Sample records for pavement design

  1. Base course resilient modulus for the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide : [summary].

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-01-01

    Elastic modulus determination is often used in designing pavements and evaluating pavement performance. The Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) has become an important source of guidance for pavement design and rehabilitation. MEPDG r...

  2. Characterization of material properties for mechanistic-empirical pavement design in Wyoming : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-12-01

    The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) recently transitioned from the empirical AASHTO Design for Design of Pavement Structures to the Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) as their standard pavement design procedure. A compre...

  3. Pavement thickness design for local roads in Iowa.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-02-01

    Three pavement design software packages were compared with regards to how they were different in determining design input parameters and their influences on the pavement thickness. StreetPave designs the concrete pavement thickness based on the PCA m...

  4. Mechanistic-empirical Pavement Design Guide Implementation

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-06-01

    The recently introduced Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) and associated computer software provides a state-of-practice mechanistic-empirical highway pavement design methodology. The MEPDG methodology is based on pavement responses ...

  5. Evaluation of Procedures for Backcalculation of Airfield Pavement Moduli

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-08-01

    to develop pavement design and structural evaluation criteria, procedures, and software to ensure that its airfield pavements can support mission...aircraft. As tire pressures and aircraft weights have increased steadily during this time, the design and evaluation software– Pavement -Transportation...the remaining life for the pavement in terms of remaining pavement life (passes-to-failure) or allowable gross aircraft loads and also to design

  6. Assessment of Asphalt Concrete Reinforcement Grid in Flexible Pavements

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-05-01

    Guide for the Design of Pavement Structures (1993) remains in use and describes in detail the accepted procedures for both the design and maintenance...of pavement structures. Design considerations include pavement perfor- mance, traffic, subgrade soil, construction materials, environment, drain- age...Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials). 1993. Guide for the Design of Pavement Structures. Washington, DC: American Association of

  7. Determination of coefficient of thermal expansion effects on Louisiana's PCC pavement design.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-12-01

    With the development of the Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) as a new pavement design tool, the : coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) is now considered a more important design parameter in estimating pavement : performance inclu...

  8. Development of local calibration factors and design criteria values for mechanistic-empirical pavement design.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-08-01

    A mechanistic-empirical (ME) pavement design procedure allows for analyzing and selecting pavement structures based : on predicted distress progression resulting from stresses and strains within the pavement over its design life. The Virginia : Depar...

  9. Local calibration of the MEPDG for flexible pavement design.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-10-01

    In an effort to move toward pavement designs that employ mechanistic principles, the AASHTO Joint : Task Force on Pavements initiated an effort in 1996 to develop an improved pavement design guide. The : project called for the development of a design...

  10. Development of Alabama traffic factors for use in mechanistic-empirical pavement design.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-02-01

    The pavement engineering community is moving toward design practices that use mechanistic-empirical (M-E) approaches to the design and analysis of pavement structures. This effort is : embodied in the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPD...

  11. Mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide calibration for pavement rehabilitation.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-01-01

    The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is in the process of implementing the recently introduced AASHTO : Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) for new pavement sections. The majority of pavement work : conducted by ODOT involve...

  12. Improved guidance for users of the 1993 AASHTO flexible pavement design procedures : LTPP TechBrief

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-08-01

    A key design challenge faced by engineers using the 1993 AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures (AASHTO Guide) is the determination of appropriate design parameters for the subgrade and pavement materials. The Long-Term Pavement Performance (...

  13. Texas flexible pavements overlays : review and analysis of existing databases.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-12-01

    Proper calibration of pavement design and rehabilitation performance models to : conditions in Texas is essential for cost-effective flexible pavement design. The degree of : excellence with which TxDOTs pavement design models is calibrated will d...

  14. Future design of perpetual pavements for New Mexico.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-12-29

    This study provides guidance for future designs of perpetual pavements in New Mexico. The perpetual pavement in this study refers to only hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavement sections designed for a useful life of 50 years or more without having major dist...

  15. Laboratory data to determine impact of coarse aggregate type and cementitious materials on design thickness of PCC pavements.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-12-01

    The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) needed mechanical and volume change properties of portland cement concrete (PCC) pavement in order to implement pavement thickness design procedures of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guid...

  16. Layer moduli of Nebraska pavements for the new Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG).

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-12-01

    As a step-wise implementation effort of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) for the design : and analysis of Nebraska flexible pavement systems, this research developed a database of layer moduli dynamic : modulus, creep compl...

  17. Application of empirical and mechanistic-empirical pavement design procedures to Mn/ROAD concrete pavement test sections

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-05-01

    Current pavement design procedures are based principally on empirical approaches. The current trend toward developing more mechanistic-empirical type pavement design methods led Minnesota to develop the Minnesota Road Research Project (Mn/ROAD), a lo...

  18. Calibration of pavement response models for the mechanistic-empirical pavement design method

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2007-09-01

    Most pavement design methodologies assume that the tire-pavement contact stress is equal to the tire inflation pressure and uniformly distributed over a circular contact area. However, tire-pavement contact area is not in a circular shape and the con...

  19. Full-Scale Accelerated Testing of Multi-axial Geogrid Stabilized Flexible Pavements

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-06-01

    costs and reduced budgets, transportation officials are often tasked with applying innovative solutions to pavement design and construction projects... pavement designers . 1.2 Objective The objective of this effort was to construct and traffic full-scale flexible pavement sections to provide...Development Center (ERDC) constructed the full-scale test section as designed by Tensar under shelter in its Hangar 2 Pavement Test Facility. During

  20. Design and construction of PCC pavements, volume 2 : design features and practices that influence performance of pavements.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-10-01

    A study has been conducted to evaluate and analyze portland cement concrete (PCC) pavements in order to : develop recommendations for the design and construction of long-lived concrete pavements. It involved a : detailed evaluation and analysis of th...

  1. Improved characterization of truck traffic volumes and axle loads for mechanistic-empirical pavement design : [executive summary report].

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-12-01

    Traffic is one of the primary inputs in pavement design. Traditional pavement design procedures account for traffic using the equivalent single axle loads (ESALs) accumulated during the life of the pavement structure. This procedure is based on co...

  2. Evaluation of Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTTP) Climatic Data for Use in Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) Calibration and Other Pavement Analysis

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-05-01

    Improvements in the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Programs climate data are needed to support current and future research into climate effects on pavement materials, design, and performance. The calibration and enhancement of the Mechanist...

  3. Double layer drainage performance of porous asphalt pavement

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Ji, Yangyang; Xie, Jianguang; Liu, Mingxi

    2018-06-01

    In order to improve the design reliability of the double layer porous asphalt pavement, the 3D seepage finite element method was used to study the drainage capacity of double layer PAC pavements with different geometric parameters. It revealed that the effect of pavement drainage length, slope, permeability coefficient and structure design on the drainage capacity. The research of this paper can provide reference for the design of double layer porous asphalt pavement in different rainfall intensity areas, and provide guides for the related engineering design.

  4. Evaluation of current Louisiana flexible pavement structures using PMS data and new mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-04-01

    The new Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) developed under the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 1-37A represents a major change as compared to the 1993 AASHTO Pavement Design Guide. The MEPDG provides a r...

  5. Predictive design procedures, VESYS users manual : an interim design method for flexible pavements using the VESYS structural subsystem

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1978-01-01

    This manual has been written to provide the pavement manager and design engineer with a ready reference of procedures to predict the structural responses and hence the integrity of flexible pavements. A pavement section of known geometry is chosen, a...

  6. Design and construction of PCC pavements. Volume 1, summary of design features and construction practices that influence performance of pavements

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-04-01

    A study has been conducted to evaluate and analyze Portland cement concrete (PCC) pavements in order to develop recommendations for the design and construction of long-lived concrete pavements. In involved a detailed evaluation and analysis of the PC...

  7. Evaluation of current Louisiana flexible pavement structures using PMS data and new mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide : tech summary.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-04-01

    The new Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) developed under the National Cooperative Highway : Research Program (NCHRP) Project 1-37A represents a major change as compared to the 1993 AASHTO Pavement : Design Guide. MEPDG provides a r...

  8. Design and construction of PCC pavements. Volume 2, design features and practices that influence performance of pavements

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-10-01

    A study has been conducted to evaluate and analyze Portland cement concrete (PCC) pavements in order to develop recommendations for the design and construction of long-lived concrete pavements. In involved a detailed evaluation and analysis of the PC...

  9. Mechanistic flexible pavement overlay design program : tech summary.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-07-01

    The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) currently follows the 1993 : AASHTO pavement design guides component analysis method in its fl exible pavement overlay thickness : design. Such an overlay design method, how...

  10. Preparation for implementation of the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide in Michigan, part 3 : local calibration and validation of the pavement-ME performance models.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-11-01

    The main objective of Part 3 was to locally calibrate and validate the mechanistic-empirical pavement : design guide (Pavement-ME) performance models to Michigan conditions. The local calibration of the : performance models in the Pavement-ME is a ch...

  11. Composite pavement systems : synthesis of design and construction practices.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-01-01

    Composite pavement systems have shown the potential for becoming a cost-effective pavement alternative for highways with high and heavy traffic volumes, especially in Europe. This study investigated the design and performance of composite pavement st...

  12. Evaluation of Long-Life Concrete Pavement Practices for Use in Florida

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-11-01

    Current Florida construction practices produce asphalt pavements with a service life of 12 to 20 years before needing rehabilitation; concrete pavements are typically designed for 20 years. However, pavements with much longer design lives are possibl...

  13. Implementation and local calibration of the MEPDG transfer functions in Wyoming.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-11-01

    The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) currently uses the empirical AASHTO Design for Design of : Pavement Structures as their standard pavement design procedure. WYDOT plans to transition to the Mechanistic : Empirical Pavement Design Guid...

  14. Evaluation of Long-Life Concrete Pavement Practices for Use in Florida : [Summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-01-01

    Current Florida construction practices produce asphalt pavements with a service life of 12 to 20 years before needing rehabilitation; concrete pavements are typically designed for 20 years. However, pavements with much longer design lives are possibl...

  15. Idaho AASHTOWare pavement ME design user's guide, version 1.1.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-03-01

    The AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design procedure is based on mechanistic-empirical (M-E) design concepts. This means that the design procedure calculates pavement responses such as stresses, strains, and deflections under axle loads and climatic condition...

  16. Establishing appropriate inputs when using the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide to design rigid pavements in Pennsylvania.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-03-01

    Each design input in the Mechanistic-Empirical Design Guide (MEPDG) required for the design of Jointed Plain Concrete : Pavements (JPCPs) is introduced and discussed in this report. Best values for Pennsylvania conditions were established and : recom...

  17. Establishing Appropriate Inputs When Using the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide To Design Rigid Pavements in Pennsylvania

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-03-01

    Each design input in the Mechanistic-Empirical Design Guide (MEPDG) required for the design of Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements (JPCPs) is introduced and discussed in this report. Best values for Pennsylvania conditions were established and recommend...

  18. Traffic and data preparation for AASHTO DARWin-ME analysis and design : [tech summary].

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-02-01

    Although the Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG), now called Pavement ME Design, is a signi cant advancement : in pavement design, it requires much more input from designers. Many data sets, such as weigh-in-motion (WIM) tra c d...

  19. A basic guide to overlay design using nondestructive testing equipment data

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Turner, Vernon R.

    1990-08-01

    The purpose of this paper is to provide a basic and concise guide to designing asphalt concrete (AC) overlays over existing AC pavements. The basis for these designs is deflection data obtained from nondestructive testing (NDT) equipment. This data is used in design procedures which produce required overlay thickness or an estimate of remaining pavement life. This guide enables one to design overlays or better monitor the designs being performed by others. This paper will discuss three types of NDT equipment, the Asphalt Institute Overlay Designs by Deflection Analysis and by the effective thickness method as well as a method of estimating remaining pavement life, correlations between NDT equipment and recent correlations in Washington State. Asphalt overlays provide one of the most cost effective methods of improving existing pavements. Asphalt overlays can be used to strengthen existing pavements, to reduce maintenance costs, to increase pavement life, to provide a smoother ride, and to improve skid resistance.

  20. Task 4 : testing Iowa Portland cement concrete mixtures for the AASHTO mechanistic-empirical pavement design procedure.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-05-01

    The present research project was designed to identify the typical Iowa material input values that are required by the Mechanistic- : Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) for the Level 3 concrete pavement design. It was also designed to investigate...

  1. Calibrating the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide for Kansas.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-04-01

    The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is moving toward the implementation of the new American : Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) : for pavement design. The...

  2. Mechanistic-empirical design concepts for continuously reinforced concrete pavements in Illinois.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-04-01

    The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) currently has an existing jointed plain concrete pavement : (JPCP) design based on mechanistic-empirical (M-E) principles. However, their continuously reinforced concrete : pavement (CRCP) design proce...

  3. Traffic load spectra development for the 2002 AASHTO pavement design guide

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2004-12-30

    Accurate knowledge of traffic volumes and loading is essential to structural pavement design and performance. Underestimation of design traffic can result in premature pavement failures and excessive rehabilitation costs. Overestimation can result in...

