Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.7855/IJHE.2014.16.2.061

Evaluation of Pavement Responses under Wide Base Tire and Dual Tire Assembly  

Cho, Seong-Hwan (North Carolina State University)
Im, Jeong Hyuk (North Carolina State University)
Al-Qadi, Imad L. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Publication Information
International Journal of Highway Engineering / v.16, no.2, 2014 , pp. 61-71 More about this Journal
Abstract
PURPOSES : The first generation of wide base tires introduced in the early 1980s was found to cause a significant increase in pavement damage compared to dual-tire assemblies. However, wide base tires have evolved considerably, and a new generation of wide base tire is thought to be comparable to conventional dual tires for pavement damage. A challenge associated with using wide base tires is the accurate quantification of pavement damage induced by these tires. The objective of this study was to investigate the responses of flexible pavement to continuously moving vehicular loading under various tire configurations. METHODS : The comparison of the strain/stress responses of full-depth pavement caused by conventional dual tire assembly and new generation of wide-base tires was performed. The FE model incorporates linear viscoelasticity of asphalt material and continuous moving load using implicit dynamic analysis. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS : The result demonstrates that the new wide-base tires caused slightly more fatigue damage and less primary rutting damage in HMA layer than a dual-tire assembly, but caused more secondary rutting damage in subgrade than a dual tire assembly.
Keywords
asphalt pavement; pavement damage; wide base tire; dual tire assembly; FE analysis;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 Pierre, P., Dore, G., Vagile, L. (2003). Characterization and Evaluation of Tire-Roadway Interface Stresses, Ministry of Transport, University of Laval, Quebec, Canada.
2 Priest, A. L., and Timm, D. H. (2006)." Mechanistic Comparison of Wide-Base Single Versus Standard Dual Tire Configurations." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1949, pp. 155-163.
3 Sebaaly, P. E., and Tabatabaee, N. (1992). "Effect of Tire Parameters on Pavement Damage and Load-Equivalency Factors." Journal of Transportation Engineering, 118(6), pp. 805-819.   DOI
4 Bonaquist, R. (1992). "An assessment of the increased damage potential of wide-base single tires." Proc., 7th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements, International Society for Asphalt Pavements, Lino Lake, Minnesota, pp. 1-16.
5 ARA, I. (2004b). Guide for Mechanistic-Empirical Design of New and Rehabilitated Pavement Structures, Part 2: Design Inputs; Chapter 2: Material Characterization, NCHRP, Champaign, IL.
6 Ang-Olson, J., and Schroeer, W. (2002), Energy Efficiency Strategies for Freight Trucking: Potential Impact on Fuel Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1815, pp. 11-18.
7 Bonaquist, R. (1992), An Assessment of the Increased Damage Potential of Wide Bases Single Tires, Proc., 7th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements, Nottingham, UK, pp. 1-16.
8 COST 334. (2001). Effects of Wide Single Tires and Dual Tires, Final Report of the Action European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research, Brussels, Belgium.
9 Greene, J., Toros, U., Kim, S., Byron, T., Choubane, B. (2009). Impact of Wide-Base Single Tires on Pavement Damage, Florida Department of Transportation.
10 Harvey, J., and Popescu , L. (2000)." Accelerated Pavement Testing of Rutting Performance of Two CALTRANS Overlay Strategies." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, NO. 1716, pp. 116-125.
11 Al-Qadi, I. L., and Wang, H. (2009c). Pavement Damage due to Different Tire and Loading Configurations on Secondary Roads, NEXTRANS University Transportation Center, West Lafayette, Indiana.
12 Huhtala, M. (1986). "The effect of different trucks on road pavements." Proc., International ymposium on Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimensions, Kelowna, British Columbia.
13 Huhtala, M., Philajamaki, J., Pienimaki, M. (1989). "Effects of Tires and Tire Pressures on Road Pavements." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1227, pp. 107-114.
14 Kim, Y. R. (2009). Modeling of Asphalt Concrete, First Ed., McGraw-Hill.
15 Al-Qadi, I.L., and M.A. Elseifi, (2007), State-of-the-Practice of the New Generation of Wide-Base Tire and Its Impact on Trucking Operations, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2008, pp. 100-109.
16 Al-Qadi, I. L., and Wang, H. (2009b). Evaluation of Pavement Damage due to New Tire Design, Illinois Center for Transportation, Rantoul, IL.