PROBLEM

Roadway designs are subjected to significant climatic influences. In northern climates the water seepage beneath roadways can lead to potholes in roads.

SOLUTION

The SVFLUX software may effectively be used to model the climatic influences surrounding road design. The amount of flux that can be expected to infiltrate beneath a road can be calculated. The coupled SVFLUX and SVHEAT software allows the location of the interface between ice and water to be calculated.

Please note that most of these models can be downloaded through our SVOffice product suite.

Plan view analysis of footings on frozen soil. What are the effects of heating a pipeline near the footings.

Model filename: Roadways > HeatedRoad.svm

Example of 3D thermosyphon application in cooling a highway embankment. The air temperature changes using a sin function with a period of 30 days.

Model filename: Thermosyphon > HighwayEmbankmentCooling.svm

This example introduces some of the basic features of SVHEAT and sets up a model of a buried pipeline. The purpose of this model is to determine the effects of the heated pipeline on the frozen ground and the nearby roadway.

Model filename: Roadways > PipeLineTut2D.svm

A simple example of thermosyphon application for highway embankment cooling.

Model filename: Thermosyphon > SimpleHighwayEmbankmentCooling.svm

This example illustrates a 3D model of highway embankment cooling.

Model filename: GeoThermal > Ventilated_Pipe_RailwayEmbankmentCooling.svm