  4. AASHTO mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide parametric study.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-03-01

    This study focuses on assessing the robustness of the AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG v 1.1) for rigid pavement : design projects in Wisconsin. The primary tasks conducted in this study included performing sensitivity analys...

  5. Calibrating the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide for Kansas : [technical summary].

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-04-01

    The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is moving toward the implementation : of the new American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials : (AASHTO) Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) for pavement : design. T...

  6. Building accurate historic and future climate MEPDG input files for Louisiana DOTD : tech summary.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-02-01

    The new pavement design process (originally MEPDG, then DARWin-ME, and now Pavement ME Design) requires two types : of inputs to infl uence the prediction of pavement distress for a selected set of pavement materials and structure. One input is : tra...

  7. Improvement of Michigan climatic files in pavement ME design.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-10-01

    Climatic inputs have a great influence on Mechanistic-Empirical design results of flexible : and rigid pavements. Currently the state of Michigan has 24 climatic files embedded in Pavement ME : Design (PMED), but several limitations have been identif...

  8. POROUS PAVEMENT. PHASE I. DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL CRITERIA

    EPA Science Inventory

    Design and operational criteria, utilization concepts, benefits and disadvantages, as well as other characteristics of porous pavements are presented in this report. Particular emphasis is placed on porous asphalt pavements, but the criteria and design approach are applicable to ...

  9. Flexible and composite structures for premium pavements. Volume 2, Design manual

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1980-11-01

    This design manual presents the results of a detailed study to identify and design flexible and composite pavement configurations which will perform as premium or "zero-maintenance" pavements. This manual includes identification and classification of...

  10. Evaluation of the Structural Performance of CTS Rapid Set Concrete Mix

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-08-01

    June 2015, research was conducted at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, MS, to develop pavement design curves...using the Department of Defense’s (DoD) rigid pavement design method. Results indicate that the DoD’s rigid pavement design criteria are conservative...1.2 Objective and scope The objective of the research presented in this report was to develop pavement design curves relating CTS Rapid Set

  11. Engineering properties of resin modified pavement (RMP) for mechanistic design

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Anderton, Gary Lee

    1997-11-01

    The research study described in this report focuses on determining the engineering properties of the resin modified pavement (RMP) material relating to pavement performance, and then developing a rational mechanistic design procedure to replace the current empirical design procedure. A detailed description of RMP is provided, including a review of the available literature on this relatively new pavement technology. Field evaluations of four existing and two new RMP project sites were made to assess critical failure modes and to obtain pavement samples for subsequent laboratory testing. Various engineering properties of laboratory-produced and field-recovered samples of RMP were measured and analyzed. The engineering properties evaluated included those relating to the material's stiffness, strength, thermal properties, and traffic-related properties. Comparisons of these data to typical values for asphalt concrete and portland cement concrete were made to relate the physical nature of RMP to more common pavement surfacing materials. A mechanistic design procedure was developed to determine appropriate thickness profiles of RMP, using stiffness and fatigue properties determined by this study. The design procedure is based on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers layered elastic method for airfield flexible pavements. The WESPAVE computer program was used to demonstrate the new design procedure for a hypothetical airfield apron design. The results of the study indicated that RMP is a relatively stiff, viscoelastic pavement surfacing material with many of its strength and stiffness properties falling between those of typical asphalt concrete and portland cement concrete. The RMP's thermal and traffic-related properties indicated favorable field performance. The layered elastic design approach appeared to be a reasonable and practical method for RMP mechanistic pavement design, and this design procedure was recommended for future use and development.

  12. A traffic data plan for mechanistic-empirical pavement designs (2002 pavement design guide).

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2003-01-01

    The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is preparing to implement the mechanistic-empirical pavement design methodology being developed under the National Cooperative Research Program's Project 1-37A, commonly referred to as the 2002 Pavemen...

  13. Evaluation of subgrade moduli for flexible pavements in Virginia : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1980-01-01

    Advances in pavement design technology in recent years have led to more dependence on mechanistic approaches and less reliance on subjective design criteria. In Virginia, the tendency is toward a pavement design and evaluation methodology based on el...

  14. Investigation of Dynamic Modulus and Flow Number Properties of Asphalt Mixtures In Washington State

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-11-11

    Pavement design is now moving toward more mechanistic based design methodologies for the purpose of producing long : lasting and higher performance pavements in a cost-effective manner. The recent Mechanistic-Empirical pavement : design guide (MEPDG)...

  15. Asphalt materials characterization in support of implementation of the proposed mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2007-01-01

    The proposed Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) procedure is an improved methodology for pavement design and evaluation of paving materials. Since this new procedure depends heavily on the characterization of the fundamental engineer...

  16. Development of Probabilistic Rigid Pavement Design Methodologies for Military Airfields.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1983-12-01

    4A161102AT22, Task AO, Work Unit 009, "Methodology for Considering Material Variability in Pavement Design." OCE Project Monitor was Mr. S. S. Gillespie. The...PREFACE. .. ............................. VOLUME 1: STATE OF THE ART VARIABILITY OF AIRFIELD PAVEMENT MATERIALS VOLUME 11: MATHEMATICAL FORMULATION OF...VOLUME IV: PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS OF RIGID AIRFIELD DESIGN BY ELASTIC LAYERED THEORY VOLUME I STATE OF THE ART VARIABILITY OF AIRFIELD PAVEMENT MATERIALS

  17. Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide Flexible Pavement Performance Prediction Models Volume III Field Guide - Calibration and User's Guide for the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2007-08-01

    The objective of this research study was to develop performance characteristics or variables (e.g., ride quality, rutting, : fatigue cracking, transverse cracking) of flexible pavements in Montana, and to use these characteristics in the : implementa...

  18. Improved characterization of truck traffic volumes and axle loads for mechanistic-empirical pavement design.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-12-01

    The recently developed mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide (MEPDG) requires a multitude of traffic : inputs to be defined for the design of pavement structures, including the initial two-way annual average daily truck : traffic (AADTT), direc...

  19. Implementation of the new AASHTO pavement design procedure in Louisiana : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1990-06-01

    This study was undertaken to provide the LA DOTD with an implementation package to facilitate adoption of the new AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures. The study included evaluation of design parameters for rigid and flexible pavements, inc...

  20. Pavement thickness design for local roads in Iowa : tech brief.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-01-01

    The main objectives of this research are to: 1) identify the most critical design input parameters, 2) determine the minimum pavement thickness, and 3) develop new pavement design and sensitivity analysis (PD&SA) software which can provide the most a...

  1. Implementation of the 2002 AASHTO design guide for pavement structures in KDOT

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-11-01

    The AASHTO Guide for the Design of Pavement Structures is the primary document used by state highway agencies to design new and rehabilitated highway pavements. Currently the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) uses the 1993 edition of the AAS...

  2. Analysis relating to pavement material characterizations and their effects on pavement performance.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-01-01

    This report presents the analysis conducted on relating pavement performance or response measures and design considerations to specific pavement layers utilizing data contained in the Long-Term Pavement Performance Program National Information Manage...

  3. Development of a simplified flexible pavement design protocol for New York State Department of Transportation based on the AASHTO mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-01-01

    The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has used the AASHTO 1993 Design Guide for the design of new flexible pavement structures for more than two decades. The AASHTO 1993 Guide is based on the empirical design equations developed fr...

  4. POROUS PAVEMENT PHASE I DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL CRITERIA (EPA/600/2-80/135)

    EPA Science Inventory

    Design and operational criteria, utilization concepts, benefits and disadvantages, as well as other characteristics of porous pavements are presented in this report. Particular emphasis is placed on porous asphalt pavements, but the criteria and design approach are applicable to ...

  5. Urban permeable pavement system design based on “sponge city” concept

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Yu, M. M.; Zhu, J. W.; Gao, W. F.; Xu, D. P.; Zhao, M.

    2017-08-01

    Based on the “sponge city” concept, to implement the goal of building a city within the city to solve the sponge waterlogging, rational utilization of water resources, reduce water pollution this paper, combined with the city planning level in China, establishes the design system of city road flooding from the macro, medium and micro level, explore the design method of city water permeable pavement system, and has a practical significance the lower flood risk water ecological problems. On the macro level, we established an urban pavement sponge system under the regional ecological pattern by “spot permeable open space - low impact developing rain water road system - catchment area and catchment wetland”. On a medium level, this paper proposed the permeable suitability of pavement and the planning control indicators when combined with urban functional districts to conduct permeable pavement roads plans and controls. On micro level, the paper studied sponge technology design of permeable pavement from road structure, surface material, and other aspects aimed at the pavement permeability requirements.

  6. Improving Distribution of Military Programs’ Technical Criteria

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-08-01

    Vacuum System ETL 1110-3-380 01/29/88 Std Distribution of Military Arfid Pavement Dsg ETL 1110-3-381 01/29/88 Airfield Pavement Design ETL 1110-3...Army Arfid O&M Facilities TM 5-825-2 08/01/78 Flexible Pavement Design for Airfields TM 5-825-2-1 11/01/89 Army Airfields Pavements, Flex (Appendix

  7. Preparation of the implementation plan of AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (M-EPDG) in Connecticut : Phase II : expanded sensitivity analysis and validation with pavement management data.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-02-08

    The study re-evaluates distress prediction models using the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) and expands the sensitivity analysis to a wide range of pavement structures and soils. In addition, an extensive validation analysis of th...

  8. Characterizing seasonal variations in pavement material properties for use in a mechanistic-empirical design procedure

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2000-12-01

    Recent advances in flexible pavement design have prompted agencies to move toward the development and use of mechanistic-empirical (M-E) design procedures. This report analyzed seasonal trends in flexible pavement layer moduli to calibrate a M-E desi...

  9. Estimation of subgrade resilient modulus using the unconfined compression test.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-11-01

    To facilitate pavement design, the new proposed mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide recommends the resilient : modulus to characterize subgrade soil and its use for calculating pavement responses attributable to traffic and environmental : lo...

  10. Development of a simplified flexible pavement design protocol for New York State Department of Transportation based on the AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide : technical summary.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-01-01

    This report summarizes the local calibration of the distress models for the Northeast (NE) region of the United States and the development of new design tables for new flexible pavement structures. Design, performance, and traffic data collected on t...

  11. Development of truck equivalent single-axle load (ESAL) factors based on weigh-in-motion data for pavement design in Virginia.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-01-01

    The Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT's) current pavement design procedure is based on the 1993 AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures. In this procedure, a required structural capacity is calculated as a function of the anticipat...

  12. Texas flexible pavements and overlays : year 5 report - complete data documentation.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-05-01

    Proper calibration and validation of pavement design and performance models to Texas conditions is : essential for cost-effective flexible pavement design, performance predictions, and maintenance/rehab : strategies. The veracity of the calibration o...

  13. Draft user's guide for UDOT mechanistic-empirical pavement design.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-10-01

    Validation of the new AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guides (MEPDG) nationally calibrated pavement distress and smoothness prediction models when applied under Utah conditions, and local calibration of the new hot-mix asphalt (HMA) p...

  14. Designing Base and Subbase to Resist Environmental Effects on Pavements

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2018-02-02

    MnDOTs current pavement thickness design procedures do not characterize the effects of subgrade soil frost susceptibility. Previous research indicates frost action is the most severe environmental factor on pavement performance. The most accepted ...

  15. Guidelines for PCC inputs to AASHTOWare Pavement ME.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-12-01

    The objective of this research study was to develop guidelines for portland cement concrete (PCC) material inputs to the : AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design program. The AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design is the software program used by the : Mississippi Depa...

  16. Overlay design method based on visual pavement distress.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1978-01-01

    A method for designing the thickness of overlays for bituminous concrete pavements in Virginia is described. In this method the thickness is calculated by rating the amount and severity of observed pavement distress and determining the total accumula...

  17. Full-Depth Asphalt Pavements for Parking Lots and Driveways.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Asphalt Inst., College Park, MD.

    The latest information for designing full-depth asphalt pavements for parking lots and driveways is covered in relationship to the continued increase in vehicle registration. It is based on The Asphalt Institute's Thickness Design Manual, Series No. 1 (MS-1), Seventh Edition, which covers all aspects of asphalt pavement thickness design in detail,…

  18. 75 FR 20935 - National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-04-22

    ... for implementation and continued use of a maintenance method that is designed to maintain pavement... method that is designed to maintain pavement marking retroreflectivity at or above the established levels... every pavement marking in its jurisdiction. Instead, agencies must implement methods designed to provide...

  19. Characterization of unbound materials (soils/aggregates) for mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-02-01

    The resilient modulus (MR) input parameters in the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) program have a significant effect on the projected pavement performance. The MEPDG program uses three different levels of inputs depending on the d...

  20. Rehabilitation of jointed Portland cement concrete pavements : SPS-6--initial evaluation and analysis

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2005-10-01

    The Specific Pavement Studies 6 (SPS-6) experiment, "Rehabilitation of Jointed Portland Cement Concrete Pavements," was designed as a controlled field experiment that focuses on the study of specific rehabilitation design features of jointed plain co...

  1. Determination of mechanical properties for cement-treated aggregate base : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-06-01

    The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) currently follows pavement design procedures for all new and rehabilitated pavements based on the 1993 AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures. VDOTs Materials Division is in the process of i...

