3D Finite Element Modeling

of Pavement Structures

Edited by
A. Scarpas
S.N. Shoukry

UB/TIB Hannover 89
123 411 904

Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on

3D Finite Element for Pavement Analysis, Design and Research
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2 - 5 April 2002
Contents

Mechanistic Pavement Analysis and Design

using Unified Material and Computer Models
C.S. Desai (USA) 1
Heat and deformation analysis of Concrete Pavements on Elasto-Plastic Subsoil
A. Urbanski (Poland) and Th. Zimmermann (Zwitzerlcmd) 65
Determination of Layer Moduli for Large-Scale Pavement Structures using Various
Sensitivity Algorithms
Q. Dong, Y..Hachiya andK. Matsui (Japan) 75
Use of a Nonlinear Viscoelastic Constitutive Model for Permanent Deformation
in Asphalt Concrete Pavements
F. Long (South Africa) and C.L. Monismith (USA) 91
Modelling of Reflective Cracking in Pavements: Fatigue under Shear Stresses
C. Petit, D. Laveissiere, A. Millien (France) Ill
Flexible Pavement Layer Failure
T.D. White, H. Fang and J.E. Haddock (USA) 125
Structural Aspects of Asphalt Pavement Heating and Cooling Systems
W.T. van Bijsterveldand A.H. de Bondt (The Netherlands) 141
Analysis of Concrete Slab Track System
C.W. Schwartz and S.D. Tayabji (USA) 159
Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Multiple Aircraft Gear Loadings on Rigid
Airfield Pavements
D.R. Brill, EM. Guo andL. Ricalde (USA) 179
Consolidation Analysis of Composite Ground beneath Expressway by 3D FEM
K.H.Xie, Y.XuandK.H. Wang (China) 197
FE-BE Computational Model for Multi-Layered Road Constructions
M. Oeser and B. Moller (Germany) 209
3D Finite Element Analysis of Skewed Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements
Y. Dere, A. Asgari, E.D. Sotelino andG.C. Archer (USA) 235
Finite Element Application of a Unified Plasticity Model for Clay and Sand
H.S. Yu and CD. Khong (UnitedKingdom) 253
A 3 Dimensional Finite Element Model for the Prediction of Surface Crack Opening
due to Temperature Variations
K. Nesnas, S. Ellis, I. Schiavi, M. Nunn and W. Lloyd (United Kingdom) 269
The Effect of Loading Conditions on Pavement Response Calculated
using a Linear-Elastic Model
J. Perret (Switzerland) 283
Local and Global Finite Element Modeling of Asphaltic Pavements
J.B. Soares (Brazil), D.H. Allen (USA), L.T.B. de Melo (Brazil)
and! C. Neto (Brazil) 305
 Loading Stress in Concrete Slabs of Ultra-Thin White Topping Structure
T. Nishizawa, Y. Murata and T. Nakagawa (Japan) 319
3-D FE Analyses of HVS Tested Low Volume Road Structures
Comparison with Measurements
5". Erlingsson (Iceland) 339
3D Finite Element Study of CEFET-SP Accelerated Pavement Tests
J. V. Merighi, R. M. Fortes and A. Pappalardo Jr. (Brazil) 351
A Practical Approach to Non-Linear Structural Analysis of Pavements using
Finite Element Analysis Techniques
S.J. Bredenhann, K.J. Jenkins andAJ. Bester (South Africa) 363
3D Finite Element Modeling of Aircraft Gear Interaction with Cement Concrete Pavement
G. Bonin, F.M. Fiordoliva, G. Loprencipe and A. Ranzo (Italy) 385
3D Finite Element Modeling of Rigid Pavement Response to Moving Load and Nonlinear
Temperature Gradient
S.N. Shouhy, M. Fahmy, J. Prucz and G. William (USA) 401
3D-FEM for the Estimation of the Behaviour of Asphaltic Surfacings on Orthotropic
Steel Deck Bridges
M. Huurman, C. Kasbergen, X. Liu, A. Scarpas, A.A.A. Molenaar and TO. Medani
(The Netherlands) 423
3D Finite Element Analysis of Airfield Pavement due to Moving Wheel Loads
Q. Dong, Y. Hachiya and K. Matsui (Japan) 443
Jointless Asphalt Pavements at Bridge Ends
A.H. de Bondt and J.G.F. Schrader (TheNetherlands) 459
Issues in the Constitutive Modeling of Asphalt Concrete
S.M.J.G. Erkens, X. Liu, A. Scarpas and C. Kasbergen (The Netherlands) 475

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