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Fatigue Failure Model for Local Roads in Ohio that Use Road User Maintenance Agreements Due to the Increase in Truck Traffic

Gopallawa, Praveen
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6796-7951
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1566389151107255

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2019, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Civil Engineering (Engineering and Technology).
Due to recent innovations with horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, the oil and gas industry has witnessed significant growth in the State of Ohio. This growth has resulted in large trucks using county roads that were originally not designed to support such volumes or loads. This study focuses on damages caused to local roads in Ohio as a result of the unplanned increase in truck traffic. Ohio Senate Bill 315 requires that energy development companies enter a Road User Maintenance Agreement (RUMA) prior to obtaining a drilling permit. However, no clear guidance is available on this topic-how to implement? What constitutes a RUMA? etc. To explore this topic, a survey was developed to understand the usage of RUMAs in Ohio. Using the survey results, further in-depth interviews were carried out with select local officials with the hope of generating a RUMA best practice matrix which can be used as a guidance tool by local officials. Additionally, this study also developed a Finite Element model using ABAQUS CAE with the purpose of finding the Equivalent Axle Load Factor (EALF) for a typical county road in Ohio using data from previously done studies. Here, amount of possible repetitive passes to cause fatigue cracking and permanent deformation was studied. Using the results obtained, along with pavement repair and maintenance costs for local roads that were provided by ODOT District 10 pavement engineers, the study predicts the number of trucks that can pass on a typical road section until pavement failure occurs as part of a life cycle cost analysis.
Issam Khoury, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Naik Bhaven, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Daniel Che, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Luke Pittaway, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
140 p.
Civil Engineering
ruma; abaqus; oil; gas; ohio; trucks; fracking; pavement; damage

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  • Gopallawa, P. (2019). Fatigue Failure Model for Local Roads in Ohio that Use Road User Maintenance Agreements Due to the Increase in Truck Traffic [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1566389151107255

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gopallawa, Praveen. Fatigue Failure Model for Local Roads in Ohio that Use Road User Maintenance Agreements Due to the Increase in Truck Traffic. 2019. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1566389151107255.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gopallawa, Praveen. "Fatigue Failure Model for Local Roads in Ohio that Use Road User Maintenance Agreements Due to the Increase in Truck Traffic." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1566389151107255

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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