In this paper, the analytic solution for simulating the thermal stress field in a bituminous pavement is put forward based on a two-dimensional thermoviscoelastic layered system. The numerical analysis is made for the thermal stress field under the typical weather conditions in the north of China. Some new results are obtained. A discussion on the optimum thickness design for the bituminous pavement is given in the final section.

Issue Section:
Technical Papers
Topics:
Pavement, Thermal stresses, China, Design, Numerical analysis
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