Evaluation of the Effect of Average Annual Temperatures in Slovakia between 1971 and 2020 on Stresses in Rigid Pavements

Martin Decky, Zuzana Papanova, Michal Juhas and Maria Kudelcikova
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Martin Decky: Department of Highway and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, The University of Žilina, Univerzitná 8215/1, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia
Zuzana Papanova: Department of Structural Mechanics and Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, The University of Žilina, Univerzitná 8215/1, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia
Michal Juhas: Department of Highway and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, The University of Žilina, Univerzitná 8215/1, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia
Maria Kudelcikova: Department of Structural Mechanics and Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, The University of Žilina, Univerzitná 8215/1, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 6, 1-24

Abstract: The scientific community in Central Europe often discusses the extent to which temperature changes over the last two decades have contributed to changing the stresses induced in structures. In the field of road and environmental engineering, this question is especially pertinent for pavements. The pavement structure must first be defined methodologically by identifying and defining the types of parameters that change with time. Additionally, it is important to identify the areas of Central Europe that are most affected by climate change. The most important parameters must be described statistically for these areas. Slovakia is one of the countries that may be able to contribute to the solution of this issue due to its location in the middle of Europe. This paper provides a statistical analysis for the period from 1971 to 2020 in Slovakia. A concrete pavement, which is the most commonly used type of pavement, must be used as an example to numerical assess the situation. The conclusions and discussion in this scientific field are directed towards the evaluation of the measurement results in the context of the designed pavement composition and the calculations using the different methods specified in the standards.

Keywords: Central Europe (CE); cement concrete pavement (CCP); annual average temperature; finite element method (FEM) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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