  2. Development of traffic data input resources for the mechanistic empirical pavement design process.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-12-12

    The Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) for New and Rehabilitated Pavement Structures uses : nationally based data traffic inputs and recommends that state DOTs develop their own site-specific and regional : values. To support the MEP...

  3. Validation of pavement performance curves for the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-02-01

    The objective of this research is to determine whether the nationally calibrated performance models used in the Mechanistic-Empirical : Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) provide a reasonable prediction of actual field performance, and if the desired accu...

  4. Engineering properties of stabilized subgrade soils for implementation of the AASHTO 2002 pavement design guide.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-06-01

    A comprehensive laboratory study was undertaken to determine engineering properties of cementitiously stabilized common subgrade soils in Oklahoma for the design of roadway pavements in accordance with the AASHTO 2002 Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement D...

  5. Measurement, Construction, and Maintenance of Skid-Resistant Airport Pavement Surfaces

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-03-18

    This advisory circular (AC) contains guidelines and procedures for the design : and construction of skid-resistant pavement, pavement evaluation with friction : measuring equipment, and maintenance of high skid-resistant pavements. 45p.

  6. Analyses Relating to Pavement Material Characterizations and Their Effects......

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-01-01

    This report presents the analysis conducted on relating pavement performance or response measures and design considerations to specific pavement layers utilizing data contained in the Long Term Pavement Performance Program National Information Manage...

  7. Development of flexible pavement database for local calibration of MEPDG : volume 1.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-06-01

    The new mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide (MEPDG), based on the National Cooperative Highway : Research Program (NCHRP) study 1-37A, replaces the widely used but more empirical 1993 AASHTO Guide : for Design of Pavement Structures. The MEPD...

  8. Calibration of the AASHTO pavement design guide to South Carolina conditions - phase I : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-07-20

    The primary objective of this research was to identify existing historical data (i.e., climate, traffic, : pavement design information, material properties, and pavement performance) within the SCDOT for use : in the local calibration of the Mechanis...

  9. Building accurate historic and future climate MEPDG input files for Louisiana DOTD.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-02-01

    The pavement design process (originally MEPDG, then DARWin-ME, and now Pavement ME Design) requires a multi-year set of hourly : climate input data that influence pavement material properties. In Louisiana, the software provides nine locations with c...

  10. Flexible pavement overlay design procedures. Volume 2: User manual

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Majidzadeh, K.; Ilves, G. J.

    1981-08-01

    This user manual outlines a procedure for the design of asphaltic concrete overlays on existing asphaltic concrete pavement surfaces. It is intended as a guide to the user on the type and form of information required as input to the procedure and contains all elements necessary for the user to prepare designs for flexible pavement overlays.

  11. Existing pavement input information for the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-02-01

    The objective of this study is to systematically evaluate the Iowa Department of Transportations (DOTs) existing Pavement Management Information System (PMIS) with respect to the input information required for Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Des...

  12. Portland Cement Concrete Material Characterization for Pavement ME Design Implementation in Idaho

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-07-01

    The objective of this research project was to develop a concrete material database as the first step towards the implementation of Pavement ME for rigid pavement design in the state of Idaho. Eight concrete mixtures from five of Idaho Transportation ...

  13. Unified methodology for airport pavement analysis and design. Vol. 1, state of the art

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1991-06-01

    This report presents an assessment of the state of the art of airport pavement analysis : and design. The objective is to identify those areas in current airport pavement : analysis methodology that need to be substantially improved from the perspect...

  14. Inclusion of LCCA in Alaska flexible pavement design software manual.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-10-01

    Life cycle cost analysis is a key part for selecting materials and techniques that optimize the service life of a pavement in terms of cost and performance. While the Alaska : Flexible Pavement Design software has been in use since 2004, there is no ...

  15. Modeling of Mn/Road test sections with the CRREL mechanistic pavement design procedure

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1996-09-01

    The U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory is developing a mechanistic pavement design procedure for use in seasonal frost areas. The procedure was used to predict pavement performance of some test sections under construction at t...

  16. Determination of coefficient of thermal expansion effects on Louisiana's PCC pavement design : technical summary report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-12-01

    The coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) has been widely considered as a fundamental property of : Portland cement concrete (PCC) pavement but has never played an important role in the thickness design : procedure for PCC pavement until recently. I...

  17. Verification of the enhanced integrated climatic module soil subgrade input parameters in the MEPDG.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-10-01

    At the beginning of 2009, INDOT adopted the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) method to study the tong-term : pavement performance. The implementation of this new design approach led to difficulties for the pavement to pass the INDO...

  18. Mechanistic design concepts for conventional flexible pavements

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Elliott, R. P.; Thompson, M. R.

    1985-02-01

    Mechanical design concepts for convetional flexible pavement (asphalt concrete (AC) surface plus granular base/subbase) for highways are proposed and validated. The procedure is based on ILLI-PAVE, a stress dependent finite element computer program, coupled with appropriate transfer functions. Two design criteria are considered: AC flexural fatigue cracking and subgrade rutting. Algorithms were developed relating pavement response parameters (stresses, strains, deflections) to AC thickness, AC moduli, granular layer thickness, and subgrade moduli. Extensive analyses of the AASHO Road Test flexible pavement data are presented supporting the validity of the proposed concepts.

  19. 23 CFR 500.106 - PMS.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... process that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventative maintenance programs and that results in pavements designed to accommodate... the “AASHTO Guidelines for Pavement Management Systems.” 1 1 AASHTO Guidelines for Pavement Management...

  20. 23 CFR 500.106 - PMS.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... process that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventative maintenance programs and that results in pavements designed to accommodate... the “AASHTO Guidelines for Pavement Management Systems.” 1 1 AASHTO Guidelines for Pavement Management...

  1. 23 CFR 500.106 - PMS.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... process that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventative maintenance programs and that results in pavements designed to accommodate... the “AASHTO Guidelines for Pavement Management Systems.” 1 1 AASHTO Guidelines for Pavement Management...

  2. 23 CFR 500.106 - PMS.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... process that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventative maintenance programs and that results in pavements designed to accommodate... the “AASHTO Guidelines for Pavement Management Systems.” 1 1 AASHTO Guidelines for Pavement Management...

  3. 23 CFR 500.106 - PMS.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... process that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventative maintenance programs and that results in pavements designed to accommodate... the “AASHTO Guidelines for Pavement Management Systems.” 1 1 AASHTO Guidelines for Pavement Management...

  4. Evaluation of full depth asphaltic concrete pavements : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1982-10-01

    the aim of this study was to evaluate the full depth asphaltic concrete pavement design concept by observing the performance characteristics of two 13-inch pavements constructed in 1970. Pavement performance measurements, over an 11-year period, incl...

  5. Impact of design features on pavement response and performance in rehabilitated flexible and rigid pavements.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-10-01

    The primary focus of this research was to determine the effects of design and construction features, such as overlay : thickness and mix type, presence of milling, and type of restoration, on pavement response and performance and to : establish their...

  6. Characterization and development of truck load spectra and growth factors for current and future pavement design practices in Louisiana.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-07-01

    For pavement design practices, several factors must be considered to ensure good pavement performance over the anticipated life cycle. : Such factors include, but are not limited to, the type of paving materials, traffic loading characteristics, prev...

  7. Evaluation of LTPP Climatic Data for Use in Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) Calibration and Other Pavement Analysis

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-02-01

    This TechBrief describes evaluating the use of the Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) product as an alternative climatic data source for the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) and other transporta...

  8. Climatic Characteristics of Slovakia in the Years 1971 to 2011 from the Aspect of Pavement Design

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Decky, Martin; Remisova, Eva; Kovalcik, Lubomír; Dibdiakova, Jana; Hajek, Matej

    2017-12-01

    Contribution follows the previous work of authors in the field of implementation of objectified results of climate change in the design of roads, especially their pavement [1] to [3]. Climate conditions are besides traffic load, one of the permanent external factors adversely affecting the physical and mechanical properties of the construction layers. For designing concrete pavements is used in SR conditions average annual air temperature Tm and frost index for design of asphalt and concrete pavements. As part of the research activities carried out at the workplace, the authors statistically evaluated average daily temperatures of SR meteorological stations covering most of the SR territory with altitude from 115 to 695 m above sea level in the years 1971 to 2011. Act No. 135/1961 Coll. (Road Act) states that the design of road pavements is performed according to valid Slovak technical standards, technical regulations and objectively identified results of research and development for road infrastructure. On the basis of the presented correlations, it can be stated that the presented research results can be used immediately for SR conditions in the design of road pavements.

  9. Seasonal variations in the moduli of unbound pavement layers.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2006-07-01

    The in situ moduli of unbound pavement materials vary on a seasonal basis as a function of temperature and moisture conditions. : Knowledge of these variations is required for accurate prediction of pavement life for pavement design and other pavemen...

  10. Verification of mechanistic-empirical design models for flexible pavements through accelerated pavement testing : technical summary.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-08-01

    Midwest States Accelerated Pavement Testing Pooled-Fund Program, financed by the : highway departments of Kansas, Iowa, and Missouri, has supported an accelerated : pavement testing (APT) project to validate several models incorporated in the NCHRP :...

  11. Monitoring and modeling of pavement response and performance task B : New York, executive summary report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-01-01

    Problem: Perpetual asphalt concrete (AC) and long-lasting : Portland cement concrete (PCC) pavements are relatively : new to the pavement community. These newer pavements : require the use of innovative Mechanistic-Empirical (ME) : design procedures,...

  12. Verification of mechanistic-empirical design models for flexible pavements through accelerated pavement testing.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-08-01

    The Midwest States Accelerated Pavement Testing Pooled Fund Program, financed by the highway : departments of Kansas, Iowa, and Missouri, has supported an accelerated pavement testing (APT) project to : validate several models incorporated in the NCH...

  13. Strength and deformation characteristics of pavements

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Shook, J. F.; Kallas, B. F.; McCullough, B. F.; Taute, A.; Rada, G.; Witczak, M. W.; Heisey, J. S.; Stokoe, K. H.; Meyer, A. H.; Huffman, M. S.

    The Colorado experimental base project was a full-scale field experment constructed with various thicknesses of two full depth hot mix sand asphalt beans, one full depth asphalt concrete base, and one thickness of a standard design with untreated base and subbase layers. Relative thicknesses of one asphalt concrete base, two hot mix sand asphalt bases, and one standard design with untreated base and subbase required to give an equal level of pavement performance were determined. Certain measured properties of the pavement and the pavement components were related to observed levels of performance by using both empirical and theoretical models for pavement behavior.

  14. Evaluation of the fatigue and toughness of fiber reinforced concrete for use as a new highway pavement design.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-04-01

    Concrete pavement design is currently centered on steel reinforcement, whether that reinforcement be in the : form of dowel bars, as is the case in jointed plain concrete pavement (JPCP), or in the form of continuous rebar : reinforcement, continuous...

  15. Field verification of KDOT's Superpave mixture properties to be used as inputs in the NCHRP mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-01-01

    In the MechanisticEmpirical Pavement Design Guide (M-EPDG), prediction of flexible pavement response and performance needs an input of dynamic modulus of hot-mix asphalt (HMA) at all three levels of hierarchical inputs. This study was intended to ...

  16. Development of a catalog of resilient modulus values for aggregate base for use with the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide (MEPDG).

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-06-01

    Base aggregate is one of the intermediate layers in a pavement system for both flexible and rigid surfaces. Characterization : of base aggregate is necessary for pavement thickness design. Many transportation agencies, including the Virginia Departme...

  17. Investigation of the use of resilient modulus for Louisiana soils in the design of pavements: final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1994-06-01

    The 1986 AASHTO Guide for the Design of Pavement Structures has adopted the use of resilient modulus (M,) as a fundamental proponent to characterize flexible pavement materials. The resilient modulus is defmed as the ratio of the repeated axial devia...

  18. Pavement design and performance studies : progress report no. 4 on phase A, performance study of typical Virginia pavements.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1970-01-01

    The performance of in-service typical Virginia flexible and rigid pavements in all areas of the state is under evaluation. The objectives are to provide a ready reference for designers and field engineers and to provide background information for des...

  19. Effect of Michigan multi-axle trucks on pavement distress and profile: executive summary.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-02-01

    Truck traffic is a major factor in pavement design because truck loads are the primary cause of : pavement distresses. Trucks have different axle configurations that cause different levels of : pavement damage. The American Association of State Highw...

  20. Determination of coefficient of thermal expansion for Portland Cement Concrete pavements for MEPDG Implementation

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-10-01

    The Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) is an important parameter in Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) pavement analysis and design as it is directly proportional to the magnitude of temperature-related pavement deformations throughout the pavement s...

  1. Determination of coefficient of thermal expansion For Portland Cement Concrete pavements for MEPDG Implementation

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-10-01

    The Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) is an important parameter in Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) pavement analysis and design as it is directly proportional to the magnitude of temperature-related pavement deformations throughout the pavement s...

  2. Evaluation of experimental flexible pavements : interim report no. 1, construction of Altavista Bypass experimental pavement.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1974-01-01

    Deflection tests conducted during the construction and shortly after the completion of a large experimental pavement project are reported. Four different pavement designs, as follows, are compared: 1. 6-inch cement stabilized subgrade, 6-inch crushed...

