Abstract
The deformation and cracking of concrete will lead to various deterioration processes, which will greatly reduce the durability and service life of the concrete pavement. The relating previous studies and analysis revealed that the coupling action of environmental temperature, moisture, and wheel load will cause cracking and seriously affect the normal service and durability of pavement concrete. This paper presents theoretical and numerical state-of-the-art information in the field of deformation and failure of pavement concrete under coupling action of moisture, temperature, and wheel load and draws some conclusions. (a) Concrete is a typical porous material, moisture and heat transfer theory has obtained enough data to simulate the hygro-thermo properties of concrete, and the relationship between moisture and heat is very clear. (b) There are few studies on concrete pavement or airport pavement considering the coupling action of moisture, temperature, and wheel load. (c) Concrete pavement is subjected to hygro-thermal-mechanical coupling action in service, which has the characteristics of a similar period and its possible fatigue effect. (d) COMSOL software has certain advantages for solving the coupled hygro-thermal-mechanical of concrete.
Highlights
Cement concrete pavement is widely used in the construction of the airport runway and high-grade highway in China
The exposed surface formed after the construction of the whole cast-in-place pavement is large, and the trend of early shrinkage cracks caused by concrete water loss is more obvious
Concrete is a typical porous medium material [5,6], and its internal moisture and heat transfer are similar to the transmission principle and model of general porous media materials
Summary
It is found that the cement concrete airport and highway pavement which has not reached the design service life has been found to have various degrees of defects, cracks, and even complete damage. This phenomenon brings huge maintenance pressure and economic burden. The deformation, cracking, and fracture failure of airport and highway pavement are the comprehensive embodiment of temperature, humidity fatigue effect, and wheel load fatigue effect. This paper will start from the coupling action of moisture, temperature, and wheel load that affects the deformation and failure of concrete pavement in the service life. This paper will provide new research ideas for the study of concrete deformation and failure of the pavement
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