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    SEMINARIO INTERNACIONALTECNOLOGÍA E INNOVACIÓN

    EN PAVIMENTOS DE CONCRETO

    LIMA 29 MARZO 2010

    ORGANIZADO POR:

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    ENSAYO ACELERADO DE

    PAVIMENTOS DE CONCRETOCON LOSAS OPTIMIZADA 

    Jeffery Roesler, Ph.D., P.E.

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Profesor Visitante

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Departamento de Ingeniería y Gestión de la Construcción

    Lima, Peru

    29 de Marzo 2010

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    Concrete Slabs with Optimized Geometry

     Acknowledgements

    University of Illinois (UIUC)

     Victor Cervantes, M.S

     Armen Amirkhanian, Tyler Waddle

    Professor Jose Balbo (Sabbatical at UIUC- Summer 2008)

    University of São Paulo

    RESEARCH SPONSORS

    TCPavements, Limitada (Santiago, CHILE)

    Juan Pablo Covarrubias T, Juan Pablo Covarrubias V

     Patente Industrial en Chile N° 44820-2009 

    U.S. Patent: N° 7,571,581

    World Organization of Intellectual Property (PCT/EP2006/064732)

    www.tcpavements.com

    http://www.tcpavements.com/http://www.tcpavements.com/

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    Concrete Slabs with Optimized Geometry:

    Design Concept

    Concrete slabs designed and constructed such that

    only one set of truck wheels rest on a single slab

    Reduced slab tensile stresses or allowable wheel loads

    increase

    Thinner concrete pavements (7 to 10 cm less than

    traditional AASHTO design)

    Lower initial construction costs

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    Concrete Slabs with Optimized GeometryPavement Design Features Evaluated

    Short slabs (

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     Research Objectives at Univ. of Illinois

    Concrete Slabs w/ Optimized Geometry:

    Conduct full-scale accelerated pavement tests ofthinner concrete pavements

    Slab responses

    Failure patterns

    Fatigue performance (cracking and joint)

    Full-scale evaluation

    Fatigue life of 9, 15, & 20cm slab thickness

    1.8mx1.8m slab size

    Stabilized and unstabilized base layer Fiber vs. no fibers

    Edge vs. wheel path loading

    Full-scale results for design software validation

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    Concrete Slab Test Sections

    Constructed

    1.8m

    1.8m

    40m’Plain concrete

    Fiber reinforced

    concrete

    (a)

    free edge 1

    2

    h= 10cm h= 15 cm

    1.8m

    1.8m

    40m

    (b)

    1

    2

    free edge

    h= 15 cm h= 20 cm

    1.8m

    1.8m

    40m

    (c)

    1

    2

    free edge

    h= 9cm h= 9cm

    ACB

    Concrete

    ~18cm

    h

    1.8m 1.8m

    (a)

    15cmAggregate Base

    Nonwoven geotextile

    Concrete h

    1.8m 1.8m

    (b)

    22 slabs per sectionOnly 14 slabs loaded 

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    University of Illinois: Full-Scale

    Testing Facilities (ATREL)

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    Subgrade Preparation

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    Geotextile and Granular Base

    Compaction

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     Asphalt Concrete Milling (Section 1)

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    Concrete Mixture Design

    Material Quantity (kg/m3)

    Coarse Aggregate 1128

    Fine Aggregate 720

    Cement 250

    Fly Ash (Type C) 83

    Water 140

    STRUX 90/40 Fibers 3.6

    Daracem 19* 26 (Fl oz/ yd3)

    w/cm = 0.42 

    Flexural Streng th 

    = 6.7 MPa 

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    Prior to Concrete Casting

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    Casting Day – October 15, 2007

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    Final Concrete

    Placement

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    Sawcutting Operation

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    Steel Pins for Lateral Restraint

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    Concrete Pavement Test Sections

    Before Loading

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    Instrumentation Layout

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    Instrumentation Types

    STRAIN GAGESThermocouples

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    FWD TestingNovember 2007 

    0.1 mm = 4 mils 

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    (Advanced Transportation Loading ASsembly)

