Recommended Citation
Espinoza, R. D., P. L. Bourdeau, and T. D. White. Pavement Drainage and Pavement Shoulder Joint Evaluation Numerical Analysis of Infiltration and Drainage in Pavement Systems. Publication FHWA/IN/JHRP-93/02-1. Joint Highway Research Project, Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1993. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284314208DOI
10.5703/1288284314208
Abstract
The continuing loss of pavement performance observed in the U.S. transportation infrastructure system raises the issue of the subdrainage design. Experience with the Indiana highways indicates that the lack of adequa the sub-drainage is probably a major cause of pavement distress. In order to provide highway engineers with a methodology to analyze the water migration and drainage into pavement systems a new numerical model has been developed. The numerical scheme is a finite difference formulation of the equations of water flow in unsaturated porous media. The resulting system of equations used is nonlinear and state-of-the-art numerical techniques have been used in order to obtain solutions with accelerated convergence and improved stability of the algorithms employed. Theoretical background of unsaturated flow and its numerical analysis is included in the present report. A computer program, PURDRALN, has been developed to implement the model in a software environment. The validity of proposed numerical model and the developed computer program have been tested using available experimental data. Examples of applications for analyzing moisture infiltration with different pavement geometries are presented.
Report Number
FHWA/IN/JHRP-93/02-1
Keywords
pavement infiltration, drainage, unsaturated flow, HPR-2018
SPR Number
2018
Project Number
C-36-15J
File Number
6-9-10
Performing Organization
Joint Highway Research Project
Publisher Place
West Lafayette, IN
Date of this Version
12-1993