  3. Field investigation of high performance pavements in Virginia.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2005-01-01

    This study evaluated 18 pavement sections located in high-traffic highways in Virginia to find a premium pavement design with a life span of 40 years or more using current and past field experience. The selected pavement sections were thought to perf...

  4. Evaluation of various hot mix asphalt pavement thicknesses over rubblized concrete pavement.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-07-01

    In 1999, the Wisconsin DOT constructed two test sections as part of a rubblized PCC pavement project on I-39 to evaluate whether : increased HMA thickness could extend the pavement system's service life. Design thicknesses of the control and test sec...

  5. Effective flow resistivity of highway pavements.

    PubMed

    Rochat, Judith L; Read, David R

    2013-12-01

    In the case of highway traffic noise, propagating sound is influenced by the ground over which it travels, whether it is the pavement itself or the ground between the highway and nearby communities. Properly accounting for ground type in modeling can increase accuracy in noise impact determinations and noise abatement design. Pavement-specific effective flow resistivity values are being investigated for inclusion in the Federal Highway Administration Traffic Noise Model, which uses these values in the sound propagation algorithms and currently applies a single effective flow resistivity value to all pavement. Pavement-specific effective flow resistivity values were obtained by applying a modified version of the American National Standards Institute S1.18 standard. The data analysis process was tailored to allow for increased sensitivity and extraction of effective flow resistivity values for a broad range of pavements (sound absorptive to reflective). For porous pavements (sound absorptive), it was determined that examination of the measured data can reveal influence from an underlying structure. Use of such techniques can aid in the design of quieter pavements.

  6. Study on Flexible Pavement Failures in Soft Soil Tropical Regions

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Jayakumar, M.; Chee Soon, Lee

    2015-04-01

    Road network system experienced rapid upgrowth since ages ago and it started developing in Malaysia during the colonization of British due to its significant impacts in transportation field. Flexible pavement, the major road network in Malaysia, has been deteriorating by various types of distresses which cause descending serviceability of the pavement structure. This paper discusses the pavement condition assessment carried out in Sarawak and Sabah, Malaysia to have design solutions for flexible pavement failures. Field tests were conducted to examine the subgrade strength of existing roads in Sarawak at various failure locations, to assess the impact of subgrade strength on pavement failures. Research outcomes from field condition assessment and subgrade testing showed that the critical causes of pavement failures are inadequate design and maintenance of drainage system and shoulder cross fall, along with inadequate pavement thickness provided by may be assuming the conservative value of soil strength at optimum moisture content, whereas the exiting and expected subgrade strengths at equilibrium moisture content are far below. Our further research shows that stabilized existing recycled asphalt and base materials to use as a sub-base along with bitumen stabilized open graded base in the pavement composition may be a viable solution for pavement failures.

  7. Mechanical Response Analysis of Long-life Asphalt Pavement Structure of Yunluo High-speed on the Semi-rigid Base

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Liu, Feng; Wu, Chuanhai; Xu, Xinquan; Li, Hao; Wang, Zhixiang

    2018-01-01

    In order to grasp the rule of the strain change of the semi-rigid asphalt pavement structure under the FWD load and provide a reliable theoretical and practical basis for the design of the pavement structure, based on the test section of Guangdong Yunluo expressway, taking FWD as the loading tool, by using the finite element analysis software ANSYS, the internal variation rules of each pavement structural layer were obtained. Based on the results of the theoretical analysis, the measured strain sensor was set up in the corresponding layer of the pavement structure, and the strain test plan was determined. Based on the analysis of the strain data obtained from several structural layers and field monitoring, the rationality of the type pavement structure and the strain test scheme were verified, so as to provide useful help for the design and the maintenance of the pavement structure.

  8. Method of Construction for Geopolymer Soil Stabilized Platforms

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-12-20

    of the geopolymer core compressive strength tests. The degree of seepage varied from pavement to pavement due to mix design and additives, ultimately...Department of the Army position unless so designated by other authorized documents. DESTROY THIS REPORT WHEN NO LONGER NEEDED. DO NOT RETURN IT TO THE...20 3.5 Test pavement ................................................................................................ 23

  9. Design of overlays based on pavement condition, roughness, and deflections : part 1 : tentative method for overlay design based on visual pavement distress.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1978-01-01

    Data collected on 111 interstate highway projects in Virginia were analyzed by multi-regression analysis and the rating coefficient for each type of distress determined. By this means, the total pavement distress and, hence, the maintenance rating of...

  10. Preparation for implementation of the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide in Michigan : part 2 - evaluation of rehabilitation fixes (part 1).

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-08-01

    The main objectives of Task 2 of the project were to determine the impact of various input variables on the predicted pavement performance for the selected rehabilitation design alternatives in the MEPDG/DARWin-ME, and to verify the pavement performa...

  11. Advanced Pavement Design: Finite Element Modeling for Rigid Pavement Joints, Report II: Model Development

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-03-01

    The contribution of a cement-stabilized base course to the strength of the rigid pavement structure is poorly understood. The objective of this research was to obtain data on the response of the rigid pavement slab-joint-foundation system by conducti...

  12. Long-term Performance of Granular Bases Including the Effect of Wet-Dry Cycles on Inverted Base Pavement Performance

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-06-01

    The main objective of this study was to advance the understanding of alternative pavement designs. In particular, potential techniques such as inverted base pavements (IBP) have increased the importance of granular aggregate bases (GAB) in pavement s...

  13. Mechanistic flexible pavement overlay design program.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-07-01

    The current Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) overlay thickness design method follows the Component : Analysis procedure provided in the 1993 AASHTO pavement design guide. Since neither field nor laboratory tests a...

  14. Hot mix asphalt research investigation for Connecticut : part C - permeability/porosity testing of HMA mix designs.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-07-01

    The presence of water in asphalt pavements is detrimental to the life of the pavement. Most construction specifications require the pavement to be compacted to a specific air void content. As an asphalt pavement's air void contents increase, the perm...

  15. How to reduce tire-pavement noise : better practices for constructing and texturing concrete pavement surfaces.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-08-01

    Concrete pavements can be designed and constructed to be as quiet as any other conventional pavement type in use today. This report provides an overview of how this can be doneand done consistently. In order to construct a quieter concrete pavemen...

  16. Finite element simulation of structural performance on flexible pavements with stabilized base/treated subbase materials under accelerated loading : tech summary.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-12-01

    Accelerated pavement testing (APT) has been increasingly used by state highway agencies in recent years for evaluating pavement : design and performance through applying a simulative heavy vehicular load to the pavement section under controlled fi el...

  17. Recommended practice for accepting new concrete pavement surfaces for tire/pavement noise : designation CPSCP PP 1-11 (rev 3/1/2011).

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-03-01

    This practice provides guidance and example specification language intended for use by Owner- : Agencies in development of specific contract language when requiring the evaluation of : tire/pavement noise for new concrete pavement surfaces. The overa...

  18. Subgrade characterization for highway pavement design.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2000-12-01

    Subgrade soil characterization expressed in terms of Resilient Modulus (MR) has become crucial for pavement design. For a new design, MR : values are generally obtained by conducting repeated triaxial tests on reconstituted/undisturbed cylindrical sp...

  19. Airport Pavement Design For The Boeing 777 Airplane

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1995-10-22

    The purpose of this advisory circular is to provide thickness design standards : for pavements intended to serve the Boeing 777 airplane. A new method of design : based on layered elastic analysis has been developed to calculate design : thickness fo...

  20. Analysis of Slabs-on-Grade for a Variety of Loading and Support Conditions.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-12-01

    applications, namely "- the problem of a slab-on-grade, as encountered in the analysis and design of rigid pavements. - ". This is one of the few...proper design and construction methods are adhered to. There are several additional reasons, entirely due to recent developments, that warrant the...conservative designs led to almost imperceptible pavement deformations, thus warranting the term "rigid pavements". Modern-day analytical techniques

  1. Landing-Zone and Drop-Zone Criteria

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-05-01

    orientation. UFC 3-260-01 does not discuss pavement design or required soil struc- tural or bearing capacity of a site to support aircraft operations...UFC 3- 260-02: Pavement Design for Airfields (USACE 2001) presents this. The criteria in UFC 3-260-02 are beyond the scope of this review. 2.1.2...crete surface course designed as a structural member with weather- and abrasion-resistant properties • A rigid pavement , or one that contains Portland

  2. Landing Zone and Drop Zone Criteria

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-05-01

    orientation. UFC 3-260-01 does not discuss pavement design or required soil struc- tural or bearing capacity of a site to support aircraft operations...UFC 3- 260-02: Pavement Design for Airfields (USACE 2001) presents this. The criteria in UFC 3-260-02 are beyond the scope of this review. 2.1.2...crete surface course designed as a structural member with weather- and abrasion-resistant properties • A rigid pavement , or one that contains Portland

  3. Long term pavement performance computed parameter : frost penetration

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-11-01

    As the pavement design process moves toward mechanistic-empirical techniques, knowledge of seasonal changes in pavement structural characteristics becomes critical. Specifically, frost penetration information is necessary for determining the effect o...

  4. Environmental assessment of airport pavement design and construction alternatives : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-02-01

    The objective of this study is to quantify energy and environmental sustainability of asphalt and concrete : runway pavements using Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA). The design alternatives include runway rehabilitation/reconstruction : designs considered...

  5. Traffic load spectra development for the 2002 AASHTO design guide.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2004-12-30

    Accurate knowledge of traffic volumes and loading is essential to structural pavement design and performance. : Underestimation of design traffic can result in premature pavement failures and excessive rehabilitation costs. : Overestimation can resul...

  6. Prep-ME Software Implementation and Enhancement

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-09-01

    Highway agencies across the United States are moving from empirical design procedures towards the mechanistic-empirical (ME) based pavement design. Even though the Pavement ME Design presents a new paradigm shift with several dramatic improvements, i...

  7. Training development for pavement preservation.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-05-01

    This research project strives to help the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) fully achieve the full benefits of pavement : preservation through training on proper selection, design, and application of pavement preservation treatments. In some ca...

  8. Experimental flexible pavements.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1971-01-01

    A program of construction and the performance evaluation of three major Virginia experimental flexible pavements is reported. The objective of the program was to evaluate the performance of pavements incorporating new or timely design concepts and to...

  9. Development of reliable pavement models.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-05-01

    The current report proposes a framework for estimating the reliability of a given pavement structure as analyzed by : the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG). The methodology proposes using a previously fit : response surface, in plac...

  10. Performance Prediction Relationships for AM2 Airfield Matting Developed from Full-Scale Accelerated Testing and Laboratory Experimentation

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2018-01-01

    work, the prevailing methods used to predict the performance of AM2 were based on the CBR design procedure for flexible pavements using a small number...suitable for design and evaluation frameworks currently used for airfield pavements and matting systems. DISCLAIMER: The contents of this report...methods used to develop the equivalency curves equated the mat-surfaced area to an equivalent thickness of flexible pavement using the CBR design

  11. Pavement design guide : Louisiana Department of Transportation.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-01-01

    The purpose of this guide is to provide a comprehensive review of pavement design for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), consultants, and contractors. This guide will cover the thickness design of new, reconstructed, a...

  12. First year progress report on the development of the Texas flexible pavement database.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-01-01

    Comprehensive and reliable databases are essential for the development, validation, and calibration of any pavement : design and rehabilitation system. These databases should include material properties, pavement structural : characteristics, highway...

  13. Iowa calibration of MEPDG performance prediction models.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-06-01

    This study aims to improve the accuracy of AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) pavement : performance predictions for Iowa pavement systems through local calibration of MEPDG prediction models. A total of 130 : representative p...

  14. Evaluation of experimental flexible pavements : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1979-01-01

    The construction and performance of seven Virginia flexible pavements containing at least some experimental features were evaluated. The objective was to evaluate the performance of the pavements incorporating new or timely design concepts and to ass...

  15. A preliminary study of mechanistic approach in pavement design to accommodate climate change effects

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Harnaeni, S. R.; Pramesti, F. P.; Budiarto, A.; Setyawan, A.

    2018-03-01

    Road damage is caused by some factors, including climate changes, overload, and inappropriate procedure for material and development process. Meanwhile, climate change is a phenomenon which cannot be avoided. The effects observed include air temperature rise, sea level rise, rainfall changes, and the intensity of extreme weather phenomena. Previous studies had shown the impacts of climate changes on road damage. Therefore, several measures to anticipate the damage should be considered during the planning and construction in order to reduce the cost of road maintenance. There are three approaches generally applied in the design of flexible pavement thickness, namely mechanistic approach, mechanistic-empirical (ME) approach and empirical approach. The advantages of applying mechanistic approach or mechanistic-empirical (ME) approaches are its efficiency and reliability in the design of flexible pavement thickness as well as its capacity to accommodate climate changes in compared to empirical approach. However, generally, the design of flexible pavement thickness in Indonesia still applies empirical approach. This preliminary study aimed to emphasize the importance of the shifting towards a mechanistic approach in the design of flexible pavement thickness.

  16. Performance of pavements designed with low-cost materials

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Grau, R. W.; Yrjanson, W. A.; Packard, R. G.; Barksdale, R. D.; Potts, C. F.; Ruth, B. E.; Smith, L. L.; Huddleston, I. J.; Vinson, T. S.; Hicks, R. G.

