This paper compared two approaches used to analyze a modular pedestrian pavement made of hexagonal basalt pavers. In presence of occasional heavy traffic roads, the pavement should be verified using methods currently used for road pavements. Different loading conditions were examined varying the geometry of the blocks, and the magnitude of the vertical load. In all cases, the results obtained from the analytical theory of Westergaard were higher than those obtained from a finite element model (FEM). Therefore, a parametric study was performed in order to use the analytical method as an alternative to the costly FEM approach. The results of comparison gave a correction factor, valid for hexagonal pavers: it permits to analytically estimate with good approximation the stresses induced by heavy loads applied to natural stone blocks.

Theoretical analysis of stone pavers in pedestrian areas / Moretti, Laura; Di Mascio, Paola.; Loprencipe, Giuseppe; Zoccali, Pablo. - In: TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROCEDIA. - ISSN 2352-1465. - 45:(2020), pp. 169-176. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2019 Transport Infrastructure and Systems in a Changing World. Towards a more Sustainable, Reliable and Smarter Mobility, TIS Roma 2019 tenutosi a Roma, Italia) [10.1016/j.trpro.2020.03.004].

Theoretical analysis of stone pavers in pedestrian areas

Moretti Laura
;
Di Mascio Paola.;Loprencipe Giuseppe;Zoccali Pablo
2020

Abstract

This paper compared two approaches used to analyze a modular pedestrian pavement made of hexagonal basalt pavers. In presence of occasional heavy traffic roads, the pavement should be verified using methods currently used for road pavements. Different loading conditions were examined varying the geometry of the blocks, and the magnitude of the vertical load. In all cases, the results obtained from the analytical theory of Westergaard were higher than those obtained from a finite element model (FEM). Therefore, a parametric study was performed in order to use the analytical method as an alternative to the costly FEM approach. The results of comparison gave a correction factor, valid for hexagonal pavers: it permits to analytically estimate with good approximation the stresses induced by heavy loads applied to natural stone blocks.
2020
2019 Transport Infrastructure and Systems in a Changing World. Towards a more Sustainable, Reliable and Smarter Mobility, TIS Roma 2019
block pavement; commercial vehicle loads; finite element model; hexagonal stone block; paver; pedestrian area; Westergaard
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Theoretical analysis of stone pavers in pedestrian areas / Moretti, Laura; Di Mascio, Paola.; Loprencipe, Giuseppe; Zoccali, Pablo. - In: TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROCEDIA. - ISSN 2352-1465. - 45:(2020), pp. 169-176. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2019 Transport Infrastructure and Systems in a Changing World. Towards a more Sustainable, Reliable and Smarter Mobility, TIS Roma 2019 tenutosi a Roma, Italia) [10.1016/j.trpro.2020.03.004].
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