Random Dynamic Response Analysis of Asphalt Pavement Based on the Vehicle-Pavement Interaction

In order to analyze the dynamic response of asphalt pavement under vehicle load, the random characteristic of pavement roughness was considered and the vehicle was simplified into 1/2 model with four freedom degrees when establishing the dynamic load model. Then the sequence of the random dynamic load coefficient was obtained by developing a MATLAB program based on the incremental Newmark-β method. Based on the plane strain assumption, a two-dimensional layered finite element model of asphalt pavement was established by ABAQUS software. Then the dynamic load coefficient was used to modify tire pressure that would be applied on the ABAQUS model. Then dynamic response rule of the model and how it was effected by vehicle speed were studied under random load. The results show that under the condition of random load, dynamic response of the pavement structure exhibiting a fluctuation trend as vehicle speed increases and the dynamic response characteristics of each point is different.