Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
VIII. INSAC International Congress on Natural and Engineering Sciences, Konya, Türkiye, 18 - 20 Mart 2022, ss.32-40
Summary: To expect the desired performance from the roads, it is necessary to
analyze the engineering properties of the road pavement well. In the transportation
sector, the highway is preferred as the most common mode of transportation. Most
flexible road pavements are used in terms of ease of maintenance and repair on
highways. Considering that heavy vehicle traffic is used extensively in
transportation, one of the flexible road coating types applied to meet the long-term
service life of the road is stone mastic asphalt coatings (SMA), which are widely
used on heavy vehicles traffic roads. In recent years, numerical analyses performed
with the finite element method have been widely used to determine structures'
performance properties. It provides support to the experimental studies in terms of
determining different engineering properties.
In recent years, numerical analyses performed with the finite element method have
been widely used to determine structures' performance properties. It provides
support to the experimental studies in terms of determining different engineering
properties. As a result, it has been seen that increasing the thickness of the road
pavement significantly contributes to the service life of the roads with heavy vehicle
traffic.
Keywords: SMA, Finite element, numerical analysis, flexible pavements