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Explore findings from the International Workshop on Widebase Tires for truck-pavement interaction studies. Analyzing tire pressure, footprint, and dynamic effects for better highway design and safety.
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Truck-Pavement Interaction Research ProgramTire Study International Workshop on the Use of Widebase TiresOctober 25-26, 2007FHWA TFHRC
TTA C.4 Tire/Pavement Effects Phase I Dynamic Effects Phase II Pressure/Footprint/ANN Phase III Hot Weather Shear Phase IV Accelerated Loading Federal Highway Administration Truck Pavement Interaction
TTA C.4 (Cont.) Phase II - Tire Pavement Interface Pressure Patterns (TPIPP) • 3D Tire Pressure Tests “South African Vehicle-Road Surface Pressure Transducer Array (VRSPTA)” • 1D Tire Pressure Tests “Kistler MODULUS Quartz Sensor Array” • Artificial Neural Network model for bias and radial tires (ANN) Federal Highway Administration Truck Pavement Interaction
TTA C.4 (Cont.) Phase II - TPIPP 3D Tire Pressure Print Tests Federal Highway Administration Truck Pavement Interaction
TTA C.4 (Cont.) Phase II - TPIPP ANN Tire Model Federal Highway Administration Truck Pavement Interaction
TTA C.4 (Cont.) Phase II - TPIPP 3D VRSPTA Measurement 3D ANN Model Prediction Federal Highway Administration Truck Pavement Interaction
TTA C.4 (Cont.) Phase II - TPIPP 1D Tire Pressure Print Tests Federal Highway Administration Truck Pavement Interaction
Federal Highway Administration Truck Pavement Interaction
TTA C.4 (Cont.) Phase III - Hot Weather Shear – LTPP SPS-8 Ohio Test Road • Two Asphalt Concrete thicknesses • Unique instrumentation of embedded gages to measure vertical shear and temperature with depth • Three speeds, three tire inflation pressures, dual and wide-base tires • FHWA Test Truck measures Road Profile and Dynamic Wheel Forces Federal Highway Administration Truck Pavement Interaction
Federal Highway Administration Truck Pavement Interaction
WHOH! WHOH! WHOH! WHOH! Ohio SHRP LTPP SPS-1, 2 & 8 JPCP AC 8” 4” N Federal Highway Administration Truck Pavement Interaction
Strain Gage Rosette Configuration on Square Holes Federal Highway Administration Truck Pavement Interaction
Test Run Series Federal Highway Administration Truck Pavement Interaction
Federal Highway Administration Truck Pavement Interaction
Federal Highway Administration Truck Pavement Interaction
Other Data and Tests… • Weather Station • FWD • Surface Profile & Truck Dynamics • Material Characterization • Creep • Relaxation • Triangular Load Federal Highway Administration Truck Pavement Interaction
TTA C.4 (Cont.) TPI Tire Testing Status Federal Highway Administration Truck Pavement Interaction
TTA C.4 (Cont.) Phase IV - Accelerated Loading Test Tires: Goodyear Dual G159A(295/75R22.5) Goodyear S.S. G286(425/65R22.5) Michelin Dual MXZA2(275/80R22.5) Michelin S.S. MXDA(495/45R22.5)* * Prototype Federal Highway Administration Truck Pavement Interaction
TTA C.4 (Cont.) Phase IV - Accelerated Loading Test Matrix Federal Highway Administration Truck Pavement Interaction