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USE OF DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION TO DESIGN GEOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANE INSTALLATIONS

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00822737

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Abstract:

Geosynthetics are incorporated into flexible pavement systems to improve their performance. However, geosynthetics must be installed properly to produce good results. The application of discrete-event simulation to design and analyze the installation of geocomposite membranes in flexible pavements is discussed. Data collected from two test sections at the Smart Road project in Blacksburg, Virginia, were used for modeling and analysis. Stroboscope was used as the simulation engine. The process used in the development of simulation models is discussed. A number of installation alternatives were studied and simulated to examine their practicality and to investigate their productivity, resource utilization, and unit cost.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1772, Soil Mechanics 2001.

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

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Authors:

Wanamakok, P
Martinez, J C
Al-Qadi, I L
Wilkes, J A

Pagination:

p. 197-202

Publication Date:

2001

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1772
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309072360

Features:

Figures (4) ; Photos (4) ; References (13) ; Tables (2)

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Subject Areas:

Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I33: Other Materials used in Pavement Layers; I42: Soil Mechanics

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Created Date:

Jan 25 2002 12:00AM

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