Rutting prediction model for semi-rigid base asphalt pavement based on a data-mechanistic dual driven method
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAVEMENT ENGINEERING(2023)
Abstract
Rutting development in semi-rigid asphalt pavements can be predicted using models such as mechanistic-empirical (M-E) and data-driven methods. However, the prediction accuracies of the M-E methods in the laboratory may not be generalised due to the boundary condition differences, while inappropriate calibration in the data-driven methods may reduce the reliability owing to the lack of theoretical support. This study has proposed a combined framework of an M-E method and an artificial neural network (ANN) for rutting development prediction. This framework, namely the mechanistic-empirical and artificial neural network method, first calibrated the existing M-E model by adding a term of the time-varying hardening characteristics of asphalt mixture and optimised the parameters in the term using a genetic algorithm. The new M-E model was used to predict the possible range of rutting depth. An ANN then predicted the rutting depth that was normalised by the predicted range of the new M-E model. Thus, the proposed approach combined the reliability of the M-E method and the prediction accuracy of the ANN method. Field test results showed that the proposed framework with a 97.5% accuracy outperformed the ANN-based method.
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Key words
Rutting prediction,RIOHTrack full-scale track,semi-rigid base asphalt pavement,genetic algorithm,mechanistic-empirical method,artificial neural network
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