Design automation of the pavement in the area of weight sensor
Mechanical interaction of automobiles and road surface has to be simulated in order to forecast structural deformation of the road in the spot where weigh-in-motion sensors are deployed in order to prevent road damage. A special program that interacts with CAE system ANSYS was developed. It automates engineering analysis of the road surface.Three types of sensors were considered for single pavement configuration. Engineering analysis was carried out at three ambient temperatures. The results include stress distributions in the pavement as well as the areas of surge and the branching ration. The developed program is capable of simulating any pavement/sensor/wheel configuration