     ATLAS

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     ATLAS Dimensions and Weight

    Main Beams

    Carriage

    Winch

    Track System Track System

    End Weldment

    Engine &

    Hydraulics

    Total =80,000 kg

    38m

    End Weldment

    3.6m

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    Summary of ATLAS Features

    Load capacity: 350 kN

    Dual tires: load to 80 kN

     Aircraft tire: load to 310 kN

    26m traffic length (20m at 14 kph) Uni- or Bi-directional

     Adjustable lateral position

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     ATLaS: Wheel Loads

    Duals

    44kN

    90kN

     Aircraft

    44kN

    90kN

    130kN

    220kN

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    Project Site in January 2008

    D fl ti S (LVDT ) 9

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    Deflection Sensors (LVDTs) – 9cm

    Sections

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    Edge Loading – 9 cm Slabs

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     ACCELERATEDPAVEMENT

    TESTING

    January 2008

    •229,000 ESALs without any cracking•Frozen base/subgrade (CBR~100)

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    How do you calculate ESALs for

     Accelerated Pavement Tests?

    P = wheel load (kN)

    n = number of passes of wheel load (P)

    = wander magnifications factor (e.g., max. 20)

    2.4

    40

    PnESAL

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    Determinations of Magnification

    Factor ( ) for Channelized Traffic

    4

    225000 MOR

     N   n

    a

    )18(allow

    e

    )n(allow

    e

     N

    n

     N

    n

    Vesic and Saxena (1969)  – AASHO Road Test 

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    Section 3B – 9 cm FRC

    TENSILE STRAIN 

    8 mm - F iber R einforced C onc reteS trains - Winter

    0

    50

    100

    150

    200

    250

    300

    350

    0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000

    Passes

       i   c   r   o   s   t   r   a   i   n

    58 E

    59 J

    59 E

    40kN22kN

    Winter 2008

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    Deflection Measurement Definition

    8 L

    8 M

    8 R 

     N

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    Section 3A – 9 cm Plain Concrete

     VERTICAL DEFLECTIONS

     G ranular Bas e - 8mm - P lain C onc rete

    V E R T I C AL L V DT S

    0

    0.05

    0.1

    0.15

    0.2

    0.25

    0.3

    0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000

    Passes

       D   e    f    l   e   c   t   i   o   n   s    (   i   n   51 M

    51 R

    52 L

    52 M

    52 R

    53 L

    Winter 2008

    40kN22kN

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    Section 3B – 9 cm FRC

     VERTICAL DEFLECTIONS

      G ranular Bas e - 8 mm F ibers R einforc ed C onc reteV E R TIC A L L V DTS

    0

    0.05

    0.1

    0.15

    0.2

    0.25

    0.3

    0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000

    P asses

       D   e    f    l   e   c   t   i   o   n   s    (   i   n 57 R

    58 L

    58 M

    58 R

    59 L

    59 M

    Winter 2008

    40kN22kN

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     April 2008 – Spring-time Loading

    Near edge trafficking

    Soil has low CBR 4

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    Plain (slabs 49 to 55)

    FRC (slabs 56 to 62)

    Section 3 (South)

    9 cm Edge Loading (22, 40, 53 kN)

    March 2009

    Fibers Plain Concrete

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    SECTION 3 (South)

    CRACK DEVELOPMENT

    4/19/08 4/21/08 Final

    193,000 ESALs 234,000 ESALs235,000 ESALs

       9  c  m   -

       F   R   C

       9  c  m

       -   P   l  a   i  n

    S f C k d Sl b (9

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     Summary of Cracked Slabs (9

    cm)*Passes*

    kN40

    LoadESAL

    2.4

    Load(kN)

    PassesCumulative

    PassesESALs

    CumulativeESALs

    Cracks9 cm

    Plain /Granular 

    Cracks9cm FRC /Granular 

    22 2,643 2,643 4,477 4,477 0/7 0/722 2,778 5,421 4,706 9,183 0/7 0/7

    40 3,000 8,421 60,000 69,183 0/7 0/7

    40 309 8,730 6,180 75,363 0/7 0/7

    40 5,875 14,605 117,500 192,863 4/7 1/7

    40 2,053 16,658 41,060 233,923 4/7 2/7

    53 10 16,668 670 234,592 7/7 3/7

    Total 16,668 234,592 7/7 3/7

    Cracking on 9 cm Section

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    Cracking on 9 cm Section

