ViscoRoute©

ViscoRoute© — Viscoelastic Pavement Calculation Software

ViscoRoute© — Pavement calculation under moving loads

Software for calculating displacement, stress and strain fields in bituminous pavement structures under moving loads, developed at LCPC in 2003 in partnership with ENPC. The online GUI (v3) is maintained by the MAST-LAMES team at Université Gustave Eiffel.

Since 2003 GUI v3 — 2024 APP registered Online access

Overview

ViscoRoute© calculates displacement, stress and strain fields in pavement structures that are infinite in the horizontal plane and in depth. The load(s) move along the positive X axis at a non-zero, assumed constant speed. The contact pressure (vertical or otherwise) can be uniformly distributed over a point, rectangular or elliptical surface.

Layer behaviour is either elastic or thermo-viscoelastic. In the latter case, the Huet-Sayegh model parameters (1963 & 1965) are used for bituminous mixtures. These are obtained by fitting master curves from laboratory tests using the ViscoAnalyse software.

Interfaces between layers are either perfectly bonded (version 2.1) or perfectly sliding (version 2.2). The calculation kernel has been registered with the Agence pour la Protection des Programmes since 2009.

Features

Moving loads at constant speed

Realistic simulation of traffic load passages (heavy vehicles, trams, aircraft) taking into account the speed of movement.

Viscoelastic behaviour

Thermo-viscoelastic modelling of bituminous mixtures using the Huet-Sayegh model, for a faithful representation of real material behaviour.

Multi-layer — Bonded or sliding interfaces

Different interface conditions between layers: perfectly bonded (v2.1) or perfectly sliding (v2.2).

Varied contact surfaces

Contact pressure can be applied over a point, rectangular or elliptical surface, with the option to include non-vertical components.

Online GUI — Version 3 (2024)

Web interface for creating input files, running calculations, visualising and saving results directly from a browser.

APP registered since 2009

The calculation kernel and its updates are protected by registration with the Agence pour la Protection des Programmes, ensuring version traceability.

History

2003

Created at LCPC in partnership with ENPC

Development of the initial ViscoRoute© calculation kernel at the Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées, in collaboration with the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.

2009

Publication of ViscoRoute© 2009, LCPC & APP registration

Publication of version 2.0 and registration of the calculation kernel with the Agence pour la Protection des Programmes. Subsequent updates are also registered.

2010

Publication of versions 2.1 and 2.2

Introduction of two interface condition variants: perfectly bonded (v2.1) and perfectly sliding (v2.2).

2024

GUI v3 — Web interface by MAST-LAMES, Université Gustave Eiffel

Launch of the 3rd version of the graphical user interface, developed by the MAST-LAMES team. Users can create calculation files, visualise and save results directly online.

Access ViscoRoute© online

Create your calculation files, run simulations and visualise results directly from your browser.

viscoroute.univ-eiffel.fr

Access ViscoRoute©

Scientific references

[1]

Duhamel D., Chabot A., Tamagny P., Harfouche L., 2005. Viscoroute : Visco-elastic modeling for asphalt pavements. Bulletin de liaison des Ponts et chaussées, (258-259), 89-103.

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[2]

Chabot A., Chupin O., Deloffre L., Duhamel D., 2010. Viscoroute 2.0: a tool for the simulation of moving load effects on asphalt pavement. RMPD, 11(2): 227-250.

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[3]

Hammoum F., Chabot A., St. Laurent D., Chollet H., Vulturescu B., 2010. Effects of accelerating and decelerating tramway loads on bituminous pavement. Materials and Structures, 43:1257-1269.

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[4]

Huet, C., 1999. Coupled size and boundary-condition effects in viscoelastic heterogeneous and composite bodies. Mechanics of Materials 31, 787–829.

[5]

Chupin O., Chabot A., Piau J.-M., Duhamel D., 2010. Influence of sliding interfaces on the response of a visco-elastic multilayered medium under a moving load. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 47(25/26): 3435-3446.

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Contact

Contact us

For any question regarding ViscoRoute© — reporting a bug, requesting a research licence, suggesting an improvement or sharing feedback — write to us at viscoroute@listes.univ-eiffel.fr.