Effects of Off-Road Tires on Flexible & Granular Pavements

Sebaaly, Peter E.; Siddharthan, Raj V.; El-Desouky, Magdy; Pirathapan, Yogeswaran; Hitti, Edgard; Vivekanathan, Yatheepan

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Effects of Off-Road Tires on Flexible & Granular Pavements

2002-02-01
By Sebaaly, Peter E. ; Siddharthan, Raj V. ; El-Desouky, Magdy ; ...

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Sebaaly, Peter E. ; Siddharthan, Raj V. ; El-Desouky, Magdy ; Pirathapan, Yogeswaran ; Hitti, Edgard ; Vivekanathan, Yatheepan
Corporate Creators:

University of Nevada, Reno. Department of Civil Engineering. Pavements/Materials Program
Corporate Contributors:

South Dakota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:

Deflection Flexible Pavements Granular Bases Gravel Load Equivalency Factor Loads Pavements Off-road Equipment Pressure Strain (Mechanics) Tires
Publication/ Report Number:

SD1999-15-F
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

South Dakota;United States
Edition:

Final Report December 1999 to February 2002
Corporate Publisher:

South Dakota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research
Abstract:

The impact of off-road equipment on flexible and granular pavements was evaluated through a combination of field-testing program and theoretical modeling. The pavement damage caused by Terragators, grain carts, scrapers, and tracked tractors was evaluated relative to the damage caused by 18,000-lb single axle truck. Field test sections were constructed and instrumented to measure strain, pressure, and deflection caused by the loading of off-road equipment on thin and thick flexible pavements, gravel, and blotter roads. The pavement responses were measured during the fall, spring, and summer seasons. The field collected data were used to assess the impact of the various off-road equipment and to validate the 3D-MOVE theoretical model. The validated model was then used to expand the study over the range of typical pavement structures and soil types in South Dakota.
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310688
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US Transportation Collection
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