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    Section 3A (South)

    9 cm Plain Concrete

     VERTICAL DEFLECTIONS

      8 mm - Plain Concrete - Vertical LVDT - Spring

    0

    0.05

    0.1

    0.15

    0.2

    0.25

    0.3

    0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000

    Passes

       R  e   b  o  u  n   d   D  e   f   l  e  c   t   i  o  n   (   i  n   )

    51 M

    51 R

    52 L

    52 M

    52 R

    53 L

    40 kN22 kN

    53 kN

    S ti 3B (S th)

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    Section 3B (South)

    9 cm FRC

     VERTICAL DEFLECTIONS 

    8 mm - Fiber Reinforce Concrete - Vertical LVDT - Spring

    0

    0.05

    0.1

    0.15

    0.2

    0.25

    0.3

    0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000

    Passes

       R

      e   b  o  u  n   d   D  e   f   l  e  c   t   i  o  n

       (   i  n   )

    57 R

    58 L

    58 M

    58 R

    59 L

    59 M

    40 kN22 kN53 kN

    Section 3 – (South)

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    0

    20

    40

    60

    80

    100

    120

    140

    160

    0 5000 10000 15000

       E    f    f   i   c   i   e   n   c   y    (   %    )

    Passes

    Section 3 - LTE

    Joint 51

    Joint 58

    Section 3  (South)

    9 cm PCC & FRC

    LOAD TRANSFER EFFICIENCY

    40 kN22 kN

    53 kN

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    Section 3 – North

    9 cm Longitudinal Joint (40 kN)

    March 12, 2009 

    FRC Plain

    Longitudinal Joint

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    Section 3 (North) Wheel Path Loading

    Final Crack Map

       9  c  m   -

       F   R   C

       9  c  m   -   P

       l  a   i  n

    4700 ESALs 64,000 ESALs 

    Slab 56 57 58 59 60 61 62

    Slab 49 50 51 52 53 54 55

    Slab 56 57 58 59 60 61 62

    Slab 49 50 51 52 53 54 55

    48,000 ESALs 

    Slab 49 50 51 52 53 54 55

    Slab 56 57 58 59 60 61 62

    P Sl b C ki

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    Percent Slab Cracking:

    9 cm Concrete Slabs with/without Fibers

    0

    10

    20

    30

    40

    50

    60

    70

    80

    90

    100

    0.00E+00 5.00E+04 1.00E+05 1.50E+05 2.00E+05 2.50E+05

    ESALs

       C  r  a  c   k  e   d   S   l  a   b  s   (

       %   )

    Plain (South)

    FRC (South)

    Plain, Wheel Path(North)

    FRC, Wheel Path(North)

    Plain, Longitudinal(North)

    FRC, Longitudinal(North)

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    SECTION 2 (North)

    CRACK FORMATION

    Slab 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

    Slab 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44

    5/5/08 5/9/08 5/10/08 5/12/08

    14 Million ESALs 17.2 Million ESALs 19.2 Million ESALs 19.6 Million ESALs

       2   0  c  m

       1   5  c  m

    SECTION 2 (S h) 5 d 20

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    SECTION 2 (South) - 15 and 20cm

    Summary of Cracked Slabs

    Load

    (kN)Passes

    Cumulative

    Passes

    Cumulative

    ESALs

    Cracks

    15 cm /

    Granular 

    Cumulative

    ESALs

    Cracks

    20 cm /

    Granular 

    40 7287 12,662 139,182 0/7 118,778 0/7

    66 6150 13,437 1,143,042 0/7 975,476 0/7

    89 10,227 23,664 6,731,462 0/7 5,744,651 0/7

    111 6995 30,659 16,489,232 2/7 14,071,963 0/7

    111 2651 33,310 20,187,281 3/7 17,227,889 0/7

    111 1655 34,965 22,495,945 3/7 19,198,111 0/7156 75 35,040 22,925,840 4/7 19,564,984 0/7

