The Application of Frequency-Temperature Superposition Principle for Back-Calculation of Falling Weight Deflectometer
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Abstract
The falling weight deflectometer (FWD) is a widely used nondestructive test (NDT) device in pavement infrastructure. A FWD test measures the surface deflections subjected to an applied impact loading and the modulus of pavement layers can be determined by back-calculating the measured deflections. However, the modulus of asphalt layers is significantly influenced by temperature; hence, the temperature correction must be considered in back-calculation to evaluate the moduli of asphalt layers at a reference temperature. In addition, the in situ temperature at various pavement depths is difficult to measure. A model for evaluating the temperature at various depths must be established to estimate the in situ temperature of asphalt layers. This study collected the temperature data from a FWD test site to establish a temperature-evaluation model for various depths. The cored specimens from the test site were obtained to conduct dynamic modulus tests for asphalt layers. The FWD tests were applied at the FWD test site and the back-calculation was performed with temperature correction using the frequency-temperature superposition principle. The back-calculated moduli of asphalt layers were compared with the master curve of dynamic modulus to verify the application of the frequency-temperature superposition principle for FWD back-calculation. The results show that the proposed temperature-evaluation model can effectively evaluate the temperature at various depths of pavement. Moreover, the frequency-temperature superposition principle can be effectively employed to conduct temperature correction for FWD back-calculation.
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OpenAlex topics: Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation · Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring · Transport Systems and Technology
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Central Region Branch Office, Freeway Bureau, MOTC, New Taipei City 24303, Taiwan
Department of Civil Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City 40227, Taiwan
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