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ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 106
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWELFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL STRUCTURES TECHNOLOGY
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Paper 199

The Benefits of using Viscoelasticity in the Dynamic Simulation of Heavy Weight Deflectometer Tests

R. Ktari1, M. Broutin2, B. Picoux1, J. Neji3 and C. Petit12

1GEMH Laboratory, Civil Engineering and Durability, University of Limoges, Egletons, France
2STAC, Département Ingénierie Aéroportuaire, Bonneuil, Marne, France
3LR MOED, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis, Le Belvédère, Tunis, Tunisia

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
R. Ktari, M. Broutin, B. Picoux, J. Neji, C. Petit, "The Benefits of using Viscoelasticity in the Dynamic Simulation of Heavy Weight Deflectometer Tests", in , (Editors), "Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 199, 2014. doi:10.4203/ccp.106.199
Keywords: dynamics, finite element model, Rayleigh damping, viscoelasticity, flexible pavement, heavy weight deflectometer..

Summary
This paper presents the modeling of a multilayered structure for the purpose of simulating the dynamic behavior of a flexible airfield pavement under the effect the loading applied by a non-destructive pavement assessment device: the heavy weight deflectometer (HWD). A Huet-Sayegh model is considered to describe the mechanical behavior of bituminous layers. The benefits of viscoelastic behavior in bituminous materials are highlighted using this modeling approach.

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