    TOTAL 35,040 4/7 0/7

    15 and 20 cm Cracking Performance

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    15 and 20 cm Cracking Performance

    Section 2A (South)

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    ( )

    15cm Plain Concrete

    TENSILE STRAINS

    S ection 2A - S train

    0

    50

    100

    150

    200

    250

    300

    350

    0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000

    Passes

       i   c   r   o   s   t   r   a   i   n

    30J

    30E

    31J

    31E

    40kN 67kN 89kN 111kN 156kN

    150 mm - Strain

    Section 2B (South)

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    ( )

    20cm Plain Concrete

    TENSILE STRAINS

    S E C TION 2B - S train

    0

    50

    10 0

    15 0

    20 0

    25 0

    30 0

    35 0

    0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000

    Passes

       i   c   r   o   s   t   r   a   i   n

    37 J

    37 E

    38 J

    38 E

     

    200 mm - Strain

    40kN 67kN 89kN 111kN 156kN

    Section 2A (South)

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    ( )

    15cm Plain Concrete

     VERTICAL DEFLECTIONS

    S E C T ION 2A - VE R T IC AL L V DT S

    0

    0.05

    0.1

    0.15

    0.2

    0.25

    0.3

    0.35

    0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000

    P a sse s

       R   e    b   o   u   n    d   D   e    f    l   e   c   t   i   o

       n   s    (   i   n

    29R

    30L

    30M

    30R

    31L

    31M

     

    150 mm

    40kN 67kN 89kN 111kN 156kN

    Section 2B (South)

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    ( )

    20cm Plain Concrete

     VERTICAL DEFLECTIONS

    S E C T IO N 2B - VE R T IC A L L V DT S

    0

    0.05

    0.1

    0.15

    0.2

    0.25

    0.3

    0.35

    0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000

    Passe s

       R   e   b   o   u   n   d   D   e   f   l   e   c   t

       i   o   n   s    (   i   n

    36 R

    37 L

    37 M

    37 R

    38 L

    38 M

     

    200 mm

    40kN 67kN 89kN 111kN 156kN

    S i 2 (S h)

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    Section 2 (South)

    LOAD TRANSFER EFFICIENCY

    S ection 2 - LT E

    0

    20

    40

    60

    80

    100

    120

    0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000

    Passes

       E    f    f   i   c   i   e   n   c   y    (

    J oint 29

    J oint 30

    J oint 36

    J oint 37

     

    40kN 67kN 89kN 111kN 156kN

    Permanent Deformation

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    Section 2a – 15cm Plain Concrete

    40 kN Wheel Load

     9 kips loading test - Section 2a - VERTICAL LVDTS - Permanent or Plastic Deformation

    -0.07

    -0.06

    -0.05

    -0.04

    -0.03

    -0.02

    -0.01

    0

    0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000

    Passes

       D   I   S   P   L   A   C   E

       E   N   T    (   i   n   c    h   e   s

    LVDT 1 LVDT 2 LVDT 3 LVDT 4 LVDT 5 LVDT 6

    S i 2 (N h)

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    Slab 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

    Slab 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

    Section 2 (North)

    CRACK FORMATION

     April 2009

    51 Million ESALs

    17 Million ESALs

       2   0

      c  m

       1   5  c  m

    P t Sl b C ki

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    Percent Slab Cracking:

    15 cm and 20 cm Concrete Slabs

    0

    10

    20

    30

    40

    50

    60

    70

    80

    90

    100

    0.00E+00 1.00E+07 2.00E+07 3.00E+07 4.00E+07 5.00E+07 6.00E+07

    ESALs

    15cm (South)

    20cm (South)

    15cm (North)

    20cm (North)

       %    S

       l  a   b  s   C  r  a  c   k  e   d

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    Section 1 (10 cm and 15 cm)

