1. Performance-based specifications Work Package 5
Modelling of permanent deformation in unbound granular and bituminous materials
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2. Partners in Work Package 5
Danish Road Institute, DRI, DK
(subcontractor : Asfaltindustrien), AI, DK
Laboratoire Central des Pont et Chaussées, LCPC, F
Instituto Superior Tèchnico, IST, P
Institut für Strassenbau und Strassenunterhaltung, Technishes Universität, Wien, ISTU, A
Shell Global Solutions S.A., SHELL, F
Transport Research Laboratory, TRL, UK
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3. Key personal in Work Package 5
Erik Nielsen, DRI/AI, leader of WP and task 5.1
Pierre Hornych, LCPC, leader of task 5.2
Absamad El Abd, LCPC
Antonio Gomez Correia, IST
Sandra M. R. Ferreira, IST
Ronald Blab, ISTU, leader of task 5.3
Barbara Gagliano, ISTU
Karl Franz Kappl, ISTU
Michael Wistuba, ISTU, liason to COST 347
Richard C. Koole, SHELL
Laurent Porot, SHELL
Cliff Nicholls, TRL
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Objectives
prepare and facilitate the production of a new set of performance-based specifications for pavement materials
focus on permanent deformation in unbound granular and bituminous layers
assess and develop predictive models for permanent deformation
make the models independent on the nature of the materials (both traditional and alternative)
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5. Tasks defined to reach the objectives
Task 5.1 collect a database of well-docu-mented real loading tests (RLT) and accele-rated loading tests (ALT) to fit the need of other activities in Work Package 5
(this task is clearly a supportive activity to facilitate the calibration and validation of the main objective of Work Package 5)
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6. Tasks defined to reach the objective
Main activity is to assess and develop models of predictive nature together with associated test protocols to provide the necessary input for the models describing permanent defor-mation.
Task 5.2 concerns unbound granular materials
Task 5.3 concerns bituminous materials
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7. Achievements so far in the project
Two reports (Deliverable D10 and D11) – for unbound granular and bituminous materials respectively – describe the assessment / development of the possible candidate models and associated test methods needed to model permanent deformation of the material in question.
The reports have been through a review process and are now approved for publication on the public part of the SAMARIS project website.
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8. Achievements so far in the project
The reports divide the models in two levels
Routine level models which include ”mixed” models combining empirical and visco-elastic-plastic models
Advanced level models have - compared to routine levels models - increased complexity and have higher demands on the input parameters (Subsequently these models will be used for larger projects)
You could argue that in complexity research level models were the highest level with stringent requirements for amount and degree of detail in input parameters, but this level is considered outside the scope of SAMARIS.
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9. Routine level model candidates
Unbound granular materials
Empirical relationship for unbound materials (Gidel et al.)
Bituminous materials
Belgian Road Research Centre method for predicting the permanent deformation under simplified stress conditions
Rutting prediction by Shell Pavement Design Manual
Permanent deformation response – SHRP level I
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10. Advanced level model candidates
Unbound granular materials
Incremental elasto-plastic models (Chazallon et al.)
Bituminous materials
Permanent deformation response – SHRP level II
The DBN model (Di Benedetto – Neifar)
The Asphalt Concrete Response (ACRe) model (S. Erkens)
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Data for the models
A database report (Deliverable D6) describes the strategy for search for well-documented RLT/ALTs that can facilitate the next step in the work which is calibration and validation of selected models from the initial work (Deliverables D10/D11).
The report tries to explain how some of the constraints or requirements from the models to the input data have influenced the selection of RLT/ALTs.
This report has been through a review process and is approved for publication on the public part of the SAMARIS project website.
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12. Origin of selected data
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13. Extra laboratory works
Both for unbound granular and bituminous materials extra information or more detailed input is needed
Laboratory works are in progress in order to provide this additional information
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14. Extra laboratory works (unbound granular materials)
LCPC and IST have planned a test programme which includes
common part for both laboratories
loading for resilient behaviour
loading for multi-stages permanent deformation tests
loading for single-stage permanent deformation tests
complimentary test programme for IST
1 loading for resilient behaviour
2 loading for multi-stages permanent deformation tests
1 loading for single-stage permanent deformation test
complimentary test programme for LCPC
4 monotonic triaxial shear test and
then at two different water content
3 loading for multi-stages permanent deformation tests
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15. Extra laboratory works (bituminous materials)
Laboratory plan for material samples for LAVOC
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16. Extra laboratory works (bituminous materials)
Large scale Wheel Tracking with Danish Asphalt Rut Tester
When all the ALT testing for other projects are finished at LAVOC a detailed assessment can be made for sampling large pavement slabs for Danish Asphalt Rut Tester (will it be possible to cut representative, ”virgin” samples for the pavement at LAVOC ? )
Planning of bituminous test pavement with ”alternative” materials (incorporated in both surface layer and binder course) has started and a potential site has been chosen. Length of pavement and number of samples for Danish Asphalt Rut Tester will depend on the outcome from LAVOC.
Production of test pavement is expected in last part of August 2004 and apart from samples for Danish Asphalt Rut Tester additional tests will be planned (e.g. comparison between some of the different equipments for wheel tracking test in accordance with EN ).
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17. Extra laboratory works
Unbound granular materials
LCPC and IST have estimated that approx. 25 % of their laboratory activity on the unbound materials.
Bituminous materials
Samples for ”small size tests” will be cut and distributed from ISTU this month for laboratories at SHELL and TRL.
The majority of laboratory work is expected to be finished before the end of this year.
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18. Calibration and validation
The second part of the SAMARIS project with respect to Work Package 5 is the
calibration and
validation of selected models
When the models are verified, WP 5 will be able to give recommendations for a new set of performance-based specification.
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19. Work Package 5 : Gantt chart
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