracks are defects in the pavement surfacing which weakens the pavement and allows water to penetrate and cause further weakening. Once initiated, cracking usually increases in extent, severity and intensity, leading eventually to pavement failure. Cracking has therefore been an important indicator for road pavement maintenance. In view of the extensive road network in Malaysia covering more than 80,000 kilometers in total, the government has to spend huge sums of money o

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P, Praveen Kumar, and Dr Kiran Kumar B V. "Performance Evaluation of Bituminous Mixes with Modified Binders using Roller Compactor cum Rut Analyzer (RCRA)." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 10, no. 4 (2022): 1502–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2022.41551.

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Abstract: In India majority of roads are being constructed by flexible pavements. But the performance of the pavement largely depends on quality and type of materials used, construction methodology adopted, temperature, climatic conditions etc. Because of these variations in these parameters, pavements undergo distress/ failure. The different types of failure in flexible pavement are Rutting, Shovelling, Edge breaks, Cracks, Slippage etc. Rutting is a common phenomenon which occurs in flexible pavement surface due to overloading of vehicles and repeated application of wheel load. Rutting is de

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Siva Rama Krishna, U., and Chiranjeevi Tadi. "Sustainable concrete pavements for low volume roads-Scientometric analysis of the literature." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 982, no. 1 (2022): 012005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/982/1/012005.

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Abstract Developing countries like India invest huge amounts of money for the construction and maintenance of different roads which includes all types of roads. In this research paper a critical review of literature on sustainable pavements for low volume roads was made using sustainable materials for paving Ultra-thin white topping concrete overlays sustainable new pavements like Pervious concrete pavements, Roller compacted concrete pavements, Cell filled concrete pavements, Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) Pavement and additional discussion on energy harvesting pavements done. Ultra-thin whit

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Nagórski, Roman, Krzysztof Błażejowski, and Katarzyna Marczuk. "Comparative analysis of strains and durability of asphalt pavement of perpetual and standard type." Roads and Bridges - Drogi i Mosty 11, no. 4 (2012): 311–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.7409/rabdim.012.004.

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This paper analyses the key strains and fatigue performance of the following types of road pavements using fatigue cracking and subgrade rutting as the evaluation criteria: conventional asphalt pavement and pavement structure with fatigue-resistant layer (as in perpetual pavement concept). Calculations were performed for two wheel speeds: 60 km/h and 5 km/h. The study included a comparison of results obtained for pavements differing in terms of material specifications and structure: reference model built of only elastic layers and two models built of viscoelastic asphalt layers and layers of a

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Nahi, Mohammed Hadi, Ibrahim B. Kamaruddin, and Napiah Madzlan. "The Utilization of Rice Husks Powder as an Antioxidant in Asphalt Binder." Applied Mechanics and Materials 567 (June 2014): 539–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.567.539.

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Aging is one of the main contributors for asphalt failure. Oxidation aging is the main cause of long-term deterioration in asphalt pavements as a pavement ages, oxidation stiffens a pavement, making it more susceptible to failure from load and thermal stresses. Slowing a pavement’s oxidative aging would maintain its elastic properties and delay aging problems. There is no performance enhancer in widespread use, acting as an antioxidant that slows the oxidative aging of asphalt binder. The main objective of this research is to investigate the feasibility of using biomass powder derived from ric

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Rind, Touqeer Ali, Ashfaque Ahmed Jhatial, Abdul Razzaque Sandhu, Imtiaz Ali Bhatti, and Sajeel Ahmed. "Fatigue and Rutting Analysis of Asphaltic Pavement Using “KENLAYER” Software." Journal of Applied Engineering Sciences 9, no. 2 (2019): 177–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jaes-2019-0024.

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Abstract Rutting and Fatigue are taken as main premature failures among all distresses, as these distresses have wide effect on performance of pavement. Sudden variation of heavy axle loaded vehicles, improper mix design and traditional design methodologies used in pavement design industries are major factors behind these failures. For proper performance and good serviceability, these premature distresses should be resisted. Thus, there is a need of using a Mechanistic based design methodology like KENPAVE software, so that traditional design errors should be overcome. KENLAYER is a part of KE

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Eigenbrod, K. D., and G. J. A. Kennepohl. "Moisture Accumulation and Pore Water Pressures at Base of Pavements." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1546, no. 1 (1996): 151–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198196154600117.