    1980-04-01

    The following areas are discussed. Utilization of marginal aggregate materials for secondary road surface layers; econocrete pavements; current practices; construction and performance of sand-asphalt bases and performance of sand-asphalt and limerock pavements in Florida. Cement stabilization of degrading aggregates use of crushed stone screenings in highway construction (abridgement); and sulfur-asphalt pavement technology are also reviewed.

  17. Guide to dowel load transfer systems for jointed concrete roadway pavements.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-09-01

    This guide provides a summary of the factors and design theories that should be considered when designing : dowel load transfer systems for concrete pavement systems (including dowel basket design and fabrication) and : presents recommendations for w...

  18. Base course resilient modulus for the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-11-01

    The Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guidelines (MEPDG) recommend use of modulus in lieu of structural number for base layer thickness design. Modulus is nonlinear with respect to effective confinement stress, loading strain, and moisture. For d...

  19. Role of motor vehicle emission controls in state implementation plans

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2000-01-01

    The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Official's (AASHTO) Guide for the Design of Pavement Structures is widely used in the design of new and rehabilitated highway pavements. However, the current Design Guide, published in 1993...

  20. Traffic and data preparation for AASHTO MEPDG analysis and designs.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-10-01

    "The Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) and the : subsequent AASHTO product DARWin-ME are signifi cant advancements in : pavement design. However, they are substantially more complex than the : 1993 AASHTO Guide, which is currently u...

  1. 78 FR 57211 - Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-09-17

    ... rehabilitation design. Taxiway/apron/fuel road pavement replacement. Taxiway/apron/fuel road pavement replacement... Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use: Taxiway F improvements (design and construction). Drainage ditch improvements (design and construction). Apron C expansion (design and construction...

  2. Monitoring and modeling of pavement response and performance : executive summary report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-06-01

    Objective: : Over the years, the Ohio Department of Transportation has : constructed several pavements with a range of designs and : materials to study and improve overall statewide : performance. These pavements require constant monitoring : to dete...

  3. Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Portland Cement Concrete Pavements

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1999-09-01

    This report describes the development of a new life cycle cost analysis methodology for Portland cement concrete pavements - one that considers all aspects of pavement design, construction, maintenance, and user impacts throughout the analysis period...

  4. 2006 LTPP Product List

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2006-01-01

    The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program is a 20-year study of inservice pavements designed to provide the data required to understand how and why pavements perform the way they do. The U.S. Congress m...

  5. Improving the Acoustical Performance of Porous Asphalt Pavements

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1999-09-01

    Selection of pavement for noise reduction considerations is becoming a major concern for those involved in highway construction within densely populated areas. However, the pavements available are designed for durability and safety reasons and not fo...

  6. Importance of dowels in transversal joints in concrete pavements

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Grosek, Jiri; Chupik, Vladimir; Stryk, Josef; Brezina, Ilja

    2017-09-01

    Concrete pavements are designed for heavy loaded road structures. Their usage brings a number of specific issues. It is necessary to solve them all to ensure that concrete pavements will fulfil their function along the whole design period. One of these issues concerns dowels, which are located in transversal joints. Modelling of load, caused by heavy vehicles, with the use of the finite element method, provides valuable information about the stress condition of concrete pavement. The results of modelling can be verified by measurements or experiments in practice. Dowels and tie bars in jointed unreinforced concrete pavements and the importance of their correct placement, dimensions and material quality on pavement behaviour and lifespan were studied as a part of R&D projects of Technology Agency of the Czech Republic Nos. TA02031195 and TE01020168. The paper presents the experience from the modelling and performed experiments and makes conclusions which are important for the use in practice.

  7. Re-Evaluation of the AASHTO-Flexible Pavement Design Equation with Neural Network Modeling

    PubMed Central

    Tiğdemir, Mesut

    2014-01-01

    Here we establish that equivalent single-axle loads values can be estimated using artificial neural networks without the complex design equality of American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). More importantly, we find that the neural network model gives the coefficients to be able to obtain the actual load values using the AASHTO design values. Thus, those design traffic values that might result in deterioration can be better calculated using the neural networks model than with the AASHTO design equation. The artificial neural network method is used for this purpose. The existing AASHTO flexible pavement design equation does not currently predict the pavement performance of the strategic highway research program (Long Term Pavement Performance studies) test sections very accurately, and typically over-estimates the number of equivalent single axle loads needed to cause a measured loss of the present serviceability index. Here we aimed to demonstrate that the proposed neural network model can more accurately represent the loads values data, compared against the performance of the AASHTO formula. It is concluded that the neural network may be an appropriate tool for the development of databased-nonparametric models of pavement performance. PMID:25397962

  8. Re-evaluation of the AASHTO-flexible pavement design equation with neural network modeling.

    PubMed

    Tiğdemir, Mesut

    2014-01-01

    Here we establish that equivalent single-axle loads values can be estimated using artificial neural networks without the complex design equality of American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). More importantly, we find that the neural network model gives the coefficients to be able to obtain the actual load values using the AASHTO design values. Thus, those design traffic values that might result in deterioration can be better calculated using the neural networks model than with the AASHTO design equation. The artificial neural network method is used for this purpose. The existing AASHTO flexible pavement design equation does not currently predict the pavement performance of the strategic highway research program (Long Term Pavement Performance studies) test sections very accurately, and typically over-estimates the number of equivalent single axle loads needed to cause a measured loss of the present serviceability index. Here we aimed to demonstrate that the proposed neural network model can more accurately represent the loads values data, compared against the performance of the AASHTO formula. It is concluded that the neural network may be an appropriate tool for the development of databased-nonparametric models of pavement performance.

  9. Traffic and data preparation for AASHTO DARWin-ME analysis and design.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-02-01

    Pavement ME Design (MEPDG/DARWin-ME) is a significant advancement in pavement design, but : requires much more inputs from various sources. Through the transportation pooled fund study TPF- : 5(242), a full-production software Prep-ME with comprehens...

  10. A design guide for subdivision pavements in Virginia.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1973-01-01

    The design method for secondary roads and that for subdivision roads are based on AASHO Road Test Results and Virginia's design experience. For flexible pavements, the methods are divided into two parts: (1) the evaluation of the soil support value o...

  11. Development of asphalt dynamic modulus master curve using falling weight deflectometer measurements.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-06-01

    The asphalt concrete (AC) dynamic modulus (|E*|) is a key design parameter in mechanistic-based pavement design : methodologies such as the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) MEPDG/Pavement-ME Design. The obje...

  12. Design and construction guidelines for thermally insulated concrete pavements.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-01-01

    The report describes the construction and design of composite pavements as a viable design strategy to use an : asphalt concrete (AC) wearing course as the insulating material and a Portland cement concrete (PCC) structural : layer as the load-carryi...

  13. Fifteen year performance review of Michigan's European concrete pavement.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-02-01

    In 1993, a special pavement demonstration project was constructed in Detroit on NB I-75 to evaluate the design features of some highly acclaimed European rigid pavements. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Federal Highway Admini...

  14. Implementation of the MEPDG for flexible pavements in Idaho.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-05-01

    This study was conducted to assist the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) in the implementation of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) for flexible pavements. The main research work in this study focused on establishing a mater...

  15. Twenty year performance review of Michigan's European concrete pavement.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-10-01

    In 1993, a special pavement demonstration project was constructed in Detroit on NB I-75 to evaluate the design features of some highly acclaimed European rigid pavements. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Federal Highway Admini...

  16. Recommendations for extending asphalt pavement surface life within Washington State.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-10-01

    This study identifies and evaluates hot mix asphalt (HMA) mix design and construction techniques with potential for improving WSDOT pavement surface life. WSDOT pavement failure mechanisms are found to be predominantly cracking. Rutting may reach a f...

  17. The road to successful ITS software acquisition : executive summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1999-04-01

    The Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program was established to support a broad range of pavement performance analyses leading to improved engineering tools to design, construct, and manage pavements. Since 1989, LTPP has collected data on the p...

  18. Accelerated testing for studying pavement design and performance (FY 2003) : research summary.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-01-01

    The Midwest States Accelerated Pavement Testing Pooled Fund Program, financed by : the highway departments of Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska, has supported an : accelerated pavement testing (APT) project to compare the performance of stabilized ...

  19. TPADANA 2.0: draft user's manual of TPAD data analysis software.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-08-01

    The Total Pavement Acceptance Device (TPAD) is a continuous pavement deflection test : device. Since the device is designed for total acceptance of pavements, the researchers have : combined the deflection testing with Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR),...

  20. 23 CFR 973.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to accommodate current and forecasted traffic in a safe... goods to levels that meet Federal, State and local needs. Indian lands pavement management system (PMS...

  1. 23 CFR 973.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to accommodate current and forecasted traffic in a safe... goods to levels that meet Federal, State and local needs. Indian lands pavement management system (PMS...

  2. 23 CFR 971.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    .... Federal lands pavement management system (PMS) means a systematic process used by the FS, FWS, and NPS that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to...

  3. 23 CFR 970.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to accommodate current and forecasted....C. 204 to address transportation needs of Federal and Indian lands. Federal lands pavement...

  4. 23 CFR 970.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to accommodate current and forecasted....C. 204 to address transportation needs of Federal and Indian lands. Federal lands pavement...

  5. 23 CFR 970.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to accommodate current and forecasted....C. 204 to address transportation needs of Federal and Indian lands. Federal lands pavement...

  6. 23 CFR 970.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to accommodate current and forecasted....C. 204 to address transportation needs of Federal and Indian lands. Federal lands pavement...

  7. 23 CFR 973.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to accommodate current and forecasted traffic in a safe... goods to levels that meet Federal, State and local needs. Indian lands pavement management system (PMS...

  8. 23 CFR 971.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    .... Federal lands pavement management system (PMS) means a systematic process used by the FS, FWS, and NPS that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to...

  9. 23 CFR 973.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to accommodate current and forecasted traffic in a safe... goods to levels that meet Federal, State and local needs. Indian lands pavement management system (PMS...

  10. 23 CFR 971.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    .... Federal lands pavement management system (PMS) means a systematic process used by the FS, FWS, and NPS that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to...

  11. 23 CFR 970.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to accommodate current and forecasted....C. 204 to address transportation needs of Federal and Indian lands. Federal lands pavement...

  12. 23 CFR 973.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to accommodate current and forecasted traffic in a safe... goods to levels that meet Federal, State and local needs. Indian lands pavement management system (PMS...

  13. 23 CFR 971.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    .... Federal lands pavement management system (PMS) means a systematic process used by the FS, FWS, and NPS that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to...

  14. 23 CFR 971.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    .... Federal lands pavement management system (PMS) means a systematic process used by the FS, FWS, and NPS that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to...

  15. Predicting low-temperature cracking in asphalt pavements : [research brief].

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-12-01

    In Wisconsin's winter climate, low temperatures can cause asphalt pavements to contract and crack, reducing their ride quality and service lives. To help engineers more accurately determine how well certain pavement designs will fare in such conditio...

  16. Monitoring and modeling of pavement response and performance : task A, Ohio.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-06-01

    Over the years, the Ohio Department of Transportation has constructed several pavements with a range of : designs and materials to study and improve overall statewide performance. These pavements require constant : monitoring to determine how they pe...

  17. Evaluation of Asphalt Pavement Analyzer for HMA Design

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1999-06-01

    Rutting is a common problem in hot mix asphalt pavements, particularly in hot climates and at intersections. The Asphalt Pavement Analyzer (APA) is a laboratory accelerated loading equipment that can be used to evaluate rutting potential of HMA. This...

  18. The application of permeable pavement with emphasis on successful design, water quality benefits, and identification of knowledge and data gaps : a summary report from the National Center for Sustainable Transportation.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-06-01

    Permeable pavement presented in this paper is defined as a type of pavement that has ability : to store stormwater until it infiltrates through the subgrade soil and can function as a : conventional pavement to carry specific traffic load and speed. ...

  19. Comparison study on flexible pavement design using FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and LCN (Load Classification Number) code in Ahmad Yani international airport’s runway

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Santoso, S. E.; Sulistiono, D.; Mawardi, A. F.

    2017-11-01

    FAA code for airport design has been broadly used by Indonesian Ministry of Aviation since decades ago. However, there is not much comprehensive study about its relevance and efficiency towards current situation in Indonesia. Therefore, a further comparison study on flexible pavement design for airport runway using comparable method has become essential. The main focus of this study is to compare which method between FAA and LCN that offer the most efficient and effective way in runway pavement planning. The comparative methods in this study mainly use the variety of variable approach. FAA code for instance, will use the approach on the aircraft’s maximum take-off weight and annual departure. Whilst LCN code use the variable of equivalent single wheel load and tire pressure. Based on the variables mentioned above, a further classification and rated method will be used to determine which code is best implemented. According to the analysis, it is clear that FAA method is the most effective way to plan runway design in Indonesia with consecutively total pavement thickness of 127cm and LCN method total pavement thickness of 70cm. Although, FAA total pavement is thicker that LCN its relevance towards sustainable and pristine condition in the future has become an essential aspect to consider in design and planning.

