Open AccessDurability of concrete pavement strengthened with asphalt layer with FRP fibres
Author(s) -
Paweł Tutka,
Roman Nagórski,
Piotr Radziszewski,
Michał Sarnowski,
Magdalena Złotowska
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
archives of civil engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2300-3103
pISSN - 1230-2945
DOI - 10.2478/ace-2018-0031
Subject(s) - durability , overlay , asphalt , cement , fibre reinforced plastic , slab , materials science , asphalt concrete , wearing course , geotechnical engineering , composite material , forensic engineering , structural engineering , engineering , computer science , programming language
Summary Pavements made of cement concrete, used for road constructions, are damaged during use. This applies to both the pavements of rural and forest roads with very low traffic loads, as well as road pavements with high traffic loads. One of the most effective ways of repairing damaged concrete cement pavements is through placing an asphalt overlay on a concrete slab. In order to increase the fatigue life of the asphalt overlay, asphalt mixtures are modified with fibres. One technological solution is to use FRP (Fiber Reinforced Polymer), an innovative material with improved properties. The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of asphalt overlays modified with a new type of fibres to strengthen the durability of weakened cement concrete pavement structures. On the basis of the conducted analyses, it was shown that the use of an asphalt layer reinforcement increases fatigue life, for both 15 cm thick prefabricated slabs and a typical road pavement for average traffic made of 25 cm doweled and anchored concrete slabs. There was a significant increase in the fatigue life of the concrete pavement structure as a result of modifying the overlaid asphalt mixture with FRP fibres.