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6. French sizing method approach
Once a type of structure has been selected and pre-dimensioned, either by reference to the structural catalog or based on the designer's experience, the dimensioning process involves a number of stages which will be reviewed in the following paragraphs, the logic of which is well summarized in standard NFP 98-082 of January 1994 (see
"The repeated action of a rolling load on the roadway causes four types of damage:
surface wear of the wearing course due to tangential forces;
rutting due to creep of the bonded layers under the effect of vertical stresses and tangential forces;
fatigue of the treated layers, caused by their bending under the action...
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Bibliography
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Standards and norms
- Chaussées, terrassements, terminologie, partie 1, terminologie relative au calcul de dimensionnement des chaussées. - NF P 98-080-1 - 1992
- Chaussées, terrassements, dimensionnement des chaussées routières, éléments à prendre en compte pour le calcul de dimensionnement. - NF P 98-086 - 1992
- Dimensionnement des chaussées routières, détermination des trafics routiers pour le dimensionnement des structures...
Regulations
Article R 312-5 of the French Highway Code, June 2001.
Article R 312-6 of the French Highway Code.
Directive 85/3/EEC of December 1984 relating to the weights, dimensions and certain other technical characteristics of certain road vehicles (updated by Directive 96/53/EC of July 25, 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorized...
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