  20. Instrumentation for mechanistic design implementation.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-02-01

    The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Pavement Services Unit is in the process of implementing a new pavement design : procedure being developed under the sponsorship of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials....

  1. The effect of environmental factors on the implementation of the Mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide (MEPDG).

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-07-01

    Current pavement design based on the AASHTO Design Guide uses an empirical approach from the results of the AASHO Road Test conducted in 1958. To address some of the limitations of the original design guide, AASHTO developed a new guide: Mechanistic ...

  2. 38 CFR 39.26 - Forms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... roads shall be generally 24 feet wide. (4) Pavement design. The pavement section of all roads, service... planning standards. 39.62 Space criteria for support facilities. 39.63 Architectural design standards... this part: (a) Establishment means the process of site selection, land acquisition, design and planning...

  3. DOTD implements soil measuring device to increase life of pavements : fact sheet.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-11-01

    The resilient modulus (Mr) of : pavement materials and subgrades : is an important input parameter for : the design of pavement structures. : Highway agencies tried to seek : diff erent surrogates. Various empirical : correlations have been used to p...

  4. Portland cement concrete pavement best practices summary report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-08-01

    This report summarizes the work and findings from WA-RD 744. This work consisted of four separate efforts related to best practices for portland cement concrete (PCC) pavement design and construction: (1) a review of past and current PCC pavement, (2...

  5. Preliminary evaluation and analysis of LTPP faulting data : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2000-09-01

    A major goal of the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) study is the development of recommendations for improving the design and construction of new and rehabilitated pavements to provide longer lasting pavements. As part of the condition monitorin...

  6. Preliminary Procedure for Structural Design of Pervious Concrete Pavements

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-11-01

    Pervious concrete (PC) is a pavement material that provides a porous medium to facilitate the infiltration of stormwater to the underlayers. With the increasing use of PC pavement nationwide, the mechanical properties of the material need to be estab...

  7. Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide Flexible Pavement Performance Prediction Models Volume II Reference Manual

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2007-08-01

    The objective of this research study was to develop performance characteristics or variables (e.g., ride quality, rutting, : fatigue cracking, transverse cracking) of flexible pavements in Montana, and to use these characteristics in the : implementa...

  8. Winter tenting of highway pavements : test program and discussion of causes and mechanisms

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2000-10-28

    Tenting consists of localized frost heaving in the immediate vicinity of transverse pavement cracks. It produces a highly irregular riding : surface, leads to premature pavement-surface deterioration, occurs on highways designed for high traffic volu...

  9. Implementation and thickness optimization of perpetual pavements in Ohio : [executive summary].

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-06-01

    Perpetual asphalt pavements are designed to confine distresses to the upper layer of the structure, by eliminating : or reducing the potential for fatigue cracking by maintaining the horizontal strains at the bottom of the pavement : below a critical...

  10. Synthesis study of nondestructive testing devices for use in overlay thickness design of flexible pavements

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Smith, R. E.; Lytton, R. L.

    1984-04-01

    A ready reference for highway engineers who are interested in purchasing nondestructive testing (NDT) equipment for use in designing overlays for flexible pavements was prepared. All commercially available equipment is described. Information includes basic descriptions plus current prices quoted by the manufacturers/distributors. To determine user comments, a questionnaire was sent to nine State agencies, and one Federal agency. The responses to these questionnaires are summarized. Overlay thickness design procedures for flexible pavements are reviewed. Important components related to the use of NDT deflection measuremnts in overlay design are identified and addressed. Summary tables of equipment characteristics and overlay design procedures are presented.

  11. Prep-ME Software Implementation and Enhancement : technical summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-09-01

    Pavement ME Design (previously MEPDG/DARWin-ME) is a significant advancement in pavement design, though requiring more inputs from various sources. Through efforts by the Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC) and Federal Highway Administrat...

  12. Characterization of Crushed Base Materials in Wyoming

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-08-01

    To improve the pavement design and construction in Wyoming, the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is adopting the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG). A full implementation of MEPDG requires the characterization of local cr...

  13. Sustainable Mitigation of Stormwater Runoff Through Fully Permeable Pavement

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2018-03-01

    This report presents the implementation of new design method developed using mechanistic-empirical design approach by University of California Pavement Research Center (UCPRC) through building two test sections at California State University Long Bea...

  14. The implications of climate change on pavement performance and design.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-09-25

    Pavements are designed based on historic climatic patterns, reflecting local climate and : incorporating assumptions about a reasonable range of temperatures and precipitation levels. : Given anticipated climate changes and the inherent uncertainty a...

  15. Permeable Pavement Demonstration at the Edison Environmental Center - Poster

    EPA Science Inventory

    Poster for the SAB Review detailing the porous pavement parking lot project. The poster describes the design of the parking lot, the research components that were incorporated into the design, and the monitoring plan.

  16. Pilot Implementation of Whitetopping : Final Report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-12-01

    The design of whitetopping has been based on experience. The current TxDOT whitetopping design is based on American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA), which does not consider the condition of existing asphalt pavement. Recognizing the limitations ...

  17. Falling weight deflectometer for estimating subgrade resilient moduli.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2003-12-01

    Subgrade soil characterization expressed in terms of resilient modulus, MR, has become crucial for pavement design. For : new pavement design, MR values are generally obtained by conducting repeated load triaxial tests on reconstituted/undisturbed : ...

  18. Development of an Overlay Design Procedure for Composite Pavements

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-09-01

    The composite overlay design procedure currently used by ODOT sometimes produces very large overlay thicknesses that are deemed structurally unnecessary, especially for composite pavements already with thick asphalt overlays. This study was initiated...

  19. Consideration of regional variations in climatic and soil conditions in the modified triaxial design method.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-11-01

    The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) uses the modified triaxial design procedure to check : pavement designs from the flexible pavement system program. Since its original development more than : 50 years ago, little modification has been ma...

  20. Evaluation of hot mix asphalt moisture sensitivity using the Nottingham Asphalt test equipment : final report, March 2010.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-03-01

    Pavements are subjected to different stresses during their design lives. A properly designed pavement will perform adequately during its : design life, and the distresses will not exceed the allowable limits; however, there are several factures that ...

  1. Pervious pavements - installation, operations and strength part 3 : permeable paver systems.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-08-01

    Pervious pavement systems are now being recognized as a best management practice by the Environmental Protection Agency and the state of Florida. The pervious pavement systems are designed to have enhanced pore sizes in the surface layer compared to ...

  2. Pervious pavements - installation, operations and strength part 2 : porous asphalt systems.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-08-01

    Pervious pavement systems are now being recognized as a best management practice by the Environmental Protection Agency and the state of Florida. The pervious pavement systems are designed to have enhanced pore sizes in the surface layer compared to ...

  3. Effect of Michigan multi-axle trucks on pavement distress and profile: volume 2.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-02-01

    With the adoption of the new mechanistic-empirical pavement design method and the employment of axle load spectra, the question of evaluating the pavement damage resulting from different axle and truck configurations has become more relevant. In part...

  4. Towards an integrated pavement design approach : using HWTD to support the MEPDG

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-11-01

    Variability of hot-mix asphalt (HMA) production can have drastic effects on pavement performance. A poor : gradation or an inappropriate amount of asphalt binder could lead to early distresses and shorter pavement life. Other : factors, such as the a...

  5. Quantification of the effect of maintenance activities on Texas road network.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-08-01

    Pavement structures are designed for a finite life, usually referred to as performance period. This performance period is typically between 20 to 25 years for flexible pavements and between 25 and 40 years for rigid pavements. After this period, the ...

  6. Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide Flexible Pavement Performance Prediction Models Volume I Executive Research Summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2007-08-01

    The objective of this research study was to develop performance characteristics or variables (e.g., ride quality, rutting, : fatigue cracking, transverse cracking) of flexible pavements in Montana, and to use these characteristics in the : implementa...

  7. Design highwater clearances for highway pavements appendix : volume II, appendix, August 2008.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-08-01

    High groundwater table exerts detrimental effects on the roadway base and the whole pavement. Base clearance guidelines have been developed to prevent water from entering the pavement system in order to reduce its detrimental effects. In these guidel...

  8. Design highwater clearances for highway pavements : volume I, final report, August 2008.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-08-01

    High groundwater table exerts detrimental effects on the roadway base and the whole pavement. Base : clearance guidelines have been developed to prevent water from entering the pavement system in order to : reduce its detrimental effects. In these gu...

  9. Nondestructive evaluation of the condition of subsurface drainage in pavements using ground penetrating radar (GPR).

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-11-11

    Subsurface drainage features are routinely incorporated in the design of pavement systems as they are believed to increase pavement service life provided that they are installed correctly and maintained. Maintenance, however, is challenging in that l...

  10. Nondestructive evaluation of pavement structural condition for rehabilitation design : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-05-31

    Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) is the common non-destructive testing method for in-situ evaluation of pavement condition. : This study aims to develop finite element (FE) models that can simulate FWD loading on pavement system and capture the : c...

  11. An evaluation of factors affecting permeability of superpave designed pavements

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2003-06-01

    It can be expected that the life of a permeable pavement would be shorter than that of an impermeable pavement, due to deterioration of mix through water and air infiltration, and subsequent stripping and oxidation and hardening of binder. Recent wor...

  12. Characterizing rider safety in terms of asphalt pavement surface texture.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-10-01

    The overall goal of the pavement design is to meet the intended service life and more importantly to provide a safe riding surface for the traveling : public. Therefore, pavements can experience structural failure (i.e. rutting or cracking) or functi...

  13. Analysis of pavement response data and use of nondestructive testing for improving pavement design.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2006-08-01

    The first fully instrumented flexible pavement test section in Maine was constructed in Fall, 2005. This paper presents : the description of the instruments, their installation, and analysis of temperature and stress-strain data collected so far. : T...

  14. Effect of Michigan multi-axle trucks on pavement distress and profile: volume 3.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-02-01

    With the adoption of the new mechanistic-empirical pavement design method and the employment of axle load : spectra, the question of evaluating the pavement damage resulting from different axle and truck configurations has : become more relevant. In ...

  15. Effect of Michigan multi-axle trucks on pavement distress and profile : volume 1.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-02-01

    With the adoption of the new mechanistic-empirical pavement design method and the employment of axle load : spectra, the question of evaluating the pavement damage resulting from different axle and truck configurations has : become more relevant. In ...

  16. Mechanistic interpretation of nondestructive pavement testing deflections

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Hoffman, M. S.; Thompson, M. R.

    1981-06-01

    A method for the back calculation of material properties in flexible pavements based on the interpretation of surface deflection measurements is proposed. The ILLI-PAVE, a stress-dependent finite element pavement model, was used to generate data for developing algorithms and nomographs for deflection basin interpretation. Twenty four different flexible pavement sections throughout the State of Illinois were studied. Deflections were measured and loading mode effects on pavement response were investigated. The factors controlling the pavement response to different loading modes are identified and explained. Correlations between different devices are developed. The back calculated parameters derived from the proposed evaluation procedure can be used as inputs for asphalt concrete overlay design.

  17. 38 CFR 39.20 - Site planning standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... proposed traffic flows and volumes. Primary roads are generally 24 feet wide. (4) Pavement design. The pavement section of all roads, service areas and parking areas shall be designed for the maximum anticipated traffic loads and existing soil conditions and in accordance with local and State design criteria...

  18. Resilient modulus and the fatigue properties of Kansas hot mix asphalt mixes

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2006-08-01

    A new design guide for pavement structures, based on a mechanistic design method, could be adopted by AASHTO in the near future and will replace the current version used by KDOT in the structural design of flexible and rigid pavements. The mechanisti...

  19. Life cycle, cost, and loading characteristics of AASHO designed rigid and flexible pavements in Louisiana : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1989-02-01

    This report represents a study undertaken to determine the life cycle, load characteristics, and associated costs of a representative sample of the oldest rigid and flexible pavements designed in Louisiana (1963-1967) using the AASHO Guide for Design...

  20. Recommended use of reclaimed asphalt pavement in the Superpave mix design method: technician's manual.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2001-01-01

    This manual is a reference guide for mix design and field testing technicians who deal with reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) in Superpave mixtures. It will provide detailed descriptions and examples of each step involved in designing and testing a Su...

  1. Calibration of material models for estimating impact of construction quality on life cycle performance of pavements.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2006-02-01

    Constructing a pavement that will perform well throughout its expected design life is the main goal of any highway agency. The relationship between construction parameters and pavement life, defined by structural models, can be described using materi...

  2. Comprehensive Testing Guidelines to Increase Efficiency in INDOT Operations : [Technical Summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-01-01

    When the Indiana Department of Transportation designs a pavement project, a decision for QC/QA (Quality Control/ Quality Assurance) or nonQC/QA is made solely based on the quantity of pavement materials to be used in the project. Once the pavement...

  3. 76 FR 12405 - Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-03-07

    .... Mandatory pavement markings. Airport signage. Runway guard lights. Wildlife study. PFC application.... Runway 18/36 pavement maintenance. Runway 13/31 pavement maintenance. PFC administration fees. Brief... Use: Tractor with snow blower and snow plow. Airport security and access control upgrades--design...

