Critical stress evaluation of rigid pavement due to the presence of water in expansive soil subgrade

Keywords: critical stresses, expansive soil, finite element, pavement, plain concrete, shrinking, slab, subgrade, swelling, tensile stress

Abstract

The use of various types of rigid pavement is widespread because of its superiority in resisting heavy load vehicles. However, traffic loading complexity and subgrade response cause uncertainty during the design process. The presence of water in expansive soil issue swelling affected the flexural behavior of a rigid pavement slab. Rigid pavement relies heavily on the support and stability of the subgrade. Plain concrete is very weak in resisting tensile stresses so that the failure of rigid pavement slab structures often occurs in the expansive subgrade zone. Therefore, this study aims to numerically analyze the relationship between variations in the thickness of rigid pavement slabs on the flexural behavior parameters, such as critical and tensile stresses that affected water in expansive soil. The concrete’s performance limit was determined, using its material’s constitutive equation curve, and the data were analyzed using the finite element method. The results showed that the presence of water in expansive soil caused a change in soil volume (swelling), a reduction in soil bearing capacity (shrinking), and consequently, a rigid pavement cracked due to water variations in the subgrade. Generally, increasing the thickness of rigid pavement is a common method for mitigating the detrimental effects of expansive soil swelling. It is possible to provide reinforcement in other forms, which provide an opportunity to improve the performance of the concrete slab as a rigid pavement. For example, stabilization of expansive soil with materials capable of reducing its expansive power can be done but it requires large resources to realize it. Another method is to provide reinforcement to the rigid pavement slab structure, so that the rigid pavement slab is able to withstand traffic loads and also the expansion and shrinkage behavior of the expansive soil

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Author Biographies

Wibowo Wibowo, University of Sebelas Maret

Department of Civil Engineering

Ary Setyawan, University of Sebelas Maret

Department of Civil Engineering

Yusep Muslih Purwana, University of Sebelas Maret

Department of Civil Engineering

Bambang Setiawan, University of Sebelas Maret

Department of Civil Engineering

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Critical stress evaluation of rigid pavement due to the presence of water in expansive soil subgrade

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2023-03-22
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Wibowo, W., Setyawan, A., Purwana, Y. M., & Setiawan, B. (2023). Critical stress evaluation of rigid pavement due to the presence of water in expansive soil subgrade. EUREKA: Physics and Engineering, (2), 174-183. https://doi.org/10.21303/2461-4262.2023.002810
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