1. Experimental identification and mechanical interpretation of the interaction behaviour between concrete paving blocks.
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Füssl, J., Kluger-Eigl, W., and Blab, R.
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MECHANICAL behavior of materials , *ARCHITECTURAL design , *SYSTEMS design , *MECHANICAL loads , *JOINTS (Engineering) - Abstract
In recent years, concrete block (CB) pavements have become a favourite alternative to asphalt pavements, mainly in intra-urban regions due to their architectural design possibilities. Unfortunately, this trend is restrained by a lack of adequate design methods to assess the load capacity and durability of such pavements. Especially, the mechanical performance of the vertical joints between CBs is often not depicted realistically enough. For this reason, in this work three new experiments are proposed to determine the mechanical behaviour of the joints between the CBs, and thus the load transmission capability of different joint formations. Mechanical models and the corresponding material parameters to describe the joint behaviour are identified from the experimental results. Finally, performance optimisation of block pavements with respect to their jointing behaviour should become possible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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