<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Rutting and Fatigue are taken as main premature failures among all distresses, as these distresses have wide effect on performance of pavement. Sudden variation of heavy axle loaded vehicles, improper mix design and traditional design methodologies used in pavement design industries are major factors behind these failures. For proper performance and good serviceability, these premature distresses should be resisted. Thus, there is a need of using a Mechanistic based design methodology like KENPAVE software, so that traditional design errors should be overcome. KENLAYER is a part of KENPAVE software. KENLYER software tool is utilized to calculated accurately stresses and strains in asphaltic pavement that are ultimately used in calculating allowance for rutting and fatigue failure utilizing Asphalt Institute design models or formulas. Resistance to Rutting failure is checked by calculating vertical compressive stress at the top of soil sub-grade layer, while resistance to fatigue failure is checked by calculating horizontal tensile strain at the bottom of asphaltic layer using KENLAYER software tool. Thus, the object of this research study is to analyze a flexible pavement with respect to rutting and fatigue distresses using KENLAYER software tool. For achieving that objective NHA (N-55) section of road in Sehwan Pakistan was taken as a reference pavement. Pavement was analyzed by altering the thicknesses of bituminous courses by ± 25 percent. From that we obtained total 20 cross-sections to be analyzed using KENLAYER software in terms of Rutting and Fatigue premature failures.</p></abstract>

Rutting and Fatigue are taken as main premature failures among all distresses, as these distresses have wide effect on performance of pavement. Sudden variation of heavy axle loaded vehicles, improper mix design and traditional design methodologies used in pavement design industries are major factors behind these failures. For proper performance and good serviceability, these premature distresses should be resisted. Thus, there is a need of using a Mechanistic based design methodology like KENPAVE software, so that traditional design errors should be overcome. KENLAYER is a part of KENPAVE software. KENLYER software tool is utilized to calculated accurately stresses and strains in asphaltic pavement that are ultimately used in calculating allowance for rutting and fatigue failure utilizing Asphalt Institute design models or formulas. Resistance to Rutting failure is checked by calculating vertical compressive stress at the top of soil sub-grade layer, while resistance to fatigue failure is checked by calculating horizontal tensile strain at the bottom of asphaltic layer using KENLAYER software tool. Thus, the object of this research study is to analyze a flexible pavement with respect to rutting and fatigue distresses using KENLAYER software tool. For achieving that objective NHA (N-55) section of road in Sehwan Pakistan was taken as a reference pavement. Pavement was analyzed by altering the thicknesses of bituminous courses by ± 25 percent. From that we obtained total 20 cross-sections to be analyzed using KENLAYER software in terms of Rutting and Fatigue premature failures.

Fatigue and Rutting Analysis of Asphaltic Pavement Using “KENLAYER” Software

Mehran University of Engineering and Technology

Department of Civil Engineering, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Campus

Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Journal of Applied Engineering Sciences

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Rutting and Fatigue are taken as main premature failures among all distresses, as these distresses have wide effect on performance of pavement. Sudden...

Fatigue and Rutting Analysis of Asphaltic Pavement Using “KENLAYER” Software

Publié en ligne: 21 déc. 2019

Pages: 177 - 182

Reçu: 16 mai 2019

Accepté: 21 juin 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jaes-2019-0024

Mots clés
KENLAYER, Rutting Failure, Fatigue Failure, Traditional design, Empirical-Mechanistic Design

© 2019 Rind Touqeer Ali et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Fatigue and Rutting Analysis of Asphaltic Pavement Using “KENLAYER” Software

Publié en ligne: 21 déc. 2019

Pages: 177 - 182

Reçu: 16 mai 2019

Accepté: 21 juin 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jaes-2019-0024

Mots clésKENLAYER, Rutting Failure, Fatigue Failure, Traditional design, Empirical-Mechanistic Design

© 2019 Rind Touqeer Ali et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
KENLAYER, Rutting Failure, Fatigue Failure, Traditional design, Empirical-Mechanistic Design