    Concrete Slabs on Asphalt Concrete Base

    Asphalt Concrete

    Concrete

    21.5cm & 14cm

    h=10cm & 15cm

    1.8m 1.8m

    (a)

    1.8m

    1.8m

    40m’ Plain concreteFiber reinforced

    concrete

    (a)

    free edge 1

    2

    h=10cm h= 15 cm

    1.8m

    1.8m

    40m’ Plain concreteFiber reinforced

    concrete

    (a)

    free edge 1

    21.8m

    1.8m

    40m’ Plain concreteFiber reinforced

    concrete

    (a)

    free edge 1

    21.8m1.8m

    1.8m1.8m

    40m’40m’40m’ Plain concreteFiber reinforced

    concretePlain concrete

    Fiber reinforced

    concrete

    (a)

    free edge 11

    22

    h=10cm h= 15 cm

    SECTION 1 (S th) A h lt B

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    Slab 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

    Slab 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

    SECTION 1 (South) – Asphalt Base

    CRACK FORMATION

    57.5 Million ESALs

       1   5  c  m

       1   0  c  m

    SECTION 1 (South) 10 and 15 cm

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    SECTION 1 (South) - 10 and 15 cm

    Summary of Cracked Slabs

    Load

    (lb)Passes

    Cumulative

    PassesESALs

    Cumulative

    ESALs

    Cracks10 cm /

     Asphalt

    Cracks15 cm /

     Asphalt

    9,000 2,506 2,506 50,120 50,120 0 0

    15,000 2,500 5,006 427,302 477,422 0 0

    18,000 2,500 7,506 918,959 1,396,381 0 0

    21,000 3,499 11,005 2,457,403 3,853,784 0 0

    25,000 1,126 12,131 1,644,742 5,498,526 1 0

    25,000 1,211 13,342 1,768,901 7,267,428 2 0

    28,000 2,300 15,642 5,407,581 12,675,009 5 0

    31,000 2,200 17,842 7,931,462 20,606,471 5 0

    34,000 25 17,867 132,850 20,739,321 5 0

    35,000 2,730 20,597 16,385,507 37,124,828 6 1

    35,000 1,170 21,767 7,022,360 44,147,188 7 1

    33,000 1,642 23,409 7,697,384 51,844,572 7 1

    33,000 347 23,756 1,626,670 53,471,243 7 1

    33,000 274 24,030 1,284,460 54,755,703 7 1

    33,000 62 24,092 290,644 55,046,347 7 1

    35,000 416 24,508 2,496,839 57,543,186 7 1

    Total 24,508 5.75E+07 7/7 1/7

    Section 1 (South)

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    10 & 15 cm Plain Concrete

    TENSILE STRAINS

    35kips

    33kips

    35kips

    31kips25kips

    28kips21kips

    18 kips9 kips

    15 kips

    Section 1A (South)

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    10 cm Plain Concrete

     VERTICAL DEFLECTIONS

    35kips

    33kips

    35kips

    31kips25kips

    28kips21kips

    18 kips9 kips

    15 kips

    S ti 1 (S th)

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    Section 1 (South)

    LOAD TRANSFER EFFICIENCY

    SECTION 1 (North) Asphalt Base

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    Slab 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

    Slab 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

    SECTION 1 (North) – Asphalt Base

    CRACK FORMATION

    69.3 Million ESALs

       1   5  c  m

       1   0  c  m

    SECTION 1 (North) 10 and 15 cm

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    SECTION 1 (North) - 10 and 15 cm

    Summary of Cracked Slabs

    Load

    (lb)Passes

    Cumulative

    PassesESALs

    Cumulative

    ESALs

    Cracks

    10cm. / Asphalt

    Cracks

    15 cm / Asphalt

    9,000 2,700 2,700 54,000 54,000 0 0

    15,000 2,500 5,200 427,302 481,302 0 0

    21,000 2,230 7,430 1,566,164 2,047,466 6 0

    21,000 270 7,700 189,625 2,237,092 6 0

    25,000 136 7,836 198,654 2,435,746 6 0

    25,000 2,680 10,516 3,914,662 6,350,408 7 0

    30,000 4,870 15,386 15,298,529 21,648,938 7 0

    *Trafficking on 6 in. slabs only.

