Open AccessDESIGN AND CALCULATION OF ROAD SURFACE BY METHOD OF STRUCTURAL NUMBERS
Author(s) -
N.G. Gorshkova,
Д. П. Александров
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vestnik bgtu im. v.g. šuhova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2071-7318
DOI - 10.34031/2071-7318-2020-5-5-25-30
Subject(s) - road surface , surface (topology) , simple (philosophy) , computer science , asphalt , transport engineering , structural engineering , civil engineering , engineering , materials science , mathematics , geometry , philosophy , epistemology , composite material
Road surface is one of the main components of highways, its condition ensures the safety and speed of traffic. Modern road surface is a complex engineering structure: it consists of layers of road construction materials laid in stages, which have various physical and mechanical properties. These properties are taken into account to ensure the safe movement of vehicles at any time of the year at the estimated speed, while preventing accidents and reducing traffic convenience. The method of structural numbers is one of the methods for calculating roadways. The possibility of its application for the design and calculation of road surface is analyzed. The article shows the possibility of using this rather simple method used in many countries, using a specific example. Since Russia is actively switching to the design of asphalt-concrete mixtures using the Superpave method, which improves the performance of road surfaces, this method has advantages in the design and calculation of road coverings, consisting in ease of use.