Automation of a fatigue machine for the load analysis in flexible pavements

Author

Andres, Tovar-Rivera ; Pahola, Porras ; Reyes-Ortiz, O.J.

Author_Institution

Geotech. Group, Nueva Granada Mil. Univ., Bogotá, Colombia

fYear

2014

fDate

22-24 Oct. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The fatigue laws of asphalt mixtures can be studied through laboratory equipment. This article shows the automation of the fatigue machine for flexible pavements, which allows test specimens of different shapes as trapezoidal and prismatic. Initially, the main characteristics of the some fatigue equipment are described. Then, the features of the equipment, the graphics user interface (GUI) and the data logger are explained. Moreover, the kind and shape of specimens that can be tested in the machine are detailed. Finally, some typical tests results are showed.

Keywords

asphalt; fatigue; graphical user interfaces; mechanical engineering computing; roads; GUI; asphalt mixture fatigue laws; data logger; fatigue equipment characteristics; fatigue machine automation; flexible pavements; graphics user interface; laboratory equipment; load analysis; prismatic-shaped specimen; trapezoidal-shaped specimen; Asphalt; Concrete; Educational institutions; Fatigue; Graphical user interfaces; Shape; fatigue; flexible pavement; frequency; graphical user interface; servo-motor;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering Mechatronics and Automation (CIIMA), 2014 III International Congress of

Conference_Location

Cartagena

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-7931-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CIIMA.2014.6983446

Filename

6983446