Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board · 1985 · 32 citations · 0 references
EngineeringCivil EngineeringPavement EngineeringStructural AnalysisStructural EngineeringPavement DesignPavement Failure MechanismsPavement GeotechnicsPavement Performance AnalysisPavement Structural AnalysisStructural DesignField StudiesParametric StudiesPavement Performance ModelingPavement Performance PredictionPavement Remaining Life PredictionPavement Response AnalysisPavement Structural EvaluationPavement Structural Performance
The realistic analysis of pavement performance requires an approach that recognizes the incremental mode of failure of such structures when subjected to repeated moving loads. The theory of structural shakedown provides such an approach. Procedures for the analysis of the shakedown of layered continua are developed. Parametric studies demonstrate the application of the analysis to representative problems, and the results of field studies are examined. It is found that pavement shakedown may be both observed and accurately predicted. A more general relationship between pavement life and shakedown predictions is formulated; the theory is applied to typical design problems, and a generalized design procedure is presented.