  4. Evaluation of pavement design in Virginia based on layered deflections, subgrade and its moisture content.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1974-01-01

    Studies were conducted to relate the deflection of flexible pavements to such environmental factors as temperature and moisture content of the pavements and their subgrade soils. Also considered were the thickness and the relative positions of the di...

  5. Evaluation of long-term pavement performance and noise characteristics of open-graded friction courses : project 2.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-06-01

    This report describes the second of three experimental installations of open-graded friction course (OGFC) quieter pavements designed to reduce the noise generated at the tire/pavement interface. Experimental sections of OGFC were built using a...

  6. Perform an investigation of the effects of increased reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) levels in dense graded friction courses.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-04-01

    In this study, a total of 28 mixture combinations were designed and evaluated to : determine the maximum allowable amount of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) : material in friction courses without jeopardizing pavement cracking performance. The : exp...

  7. Quantification of smoothness index differences related to long-term pavement performance equipment type

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2005-09-01

    The Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program was designed as a 20-year study of pavement performance. A major data collection effort at LTPP test sections is the collection of longitudinal profile data using inertial profilers. Three types of in...

  8. Considerations for rigid vs. flexible pavement designs when allowed as alternate bids : technical report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-08-01

    This report documents the research conducted for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) : concerning the use of pavement alternates. The scope of the project includes reviewing the state-of-thepractice : in methods used for pavement type sele...

  9. Verification of the ODOT overlay design procedure : final report, June 1996.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1996-06-01

    The current ODOT overlay design procedure sometimes indicates additional pavement thickness is needed right after the overlay construction. Evaluation of the current procedure reveals that using spreadabiity to back calculate existing pavement modulu...

  10. Transportation infrastructure : highway pavement design guide is outdated

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-11-01

    The Federal Highway Administration has worked cooperatively with the : American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in : developing and updating the pavement design guide. The current guide is : slated to be updated by the year ...

  11. A Spreadsheet for Estimating Soil Water Characteristic Curves (SWCC)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-05-01

    Federal Highway Admin- istration (FHWA), was designed to simulate the behavior of pavement and subgrade materials over several years of operation. The...Guide for mechanistic- empirical design of new and rehabilitated pavement structures. TRB-NCHRP

  12. Portable FWD (Prima 100) for in-situ subgrade evaluation.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2006-06-01

    Subgrade soil characterization measured in terms of resilient modulus, MR, has been a prerequisite for pavement design. For new pavement design, MR is obtained by conducting repeated load triaxial tests on reconstituted/undisturbed cylindrical specim...

  13. Greenhouse gas emissions of alternative pavement designs: framework development and illustrative application.

    PubMed

    Liu, Xiaoyu; Cui, Qingbin; Schwartz, Charles

    2014-01-01

    Pavement rehabilitation is carbon intensive and the choice of pavement type is a critical factor in controlling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The existing body of knowledge is not able to support decision-making on pavement choice due to a lack of consensus on the system boundaries, the functional units and the estimation periods. Excessive data requirements further inhibit the generalization of the existing methodologies for design evaluation at the early planning stage. This study proposes a practical life-cycle GHG estimation approach, which is arguably effective to benchmark pavement emissions given project bid tabulation. A set of case studies conducted for this study suggest that recycled asphalt pavement (e.g., foam stabilized base (FSB), and warm mix asphalt (WMA)) would prevent up to 50% of GHGs from the initial construction phase. However, from a life-cycle perspective, pavement emissions are dictated largely by the traffic characteristics and the analysis period for the use phase. The benefits from using recycled materials (e.g., FSB) are likely to diminish if the recycled products do not perform as well as those properly proportioned with less recycled materials, or if the recycled materials are locally unavailable. When the AADT reaches 10,000, use phase releases more than 97% of the life cycle emissions and the emissions difference among alternative designs will be within 1%. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  14. Evaluation and verification of two systems for mechanistic structural design of asphalt concrete pavements in Nebraska

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Sneddon, R. V.

    1982-07-01

    The VESY-3-A mechanistic design system for asphalt pavements was field verified for three pavement sections at two test sites in Nebraska. PSI predictions from VESYS were in good agreement with field measurements for a 20 year old 3 layer pavement located near Elmwood, Nebraska. Field measured PSI values for an 8 in. full depth pavement also agreed with VESYS predictions for the study period. Rut depth estimates from the model were small and were in general agreement with field measurements. Cracking estimates were poor and tended to underestimate the time required to develop observable fatigue cracking in the field. Asphalt, base course and subgrade materials were tested in a 4.0 in. diameter modified triaxial cell. Test procedures used dynamic conditioning and rest periods to simulate service conditions.

  15. Guidelines for Implementing NCHRP 1-37A M-E Design Procedures in Ohio : Volume 4 -- MEPDG Models Validation & Recalibration

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-11-01

    The development of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) under National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) projects 1-37A and 1-40D has significantly improved the ability of pavement designers to model and simulate the eff...

  16. 38 CFR 39.61 - Site planning standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... roads shall be generally 24 feet wide. (4) Pavement design. The pavement section of all roads, service areas, and parking areas shall be designed for the maximum anticipated traffic loads and existing soil conditions and in accordance with local and State design criteria. (5) Curbs. Bituminous roads may be...

  17. 38 CFR 39.61 - Site planning standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... roads shall be generally 24 feet wide. (4) Pavement design. The pavement section of all roads, service areas, and parking areas shall be designed for the maximum anticipated traffic loads and existing soil conditions and in accordance with local and State design criteria. (5) Curbs. Bituminous roads may be...

  18. 38 CFR 39.61 - Site planning standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... roads shall be generally 24 feet wide. (4) Pavement design. The pavement section of all roads, service areas, and parking areas shall be designed for the maximum anticipated traffic loads and existing soil conditions and in accordance with local and State design criteria. (5) Curbs. Bituminous roads may be...

  19. 38 CFR 39.61 - Site planning standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... roads shall be generally 24 feet wide. (4) Pavement design. The pavement section of all roads, service areas, and parking areas shall be designed for the maximum anticipated traffic loads and existing soil conditions and in accordance with local and State design criteria. (5) Curbs. Bituminous roads may be...

  20. Guidelines for Implementing NCHRP 1-37A M-E Design Procedures in Ohio : Volume 2 -- Literature Review

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-11-01

    The development of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) under National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) projects 1-37A and 1-40D has significantly improved the ability of pavement designers to model and simulate the eff...

  1. Accelerated testing for studying pavement design and performance (FY 2003) : evaluation of the chemical stabilized subgrade soil (CISL Experiment No. 12).

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-01-01

    The Midwest States Accelerated Pavement Testing Pooled Fund Program, financed by the highway departments : of Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska, has supported an accelerated pavement testing (APT) project to compare : the performance of stabilized ...

  2. Performance of continuously reinforced concrete pavements volume 5 : maintenance and repair of CRC pavements.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-10-01

    This report is one of a series of reports prepared as part of a recent study sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) aimed at updating the state-of-the-art of the design, construction, maintenance, and rehabiilitation of CRC pavements....

  3. The Edison Environmental Center Permeable Pavement Site: Initial Results from a Stormwater Control Designed for Monitoring

    EPA Science Inventory

    There are few detailed studies of full-scale, replicated, actively-used permeable pavement systems. Practitioners need additional studies of permeable pavement systems in its intended application (parking lot, roadway, etc.) across a range of climatic events, daily usage conditio...

  4. Permeable Pavement Monitoring at the Edison Environmental Center Demonstration Site - presentation

    EPA Science Inventory

    The EPA’s Urban Watershed Management Branch has been monitoring an instrumented 110-space pervious pavement parking lot. The lot is used by EPA personnel and visitors to the Edison Environmental Center. The design includes 28-space rows of three permeable pavement types: asphal...

  5. Development of human factors guidelines for advanced traveler information systems and commercial vehicle operations : literature review

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2000-09-01

    A major goal of the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) study is the development of recommendations for improving the design and construction of new and rehabilitated pavements to provide longer lasting pavements. As part of the condition monitorin...

  6. Experimental studies of the dilution of vehicle exhaust pollutants by environment-protecting pervious pavement.

    PubMed

    Liu, Chung-Ming; Chen, Jui-Wen; Tsai, Jen-Hui; Lin, Wei-Shian; Yen, M-T; Chen, Ting-Hao

    2012-01-01

    This study determines whether environment-protecting pervious pavement can dilute pollutants immediately after emissions from vehicle. The turbulence-driven dry-deposition process is too slow to be considered in this aspect. The pavement used is the JW pavement (according to its inventors name), a high-load-bearing water-permeable pavement with patents in over 100 countries, which has already been used for more than 8 years in Taiwan and is well suited to replacing conventional road pavement, making the potential implementation of the study results feasible. The design of this study included two sets of experiments. Variation of the air pollutant concentrations within a fenced area over the JW pavement with one vehicle discharging emissions into was monitored and compared with results over a non-JW pavement. The ambient wind speed was low during the first experiment, and the results obtained were highly credible. It was found that the JW pavement diluted vehicle pollutant emissions near the ground surface by 40%-87% within 5 min of emission; whereas the data at 2 m height suggested that about 58%-97% of pollutants were trapped underneath the pavement 20 min after emission. Those quantitative estimations may be off by +/- 10%, if errors in emissions and measurements were considered. SO2 and CO2 underwent the most significant reduction. Very likely, pollutants were forced to move underneath due to the special design of the pavement. During the second experiment, ambient wind speeds were high and the results obtained had less credibility, but they did not disprove the pollutant dilution capacity of the JW pavement. In order to track the fate of pollutants, parts of the pavement were removed to reveal a micro version of wetland underneath, which could possibly hold the responsibility of absorbing and decomposing pollutants to forms harmless to the environment and human health.

  7. Years to first rehabilitation of superpave hot mix asphalt.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-07-01

    The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) spends more than 30 percent of its annual construction and : maintenance budget on pavements, so pavements need to be properly designed using an analytical process with : accurate design inputs. A pave...

  8. Texas M-E flexible pavement design system: literature review and proposed framework.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-04-01

    Recent developments over last several decades have offered an opportunity for more rational and rigorous pavement design procedures. Substantial work has already been completed in Texas, nationally, and internationally, in all aspects of modeling, ma...

  9. Optimization of traffic data collection for specific pavement design applications.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2006-05-01

    The objective of this study is to establish the minimum traffic data collection effort required for pavement design applications satisfying a maximum acceptable error under a prescribed confidence level. The approach consists of simulating the traffi...

  10. Implementation of the AASHTO mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide for Colorado.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2000-01-01

    The objective of this project was to integrate the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide, Interim Edition: A Manual of Practice and its accompanying software into the d...

  11. Assessment of non-destructive testing technologies for quality control/quality assurance of asphalt mixtures.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-03-01

    Asphalt pavements suffer various failures due to insufficient quality within their design lives. The American Association of State : Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) has been proposed :...

  12. Calibration of the MEPDG transfer functions in Georgia : task order 2 report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-03-28

    The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) currently uses the empirical 1972 AASHTO Interim Guide for : Design of Pavement Structures as their standard pavement design procedure. However, GDOT plans to transition to the : Mechanistic Empirical P...

  13. Flexible pavement overlay design procedures. Volume 1: Evaluation and modification of the design methods

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Majidzadeh, K.; Ilves, G. J.

    1981-08-01

    A ready reference to design procedures for asphaltic concrete overlay of flexible pavements based on elastic layer theory is provided. The design procedures and the analytical techniques presented were formulated to predict the structural fatigue response of asphaltic concrete overlays for various design conditions, including geometrical and material properties, loading conditions and environmental variables.

  14. Texturing concrete pavement for reduced tire/pavement noise using artificial turf drag : designation CPSCP GS 2-11 (rev 3/1/2011).

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-02-01

    This document provides language that can be used by an Owner-Agency to develop materials and : construction specifications with the objective of reducing tire/pavement noise. While the practices : described herein are largely prescriptive, they have ...

  15. Guidelines for detection, analysis, and treatment of materials-related distress in concrete pavements. Volume 2, Guidelines description and use

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2002-08-01

    The performance of concrete pavements can be adversely affected by the concrete's inability to resist the environment in which it is placed. This lack of durability can occur even when the structural design of the pavement is adequate. The distresses...

  16. The Edison Environmental Center Permeable Pavement Site: Initial Results from a Stormwater Control Designed for Monitoring - Paper

    EPA Science Inventory

    There exist few detailed studies of full-scale, replicated, actively-used permeable pavement systems. Practitioners need additional studies of permeable pavement systems in its intended application (parking lot, roadway, etc.) across a range of climatic events, daily usage condit...

  17. The Edison Environmental Center Permeable Pavement Site: Initial Results from a Stormwater Control Designed for Monitoring - Slides

    EPA Science Inventory

    There exist few detailed studies of full-scale, replicated, actively-used permeable pavement systems. Practitioners need additional studies of permeable pavement systems in its intended application (parking lot, roadway, etc.) across a range of climatic events, daily usage condit...

  18. 23 CFR 660.105 - Planning and route designation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ...) regarding the establishment and implementation of pavement, bridge, and safety management systems for FHs... pavement management systems for FHs on Federal-aid highways are to be provided by the SHAs for... pavement management results for FHs which are not Federal-aid highways. (c) The FHWA, in consultation with...

