Simulation of temperature regime of pavement layers in transition periods of road climatic zone IV

Abstract

Pavement icing during short-term night temperature drops leads to deterioration of highway performances and increase in road traffic accidents (RTA) in Krasnodar Krai. Peculiar features of temperature regime in road climatic zone (RCZ) IV are analyzed. The considered climatic zone is characterized by frequent zero crossing temperatures of air and road pavement, sharp short-term temperature drops in nighttime, frequent icing of road pavement. Main factors are highlighted which effect temperature regime of road structures. Mathematical model is presented for prediction of road pavement temperature based on weather forecasts. Possibility to decrease the volume of pavement icing by means of thermophysical properties of pavement layers is analyzed.