    35,000 500 15,886 3,001,009 24,649,946 7 1

    35,000 1,000 16,886 6,002,017 30,651,964 7 1

    35,000 3,500 20,386 21,007,061 51,659,024 7 2

    35,000 2,954 23,340 17,729,959 69,388,983 7 4

    Total 23,340 69,388,983 7/7 4/7

    Section 1 10 cm Slabs

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    Section 1 - 10 cm Slabs

    Fatigue Cracking Failure

    NorthLarger amount of

    moisture present

    South

    P Sl b C ki

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    Percent Slab Cracking:

    10 and 15 cm Slabs on Asphalt Concrete

    0

    10

    20

    30

    40

    50

    60

    70

    80

    90

    100

    0.0E+00 1.0E+07 2.0E+07 3.0E+07 4.0E+07 5.0E+07 6.0E+07 7.0E+07 8.0E+07

    ESALs

    10cm (South)

    15cm (South)

    10cm (North)

    15cm (North)

       %    S

       l  a   b  s   C  r  a  c   k  e

       d

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     Application for Overloaded Vehicles

    20 cm slabs

    51 million ESALs without cracks

    16 t wheel load (155kN) for 8,000 passes

    Laboratory slab capacity tests: 10 & 15cm

    9 cm Peak Loads (FRC)

    80 kN

    15 cm Peak Loads

    100 to 145 kN

    Concrete Slab Size effect?

    Thinner slabs are nominally stronger

    Bazant et al.

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    9cm and 15cm

    Concrete Slab Tests

    1.8 x1.8m slab geometry

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    Test DataSlab Load Capacity

    Maximum Allowed Single

    wheel Load ≈ 40 kN

    9cm

    15cm

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    Effect of Support Layer Stiffness

    Soil CBR has large impact on cracking especiallyfor thinner slabs (~10cm)

    Frozen soil test (or granular soil)

    Spring thaw test

    Spring test

    Base type has a tremendous effect on fatigue life

    of slab

    Granular base vs. asphalt concrete base

    Effects of Structural Fibers on Slab

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    Effects of Structural Fibers on Slab

    Performance

     Verified previous finding on fibers influence onconcrete slab resistance to cracking

    Four benefits of structural fibers:

    Extend fatigue life

    Slow rate of crack deterioration

    Promote load transfer

    Eliminate need for lateral restraint pins

    Economical feasible for slabs < 15 cm to 20 cm (?)

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    Lateral Restraint Pins

    Use fibers in concrete

    How did the Joints Perform?

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    How did the Joints Perform?

     Are dowels needed at high traffic levels?

    What was the long term load transfer? Will faulting or slab misalignment?

    Did fibers help joint performance?

    S ection 2 - LT E

    0

    20

    40

    60

    80

    100

    120

    0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000

    Passes

       E    f    f   i   c   i   e   n   c   y    (

    J oint 29

    J oint 30

    J oint 36

    J oint 37

    40kN 67kN 89kN 111kN 156kN

    Slab Response Analysis

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    Slab Response Analysis

    ISLAB2000 vs. Measured

    Deflection basins match reasonable well

    FWD results

    Moving wheel load

    Predicted strains are slightly higher than

    measured

    Built-in curling ~ -5C

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    Summary of Testing

    9 cm section with high CBR (frozen soil) 230,000 ESALs w/o cracks

    9 cm section cracks began in Spring 2008

    75,000 and 193,000 ESALs

    Fiber reinforced concrete outperformed plain

    concrete (9 cm)

    Free edge, wheel path, longitudinal joint Less cracks

    More functional after cracks

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    Summary, con’t

    15 cm fatigue cracking performance

    12 million ESALs on granular base (average)

    30 million ESALs on asphalt concrete base (average)

    20 cm no fatigue cracks at 51 million ESALs

    Permanent deformation caused cracking

    Base/subgrade

    CBR = 3 to 4 of soil

    Higher deformations initially at joints with wide cracks

    No transverse faulting measured under APT

    Practical Observations:

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     Practical Observations:

    Keys to Slab System Performance

    No pumping of base/soil layer Lower fines content in base layer

    Low permanent deformation of base/soil

    min. thickness = 15 cm

    Full-support of slab

    Limited curling

    Structural Fibers for slabs

    < 15 cm to 20cm (?)

