题名: |
ANALYSIS OF FIELD MONITORING DATA OF CRC
PAVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED WITH GRADE 70 STEEL |
作者: |
Dan G. Zollinger, Andrew McKneely, Joshua Muiphy,
and Tianxi Ta |
关键词: |
Concrete, Performance, Reinforcing Steel,
Mechanistic Design, Crack Spacing, Crack Width |
摘要: |
This report addresses important factors associated with the design of steel reinforcement in terms of
layer configuration, bond characteristic, climatic affect, and others relative to an assessment of the suitability
of the CRCP 8 program to represent and predict steel stresses in CRC pavement systems. It was necessary to
instrument an actual section of CRC pavement for concrete and steel strains as they fluctuated under climatic
and seasonal changes. The steel rebars were instrumented in a manner that would limit disturbance of the
bond between the steel and the concrete, yet allow for precise measurements of the steel strain at various
distances from the crack face. Other field sections containing Grade 70 steel were also included in this study.
Crack spacing and crack width data were collected and reported.
Ill light of this emphasis, the researchers recognized that a key aspect of the steel design
considerations is how important parameters — such as the steel surface area, degree of bond, the grade of
steel, and the amount of steel — ^relate to the maximum opening transverse cracks in the pavement may attain
over the design life of the pavement. Inherent in configuring the reinforcement in CRC pavement to perform
at a adequate level below its yield limit is the maintenance of the transverse crack widths below specified
levels to insure adequate stiffness at the transverse cracks. Crack width data varied as a function of the
distance from the pavement surface, and it was noted in the report that the vertical position of the steel within
the slab affects this variation and consequently should be a consideration in determining the vertical position
of the reinforcing layer in construction.
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科技报告 |