Abstrakt:
The thesis aims to study the effect of temperature on pavement deflections )
especially when changing temperature( by using a falling weight deflectometer
(FWD) and its results. The temperatures were obtained by two methods 1) a
special temperature acquisition system designed for this thesis (Arduino
thermometer) and 2) by the thermometers attached as a part of FWD device. Data
from both devices were studied. Several correlations between temperature and
different layers of pavement structure, (i.e., air temperature, surface pavement
temperature, and mid-depth asphalt pavement temperature) were studied. Also,
the survey analyzed the temperature's behaviors on pavements layers up to depth
430 mm under the surface.
