%0 Journal Article %T DSC modelling for predicting resilient modulus of crushed rock base as a road base material for Western Australia roads %A KHOBKLANGPakdee %A VIMONSATITVanissorn %A JITSANGIAMPeerapong %A NIKRAZHamid %J 交通运输工程学报 %P 10-16 %D 2013 %X Inordertoincreasetheappliedefficiencyofcrushedrockbase(CRB)inpavementstructuredesignforWesternAustraliaroads,thematerialmodellingbasedontheexperimentalresultswasinvestigated,andthedisturbedstateconcept(DSC)wasusedtopredicttheresilientmodulusofCRBbecauseofitssimplicityandstrongabilityincapturingtheelasticandinelasticresponsesofmaterialstoloads.TheactualdeformationofDSC,atanyloadingstate,wasdeterminedfromitsassumedrelativeintact(RI)state.TheDSCequationofCRBwasconstructedbyusingasetofexperimentalresultsofresilientmodulustests,andanidealizedmaterialmodel,namelythelinearelasticmodel,ofrelativeintact(RI)partwasconsidered.Analysisresultsrevealthattheresilientmodulus-appliedstressrelationshipsback-predictedbyusingtheDSCmodellingareconsistentwiththeexperimentalresults,so,theDSCequationissuitedforpredictingtheresilientmodulusofCRBspecimen.However,themodelandtheequationcomingfromthetestresultsareconductedinaccordancewiththeAustroadsstandard,sofurtherinvestigationandvalidationwithrespecttothefieldbehavioursofpavementstructureshouldbeperformed.7figs,11refs. %K pavementengineering %K CRB %K resilientmodulus %K DSC %K RI %K triaxialtest %U http://cadxjtysgcxb.paperopen.com/oa/DArticle.aspx?type=view&id=201302002