Analysis of natural stone block pavements in urban shared areas

Zoccali, Pablo; Moretti, Laura; Mascio, Paola Di; Loprencipe, Giuseppe; D’Andrea, Antonio; Bonin, Guido; Teltayev, Bagdat; Caro, Silvia

doi:10.1016/j.cscm.2018.04.004

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“…Block pavements constructed of natural stones are often required the specific areas where are in low traffic volumes such as communal sites, sidewalks, and historically neighbourhood areas [1][2][3]. Commonly, stone-paved roads are quarried in heritage sites or cities due to their variety in creation (patterns, texture, and environmental aspects) [1,[4][5][6][7][8][9].…”

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“…For this reason, diverse highway agencies have introduced to APT facilities. Additionally, there is a couple of research that numerically analysed the behaviour or performance of natural stone and block pavement and APT using the Finite Element Method (FEM) [2,14,15]. Nevertheless, the long-term performance of bound stone pavement using APT has not largely researched and compared with other types of pavements such as asphalt and block interlocking pavement.…”

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Evaluation of Long-Term Performance for Bonded Natural Stone Pavement Using Accelerated Pavement Test [Part Ⅱ: Skid Resistance, Response of Deflection and FEM Analysis]

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Natural stone-paved roads have been generally used to preserve historical regions due to its architectural aesthetic aspect and environmental impact. However, there are limitations of travelling speed and traffic volume owing to the defects caused by the increased traffic loading and volume. To deal with these hindrances, ultra-rapid-hardening cement for both jointing and laying course materials in rigid small element pavement was considered. The objective of the present study was to continuously evaluate and compare the long-term performance of the suggested bound stone pavement throughout the various test criteria such as skid resistance and Falling Weight Deflectometer tests. The skid resistance outcome was met to the requirement and the response of deflection was measured following by related test method. To compare rut depth, the Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis was performed by modelling with material properties and by creating the loading cycle for imitating the Accelerated Pavement Testing (APT). The maximum deflections of asphalt, concrete block, stone A and stone B were calculated to 17.7, 6.1, 6.3, and 3.6 mm, respectively. Compared to the final outcomes of APT and FEM analysis, there was a difference ranging from 2.1 to 2.3 mm in bound stone pavement B and A, respectively.

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Evaluation of Long-Term Performance for Bonded Natural Stone Pavement Using Accelerated Pavement Test [Part Ⅱ: Skid Resistance, Response of Deflection and FEM Analysis]

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“…Sidewalks and pedestrian areas: These areas should guarantee functional requirements [6][7][8], ensuring regularity and user safety under any operating condition (e.g., meteorological conditions).…”

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Technical and Economic Criteria to Select Pavement Surfaces of Port Handling Plants

2019

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A port is an intermodal system in which many logistics activities requiring properly constructed areas occur. The large extension of these areas poses a major problem in choosing materials with technical and economic implications. Choice and design of pavements are directly related to the port handling systems and procedures for the disposal of the cargo units. The paper presents the design and verification procedures for three equivalent pavements for a handling pavement in an Italian medium-sized port trafficked by reach stackers moving containers. An asphalt pavement, a concrete pavement, and a concrete block pavement have been considered during the 20-year service life. Empirical and analytical methods have been adopted to design and verify the pavements. The structures have been examined in terms of economic concerns during the overall service life, considering both construction and maintenance costs, in order to determine the most cost-effective option. The results demonstrate the inappropriateness of asphalt pavement, in the examined case, from a construction costs point of view. Furthermore, the overall discounted costs show an inversion of convenience between block concrete pavement and cast in situ concrete: the latter is the cheaper solution. The proposed methodology can balance often conflicting objectives in matters of durability and funds management, providing answers to a complex topic.

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“…Various types of small element pavement (SEP) (as exemplarily illustrated in Figure 1) are generally used and have been increasingly quarried in low traffic volume areas such as pedestrian zones, car parks, roads, and historic sites [1,2]. Especially they are usually employed in historically adjacent areas or cities, owing to their architectural aesthetic and environmental impact [1,[3][4][5].…”

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Experimental Investigation on the Application of Ultra-Rapid-Hardening Mortar for Rigid Small Element Pavement

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et al. 2019

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

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Natural stones have been typically used as a paving material in historically conserved areas due to architectural aesthetic aspect and environmental impact. However, they have been traditionally suggested in light traffic volume due to the defects caused by the increased traffic loading and volume. The failures can lead to diverse problems such as losing flatness, severe damage to both vehicles and pedestrians, high traffic congestion, maintenance cost, etc. In order to overcome these obstacles, ultra-rapid-hardening (URH) cement for rigid small element pavement (SEP) was implemented as both jointing and laying course materials. Additionally, their mechanical properties were investigated according to BS 7533-4 and National Stone Surface (NSS) in the UK. Preliminarily, the proper mix mortar design was found by comparing design parameters. The compressive and flexural strength of the joint and laying course by age was verified, and the results in early-age stage were satisfied with the requirements. The adhesive and shear strengths depending upon the width of the joint were determined, and from the test outcomes, the optimal thickness of the joint was found as 15 mm. Furthermore, by contrasting the compressive strength of the laying course with the punching shear strength, the shear strength regarding joint states was increased by up to 134.3% (fully restrained), 127.9% (semirestrained), and 107.2% (non restrained). This investigation would be possible to use as baseline data for an evaluation of the long-term performance of rigid SEP.

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Analysis of natural stone block pavements in urban shared areas

Cited by 19 publications

References 9 publications

Evaluation of Long-Term Performance for Bonded Natural Stone Pavement Using Accelerated Pavement Test [Part Ⅱ: Skid Resistance, Response of Deflection and FEM Analysis]

Evaluation of Long-Term Performance for Bonded Natural Stone Pavement Using Accelerated Pavement Test [Part Ⅱ: Skid Resistance, Response of Deflection and FEM Analysis]

Technical and Economic Criteria to Select Pavement Surfaces of Port Handling Plants

Experimental Investigation on the Application of Ultra-Rapid-Hardening Mortar for Rigid Small Element Pavement

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