Performance Evaluation of Novel Bituminous Block—A Comparative Analysis
摘要
Modular blocks are used for various pavement construction. Modular blocks are categorised based on the materials used for manufacturing such as bitumen, cement, concrete, fly ash, and soil. This study is focused on modular blocks manufactured using bitumen. Bituminous blocks are modular blocks manufactured by using bituminous mixtures. Bituminous blocks are used for road construction in earlier days under the name of historical pavement. Bituminous blocks offer several benefits during the construction and maintenance stages of road works. The main aim of this study is to develop a comparative analysis based on the performance of bituminous blocks in the laboratory and the finite element model using Abaqus. This study is limited to the performance analy sis of bituminous blocks for the rutting criteria using wheel rut testing. Bituminous blocks have revealed that the rutting values are within the prescribed limit based on laboratory and finite element model results. The percentage variation of rut depth based on the finite element model result and laboratory result is significantly less.