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A unique mechanism based on extensive field and laboratory studies is presented to account for certain premature failures of flexible pavements in cold areas like those in Scandinavia and in northern parts of Canada and the United States. Water condensing at the interface between pavement and granular base accumulates at subzero temperatures resulting in excess moisture in this zone. During the thaw period of the uppermost base layer, the excess water in the aggregate is trapped between impervious layers of frozen ground to the sides and below as well as an impervious layer of asphalt pavement

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Bae Kim, Hyung, Neeraj Buch, and Dong-Yeob Park. "Mechanistic-Empirical Rut Prediction Model for In-Service Pavements." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1730, no. 1 (2000): 99–109. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1730-12.

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Rutting is a major mode of failure in flexible pavements. Development of accurate predictive rut performance models is an ongoing pursuit of the pavement engineering community. This has resulted in a plethora of rut prediction models ranging from purely mechanistic to empirical. Presented is the development of a mechanistic-empirical rut prediction model that uses data from 39 in-service flexible pavements from Michigan. The proposed model accounts for the rut contribution of the subgrade, subbase, base, and asphalt concrete layers. The model addresses inventory-type variables like pavement cr

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SAITEJA, MALLA M. J., and K. M. JAYAKUMARI. "USE OF STEEL FIBER AND COPPER SLAG IN CONCRETE PAVEMENT." INTERANTIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT 07, no. 11 (2023): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.55041/ijsrem27362.

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This study explores the utilization of steel fiber as a reinforcement material in concrete pavement construction. The investigation delves into the mechanical and structural properties of steel fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) and its impact on the performance of pavement structures. Various proportions of steel fibers are incorporated into the concrete mix, and the resulting mixtures are subjected to comprehensive testing, including compressive strength, flexural strength, and fatigue resistance. The study aims to assess the potential enhancement in the durability and load-bearing capacity of

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Li, Shuo, Todd Shields, Samy Noureldin, and Yi Jiang. "Field Evaluation of Surface Friction Performance of Chip Seals in Indiana." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2295, no. 1 (2012): 11–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2295-02.

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Chip seal has been widely used as an effective surface treatment for pavement preservation. The Indiana Department of Transportation (DOT) chip sealed a total of 373 lane mile pavements in 2008 and 700 lane mile pavements in 2009. However, many issues, such as the optimal use of local materials and new aggregates, remained unsolved. No original information was available at the time for Indiana DOT engineers to assess the performance of chip seal pavements. A research study was initiated by the Indiana DOT to evaluate the field performance of chip seal pavements, particularly the surface fricti

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Van Dam, Thomas J., Andrew D. Chesher, and David G. Peshkin. "Evaluation of Long-Term Pavement Performance Data Using HDM-III Probabilistic Failure-Time Models for Crack Initiation in Bituminous Pavements." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1592, no. 1 (1997): 125–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1592-15.

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Cracking is perhaps the most important distress in bituminous pavements. It plays a key role in modeling bituminous pavement performance in the World Bank’s Highway Design and Maintenance Standards Model Version III (HDM-III) with the belief that a cracked pavement is susceptible to moisture ingress, which accelerates pavement deterioration. Strategic Highway Research Program Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) data were analyzed by using the probabilistic failure-time crack initiation models previously developed for use in HDM-III. On the basis of that analysis, it is concluded that the HDM

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Chehab, Ghassan R., Yara S. Hamdar, and Angela J. Haddad. "Investigating High-Temperature PG Grade Adjustment Recommendations for Airfield Pavements." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2673, no. 5 (2019): 365–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198119838259.

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This study aims to investigate the high-temperature performance grade (PG) adjustment (bumping) recommendations included in various international specifications and guidelines for airfield pavements, particularly for asphalt intermediate and base layers. The research was instigated following recent asphalt rutting occurrences in airport pavements. Mechanistic analysis, using the software FlexPave™, was employed to assess airfield pavement responses under hot climatic conditions and for different loading conditions. The results of the analysis pointed to three important factors that should be c

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