TRB Pubsindex
Text Size:
x

« Prev Next »

Return to Results | New Search

Bookmark and Share

Title:

Towards An Understanding of the Structural Integrity of Electrified Roads through a Combined Numerical and Experimental Approach

Accession Number:

01624303

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

The continuous growth in road transportation demands further development towards sustainable strategies. The electrification of road infrastructure (commonly referred to as ‘e-Road’) to enable wireless charging solutions for Electric Vehicles (EVs) is arising as the most promising and yet challenging alternative for the future mobility by road. In this context, the introduction of charging facilities in the pavement structure and its adequate performance from an infrastructural perspective is determining for the successful implementation of these systems.This study aims to evaluate the structural integrity of e-Roads, considering the embedment in the pavement of a solid module denominated ‘Charging Unit’ (CU) in which the charging facilities are assumed to be installed. To do so, the critical locations of an e-Road pavement structure were identified through computational modelling for its further representation as small-scale e-Road samples in the laboratory. Afterwards, this structure was subjected to different loading conditions using mechanical hydraulic devices and compared with conventional road samples produced under the same conditions. Finally, e-Road samples were scanned with X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) prior to, during and after loading for additional inspection. Results provided valuable learnings of the potential mechanisms of failure of such structure and a better understanding of the e-Road infrastructure.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AFD00 Section - Pavements.

Monograph Accession #:

01618707

Report/Paper Numbers:

17-02932

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Córdoba Ledesma, Enrique
Chen, Feng
Balieu, Romain
Kringos, Niki

Pagination:

17p

Publication Date:

2017

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Subject Areas:

Highways; Pavements

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2017 Paper #17-02932

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 8 2016 11:06AM