Non-Destructive Evaluation and Reinforced Design of Gravel Heavy Haul Road Structures in Northern Alberta
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Abstract
A case study is discussed herein where non-destructive deflection testing was carried out to achieve three goals: (1) evaluate the performance of existing heavy-haul roads in Northern Alberta, Canada; (2) back-calculate insitu moduli of various materials used in the construction of these roads; and, (3) develop a heavy-haul road structural design methodology based on existing empirical and Mechanistic-Empirical design methods, while utilizing material moduli back-calculated using a thickness-independent, back-calculation approach. Heavy Weight Deflectometer (HWD) equipment was used to impact the surface of granular roads constructed with and without geosynthetics. A total of 11 haul roads were evaluated. The road structures ranged in thickness between 1.0 and 2.6 meters. Heavy loads were applied that simulate the 105-ton wheel load of the Caterpillar 797F truck. Results suggest that incorporating geosynthetic reinforcement in gravel pavements can cause pavements to behave stiffer under heavier loads (i.e., stress hardening). Moreover, Geosynthetics can be used to reduce the thickness of the road structure and save the non-renewable aggregates. HWD testing is an effective way to evaluate structural capacity and to determine in-situ material properties. A methodology is developed and successfully implemented for the design of heavy haul roads.
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| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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