Fatigue behavior and abrasion resistance of prefabricated pavement textures assisted with 3D printing technology

Wei Sheng, Yuhong Wang

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Abstract

Pavement surface textures affect traffic safety, tire-pavement noise, and pavement durability. With the maturity of 3D printing and prefabrication technologies, it becomes feasible to design and prefabricate concrete pavements with delicate textures. Such textures can improve pavement functional services such as skid resistance and noise abatement; however, the durability of the pavement textures remains unknown. In this research, the influence of texture on two durability issues—textures’ fatigue behaviors and abrasion resistance— were investigated in detail. A repetitive loading test and an abrasion test were conducted to evaluate the texture fatigue behavior and abrasion resistance for three types of texture (rectangular, arc-shaped, and rounded trapezoidal) with two concrete materials (pain concrete and ultra-high performance-concrete). The test results show that pavement texture types and concrete materials play important roles in determining texture fatigue behaviors and abrasion resistance. The arc-shaped texture exhibits the worst performance in repetitive-loading induced fatigue damange and abrasion resistance. The rectangular texture and the rounded trapezoidal one behave similarly in texture fatigue, and the latter performs better in abrasion resistance than the former.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGreen and Intelligent Technologies for Sustainable and Smart Asphalt Pavements - Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Frontiers of Road and Airport Engineering, IFRAE 2021
EditorsXueyan Liu, Kumar Anupam, Sandra Erkens, Lijun Sun, Jianming Ling
PublisherCRC Press/Balkema
Pages266-271
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781032169545
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event5th International Symposium on Frontiers of Road and Airport Engineering, IFRAE 2021 - Delft, Netherlands
Duration: 12 Jul 202114 Jul 2021

Publication series

NameGreen and Intelligent Technologies for Sustainable and Smart Asphalt Pavements - Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Frontiers of Road and Airport Engineering, IFRAE 2021

Conference

Conference5th International Symposium on Frontiers of Road and Airport Engineering, IFRAE 2021
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityDelft
Period12/07/2114/07/21

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Transportation

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