    Edge support shoulder or curb/gutter

    Will improve fatigue life

    Concrete Slab vs. Beam failure! 

    Questions / Comments

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    Q

     [email protected]

    217-265-0218

    mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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    Recent Projects with

    Optimized Slab GeometryDesign Concept

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    Ruta 5: km-251

    • Condiciones actuales

     – CTB con Kc = 137 Mpa/m

     – Espesor 22cm -23 cm

    • TCP Design

     –

    50.000.000 EE – 16 cm

     – Hormigón 4,8 Mpa Flexotracción

     – 10 % losas agrietadas como umbral de diseño

     – 2 m x 1.75 m

     – Corte delgado sin Sello

     – Sin fierros, solo en junta de construcción

     – Pines laterales de confinamientos

    Ruta 5: km-251

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    Caso 2: Sodimac (Chile)

    CBR 15%

    60 cm CBR 40% Plataforma

    15 cm Base Granular < 8% finos

    350 Camiones Diarios= 10.000.000 EE

    30.000 m2

    Santiago, Chile

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    Caso 2: Sodimac

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    Caso 2: Sodimac

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    Caso 3: MOP Punta Arenas (Chile)

    CBR 10%

    12 cm

    50 cm CBR 60% Base no heladiza

    15 cm Base < 8% finos

    Hormigón 4,8 Mpa

    1.000.000 Esals

    1 km

    Case 3: MOP Punta Arenas

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    Case 3: MOP Punta Arenas

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    Case 3: MOP Punta Arenas

    C A G l

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    Case 4: Antigua Guatemala

    TCP Design

    Febrero 2006

    80.000.000 EE

    BTC con K = 110 Mpa/m

    Asfalto 21 cm, Mal estado

    Espesor diseño TCP® 17 cm 20 % losas agrietadas

    80cm x 180 cm

    Corte delgado

    Fierros solo juntas de construcción

    Pines Laterales 11.07 km

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    Case 4: Antigua Guatemala 2007

    i l

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    Case 4: Antigua Guatemala 2007

    i l

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    Case 4: Antigua Guatemala 2009

    i ( ú)

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    Case 5 Terrapuerto Lima (Perú)

    CBR 15% Natural Soil

    60 cm CBR 40% Construction Platform

    15 cm Granular Base < 8% finos

    Traffic 500 buses daily = 10.000.000 EE

    30.000 m2

    Lima, Peru

    C T Li

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    Case 5 Terrapuerto Lima

    BM3 Acceso CA9 Sur (2005)

    Guatemala

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    Guatemala

    120.000.000 EE

    15 Años Espesor 21 cm

    Base: Granular y Asfalto deteriorado

    V ldi i

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     Valdivia•2008•Base Granular

    •8 cm and 12 cm Concrete

    Etac (Chile)

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    Etac (Chile)

    •2008•12 cm concrete•Granular base

    Salinas y Fabres 2008

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    50.000 EE•8 cm

    Salinas y Fabres 2008

    Chile

    M t Pt M tt

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    Megacentro Pto Montt.

    •2008

    •11 cm•500.000 EE

    Pl t L Fi d (Chil )

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    Planta Los Fiordos (Chile)

    2007•3.000.000 EE•Base Granular•15 cm

    T tt M ll T jill (P ú)

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    Tottus Mall Trujillo (Perú)

    •2007•3.000.000 EE•Base Granular•14 cm

    Chincha (Perú)

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    Chincha (Perú)

    •DC

    •2007•Granular Base•4.000.000 Esals•14 cm concrete

    Confiperú (Perú)

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    Confiperú (Perú)

    •2007•Old concretepavement•3.000.000 Esals•12 cm