Effects of speeds and weights of travelling vehicles on the road surface temperature
It is important to predict the fatigue conditions of in-service roads for monitoring the state of internal pavement layers, planning the routine maintenance services and for ensuring the safety of travelling vehicles. Among various factors, the frictional heat generated by the tires of moving vehicl...
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| description | It is important to predict the fatigue conditions of in-service roads for monitoring the state of internal pavement layers, planning the routine maintenance services and for ensuring the safety of travelling vehicles. Among various factors, the frictional heat generated by the tires of moving vehicles is considered to be an important factor causing such a distress in in-service roads. Because of this frictional heat, the temperature of wheel tracks is slightly warmer than other parts of the pavement, thereby, causing a non-uniform distribution of road surface temperature (RST) that may be responsible for developing cracks and subsequent increase in permeability of existing roads. In this study, the effect of travelling vehicles on the RST was investigated by using an infrared (IR) camera in an in-service road. In order to know the actual distribution of temperature, the RSTs were compared between the wheel track of each lane and in-between lanes. Then, the effect of speeds and weights of travelling vehicles on the RST was investigated. A bridge weigh-in-motion (BWIM) system using MEMS accelerometers was utilized to identify the speed and weight of a travelling vehicle. A strong correlation was observed between the rise of RST of wheel tracks due to the friction with the speeds and weights of travelling vehicles. The rate of increase in surface temperature was observed to be higher for the higher axle vehicles. Additionally, an influence of ambient air temperature was observed on the relationship between the rise of RST with the speeds and weights of travelling vehicles. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-489789b05c604b6091a0a044c3e75c462022-12-21T22:31:13ZengElsevierTransportation Engineering2666-691X2021-09-015100077Effects of speeds and weights of travelling vehicles on the road surface temperatureSamim Mustafa0Hidehiko Sekiya1Aya Hamajima2Iwao Maeda3Shuichi Hirano4Department of Urban and Civil Engineering, Tokyo City University, 1-28-1 Tamazutsumi, Setagaya, Tokyo, 158-8557, Japan; Corresponding author.Department of Urban and Civil Engineering, Tokyo City University, 1-28-1 Tamazutsumi, Setagaya, Tokyo, 158-8557, JapanS-Frontier Division, Toyota Motor Corporation, 1 Toyota-cho, Toyota, Aichi, 471-8572, JapanS-Frontier Division, Toyota Motor Corporation, 1 Toyota-cho, Toyota, Aichi, 471-8572, JapanMaintenance and Transportation Division, Metropolitan Expressway Co., Ltd., 1-4-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-8930, JapanIt is important to predict the fatigue conditions of in-service roads for monitoring the state of internal pavement layers, planning the routine maintenance services and for ensuring the safety of travelling vehicles. Among various factors, the frictional heat generated by the tires of moving vehicles is considered to be an important factor causing such a distress in in-service roads. Because of this frictional heat, the temperature of wheel tracks is slightly warmer than other parts of the pavement, thereby, causing a non-uniform distribution of road surface temperature (RST) that may be responsible for developing cracks and subsequent increase in permeability of existing roads. In this study, the effect of travelling vehicles on the RST was investigated by using an infrared (IR) camera in an in-service road. In order to know the actual distribution of temperature, the RSTs were compared between the wheel track of each lane and in-between lanes. Then, the effect of speeds and weights of travelling vehicles on the RST was investigated. A bridge weigh-in-motion (BWIM) system using MEMS accelerometers was utilized to identify the speed and weight of a travelling vehicle. A strong correlation was observed between the rise of RST of wheel tracks due to the friction with the speeds and weights of travelling vehicles. The rate of increase in surface temperature was observed to be higher for the higher axle vehicles. Additionally, an influence of ambient air temperature was observed on the relationship between the rise of RST with the speeds and weights of travelling vehicles.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666691X21000336Infrared thermographyRoad surface temperatureVehicle speedsVehicle weightsBridge weigh-in-motionMEMS accelerometers |
| spellingShingle | Samim Mustafa Hidehiko Sekiya Aya Hamajima Iwao Maeda Shuichi Hirano Effects of speeds and weights of travelling vehicles on the road surface temperature Transportation Engineering Infrared thermography Road surface temperature Vehicle speeds Vehicle weights Bridge weigh-in-motion MEMS accelerometers |
| title | Effects of speeds and weights of travelling vehicles on the road surface temperature |
| title_full | Effects of speeds and weights of travelling vehicles on the road surface temperature |
| title_fullStr | Effects of speeds and weights of travelling vehicles on the road surface temperature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of speeds and weights of travelling vehicles on the road surface temperature |
| title_short | Effects of speeds and weights of travelling vehicles on the road surface temperature |
| title_sort | effects of speeds and weights of travelling vehicles on the road surface temperature |
| topic | Infrared thermography Road surface temperature Vehicle speeds Vehicle weights Bridge weigh-in-motion MEMS accelerometers |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666691X21000336 |
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