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1. Main stresses and dimensioning methods
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The main stress on pavements comes from traffic. In addition, climate-related stresses (freezing and thawing, variations in water content, temperature variations, etc.) progressively undermine the performance of materials and their interfaces, leading to a number of pavement disorders, such as those illustrated in figures 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 .
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Bibliography
Bibliography
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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