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Structural distress of cycle paths–the effect of heavy loading and groundwater table in full-scale testing
KTH, School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE), Civil and Architectural Engineering, Building Materials. Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), Linköping, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0334-9940
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), Linköping, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1162-2633
KTH, School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE), Civil and Architectural Engineering, Building Materials. Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), Linköping, Sweden; Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4256-3034
2026 (English)In: Road Materials and Pavement Design, ISSN 1468-0629, E-ISSN 2164-7402, Vol. 27, no 7, p. 2166-2188Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Assuring sufficient structural stability of cycle paths is important to avoid distress. Being thin and narrow structures, they are highly susceptible to edge cracking by passings of heavy vehicles. Two important factors that affect distress are lack of lateral support at the edge and increased moisture content in the unbound granular materials. Three full-scale instrumented cycle path structures with different structural design were constructed in a concrete pit at a test facility. Response measurements were conducted with a falling weight deflectometer, a light weight deflectometer, and light, standard and heavy maintenance vehicles at three different groundwater table scenarios. The results confirm reduced load-bearing capacity close to the edge, and at an increased groundwater table. In general, larger transverse tensile strains can also be expected in the asphalt layer close to the edge.

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Informa UK Limited , 2026. Vol. 27, no 7, p. 2166-2188
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Cycle paths, edge deformation, full-scale test, groundwater table, instrumentation, maintenance vehicles
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Infrastructure Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-369870DOI: 10.1080/14680629.2025.2542238ISI: 001557620800001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105014146418OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-369870DiVA, id: diva2:1998187
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Available from: 2025-09-16 Created: 2025-09-16 Last updated: 2026-07-03Bibliographically approved

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