  19. 23 CFR 660.105 - Planning and route designation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ...) regarding the establishment and implementation of pavement, bridge, and safety management systems for FHs... pavement management systems for FHs on Federal-aid highways are to be provided by the SHAs for... pavement management results for FHs which are not Federal-aid highways. (c) The FHWA, in consultation with...

  20. 23 CFR 660.105 - Planning and route designation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ...) regarding the establishment and implementation of pavement, bridge, and safety management systems for FHs... pavement management systems for FHs on Federal-aid highways are to be provided by the SHAs for... pavement management results for FHs which are not Federal-aid highways. (c) The FHWA, in consultation with...

  1. 23 CFR 660.105 - Planning and route designation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ...) regarding the establishment and implementation of pavement, bridge, and safety management systems for FHs... pavement management systems for FHs on Federal-aid highways are to be provided by the SHAs for... pavement management results for FHs which are not Federal-aid highways. (c) The FHWA, in consultation with...

  2. 23 CFR 660.105 - Planning and route designation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ...) regarding the establishment and implementation of pavement, bridge, and safety management systems for FHs... pavement management systems for FHs on Federal-aid highways are to be provided by the SHAs for... pavement management results for FHs which are not Federal-aid highways. (c) The FHWA, in consultation with...

  3. Development and implementation of a mechanistic and empirical pavement design guide (MEPDG) for rigid pavements - phase 1.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-10-01

    The work investigates the impact of curing methods and their impact on subsequent curling in both the : laboratory and the field in different drying environments. Results are also presented for a field instrumentation : of a CRCP pavement in Tulsa, O...

  4. Accelerated testing for studying pavement design and performance (FY 2004) : thin bonded rigid overlay on PCCP and HMA (CISL experiment no. 13).

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-03-01

    The thirteenth full-scale Accelerated Pavement Test (APT) experiment at the Civil Infrastructure Laboratory (CISL) : of Kansas State University aimed to determine the response and the failure mode of thin concrete overlays. Four : pavement structures...

  5. Development and implementation of a mechanistic and empirical pavement design guide (MEPDG) for rigid pavements - phase 2.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-10-01

    The work investigates the impact of curing methods and their impact on subsequent curling in both the : laboratory and the field in different drying environments. Results are also presented for a field instrumentation : of a CRCP pavement in Tulsa, O...

  6. Quantifying Evaporation and Evaluating Runoff Estimation Methods in a Permeable Pavement System

    EPA Science Inventory

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency constructed a 0.4-ha parking lot in Edison, New Jersey, that incorporated permeable pavement in the parking lanes which were designed to receive run-on from the impervious hot-mix asphalt driving lanes. Twelve lined permeable pavement sec...

  7. Performance evaluation of Arizona's LTPP SPS-9 Project : strategic study of flexible pavement mix design factors.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-01-01

    As part of the Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Program, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) constructed five Specific Pavement Studies 9 (SPS9) test sections on U.S. Route 93 near Kingman. This project, SPS9B, studied the effe...

  8. Texturing concrete pavement for reduced tire/pavement noise using longitudinal tining : designation CPSCP GS 3-11 (rev 3/1/2011).

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-03-01

    This document provides language that can be used by an Owner-Agency to develop materials and : construction specifications with the objective of reducing tire/pavement noise. While the practices : described herein are largely prescriptive, they have ...

  9. Texturing concrete pavement for reduced tire/pavement noise using transverse tining : designation CPSCP GS 4-11 (rev 3/1/2011).

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-03-01

    This document provides language that can be used by an Owner-Agency to develop materials and : construction specifications with the objective of reducing tire/pavement noise. While the practices : described herein are largely prescriptive, they have ...

  10. Texturing concrete pavement for reduced tire/pavement noise using diamond grinding : designation CPSCP GS 1-11 (rev 3/1/2011).

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-03-01

    This document provides language that can be used by an Owner-Agency to develop materials and : construction specifications with the objective of reducing tire/pavement noise. While the practices : described herein are largely prescriptive, they have ...

  11. Dynamic modulus of hot mix asphalt : final report, June 2009.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-06-01

    One of the most critical parameters needed for the upcoming Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide : (MEPDG) is the dynamic modulus (E*), which will be used for flexible pavement design. The dynamic modulus : represents the stiffness of the asph...

  12. Evaluating Pavement Design Features: Five Year Performance Evaluation of FA 401 and FA 409

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1993-02-01

    In the summer of 1986, the Illinois Department of Transportation began the construction of four demonstration projects which focused on evaluating proposed mechanistically-based asphalt concrete (AC) and Portland cement concrete (PCC) pavement design...

  13. Potential applications of dynamic and static cone penetrometers in MDOT pavement design and construction.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2003-09-01

    This report discusses the current applications of the dynamic and static cone penetrometers in pavement design and construction. : The dynamic cone penetrometer (DCP) is the most versatile rapid, in situ evaluation device currently available. Correla...

  14. Material Testing and Initial Pavement Design Modeling: Minnesota Road Research Project

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1996-09-01

    Between January 1990 and December 1994, a study verified and applied a Corps of Engineers-developed mechanistic design and evaluation method for pavements in seasonal frost areas as part of a Construction Productivity Advancement Research (CPAR) proj...

  15. Pavement subgrade MR design values for Michigan's seasonal changes : appendices.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-07-22

    The resilient modulus (MR) of roadbed soil plays an integral role in the design of pavement systems. Currently, the various regions of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) use different procedures to determine the MR values. Most of these...

  16. Implementation of mechanistic pavement design : field and laboratory implementation.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2006-12-01

    One of the most important parameters needed for 2002 Mechanistic Pavement Design Guide is the dynamic modulus (E*). : The dynamic modulus (E*) describes the relationship between stress and strain for a linear viscoelastic material. The E* is the : pr...

  17. Texas perpetual pavements : new design guidelines.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-06-01

    Since 2001, the State of Texas has been designing and constructing perpetual pavements : on some of its heavily trafficked highways where the expected 20-year truck-traffic estimate of : 18 kip ESALs is in excess of 30 million (TxDOT, 2001). To date,...

  18. Collection of materials and performance data for Texas flexible pavements and overlays : project summary.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-08-31

    Proper calibration of mechanistic-empirical : (M-E) design and rehabilitation performance : models to meet Texas conditions is essential : for cost-effective flexible pavement designs. : Such a calibration effort would require a : reliable source of ...

  19. Context sensitive design : thinking beyond the pavement : documentation of workshop development and training.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2005-05-01

    This report documents the development and presentation of the workshop titled Thinking Beyond the Pavement A Workshop on Context Sensitive Design. Work began on the workshop development in 1998 after the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet was ...

  20. Mechanistic-empirical design, implementation, and monitoring for flexible pavements : a project summary.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-05-01

    This document is a summary of tasks performed for Project ICT-R27-060. : Mechanistic-empirical (M-E)based flexible pavement design concepts and procedures were : developed in previous Illinois Cooperative Highway Research Program projects (IHR-510...

  1. Guidelines for Implementing NCHRP 1-37A M-E Design Procedures in Ohio : Volume 1 -- Summary of Findings, Implementation Plan, and Next Steps

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-11-01

    Highway agencies across the nation are moving towards implementation of the new AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) for pavement design. The benefits of implementing the MEPDG for routine use in Ohio includes (1) achieving more...

  2. Characterization and development of truck load spectra and growth factors for current and future pavement design practices in Louisiana : technical summary report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-07-01

    Current roadway pavement design practices follow the standards set by the American Society of State : Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), which require the use of an equivalent single axle load : (ESAL-18 kip single axle load) for design t...

  3. Pavement subgrade MR design values for Michigan's seasonal changes : table E5.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-06-22

    The resilient modulus (MR) of roadbed soil plays an integral role in the design of pavement systems. Currently, the various regions of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) use different procedures to determine the MR values. Most of these...

  4. Incremental Costs and Performance Benefits of Various Features of Concrete Pavements

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2004-04-01

    Various design features (such as dowel bars, tied shoulders, or drainable bases) may be added to a portland cement concrete (PCC) pavement design to improve its overall performance by maintaining a higher level of serviceability or by extending its s...

  5. Laboratory study of concrete properties to support implementation of the new AASHTO mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-09-01

    Properties of concrete embodying materials typically used in Wisconsin paving projects were evaluated in support of future : implementation of the AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG). The primary concrete : properties studied w...

  6. Laboratory study of concrete properties to support implementation of the new AASHTO mechanistic empirical pavement design guide.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-09-01

    Properties of concrete embodying materials typically used in Wisconsin paving projects were evaluated in support of future : implementation of the AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG). The primary concrete : properties studied w...

  7. Pavement subgrade MR design values for Michigan's seasonal changes : table E4.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-07-22

    The resilient modulus (MR) of roadbed soil plays an integral role in the design of pavement systems. Currently, the various regions of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) use different procedures to determine the MR values. Most of these...

  8. Mechanistic-Empirical (M-E) Design Implementation & Monitoring for Flexible Pavements : 2018 PROJECT SUMMARY

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2018-06-01

    This document is a summary of the tasks performed for Project ICT-R27-149-1. Mechanistic-empirical (M-E)based flexible pavement design concepts and procedures were previously developed in Illinois Cooperative Highway Research Program projects IHR-...

  9. Use of the 1993 AASHTO Guide, MEPDG and historical performance to update the WSDOT Pavement Design Catalog.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-09-01

    "This report describes the preparation of a revised pavement thickness design catalog for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) using the 1993 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Guide, the ...

  10. Pavement subgrade MR design values for Michigan's seasonal changes : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-07-22

    The resilient modulus (MR) of roadbed soil plays an integral role in the design of pavement systems. Currently, the : various regions of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) use different procedures to determine the : MR values. Most of t...

  11. Rutting Performance of Cold-Applied Asphalt Repair Materials for Airfield Pavements

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-06-23

    susceptibility of hot mix asphalt (HMA) using the asphalt pavement analyzer (APA). Designation T340- 10. Washington, DC: American Association of State...ER D C/ G SL T R- 17 -1 0 Rutting Performance of Cold-Applied Asphalt Repair Materials for Airfield Pavements G eo te ch ni ca l a nd S...of Cold-Applied Asphalt Repair Materials for Airfield Pavements Ben C. Cox, John F. Rushing, and Web Floyd Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory

  12. Guidelines for detection, analysis, and treatment of materials-related distress in concrete pavements, volume 3 : case studies using the guidelines.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2002-08-01

    The performance of concrete pavements can be adversely affected by the concrete's inability to resist the environment in : which it is placed. This lack of durability can occur even when the structural design of the pavement is adequate. The : distre...

  13. An Evaluation of the Pavement Condition Index Prediction Model for Rigid Airfield Pavements

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-09-01

    UNCLASSIFIED SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGO(I*%A Data Entotoi) The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory...Condition . . . 31 Pavement Design/ Construction ....... . 82 Aircraft Traffic ........ .............. 82 Climate Conditions ........ ............. 84...PATTERSON AFB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 C. DATA OBTAINED FROM THE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LABORATORY. .. .. 168 D

  14. Asphalt Pavements Session 2E-3 : Warm Mix Asphalt : Laboratory Evaluation and Pavement Design [SD .WMV (720x480/29fps/218.0 MB)

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2003-12-01

    This study evaluates one of the recycling techniques used to rehabilitate pavement, called Cold In-Place Recycling (CIR). CIR is one of the fastest growing road rehabilitation techniques because it is quick and cost-effective. The document reports on...

  15. Effects on evaporation rates from different water-permeable pavement designs.

    PubMed

    Starke, P; Göbel, P; Coldewey, W G

    2011-01-01

    The urban water balance can be attenuated to the natural by water-permeable pavements (WPPs). Furthermore, WPPs have a 16% higher evaporation rate than impermeable pavements, which can lead to a better urban climate. Evaporation rates from pavements are influenced by the pavement surface and by the deeper layers. By a compared evaporation measurement between different WPP designs, the grain size distribution of the sub-base shows no influence on the evaporation rates in a significant way. On the contrary, a sub-base made of a twin-layer decreases the evaporation by 16% compared to a homogeneous sub-base. By a change in the colour of the paving stone, 19% higher evaporation rates could be achieved. A further comparison shows that the transpiration-effect of the grass in grass pavers increases the evaporation rates more than threefold to pervious concrete pavements. These high evapotranspiration rates can not be achieved with a pervious concrete paving stone. In spite of this, the broad field of application of the pervious concrete paving stone increases the importance in regard to the urban climate.

  16. Traffic load spectra for implementing and using the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide in Georgia.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-02-01

    The GDOT is preparing for implementation of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design : Guide (MEPDG). As part of this preparation, a statewide traffic load spectra program is being : developed for gathering truck axle loading data. This final report...

  17. Characterization of truck traffic in Michigan for the new mechanistic empirical pavement design guide.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-12-01

    The purpose of this study is to characterize traffic inputs in support of the new Mechanistic- : Empirical Pavement Design Guide (M-E PDG) for the state of Michigan. These traffic : characteristics include monthly distribution factors (MDF), hourly d...

  18. Design of overlays for flexible pavements based on AASHTO road test data.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1978-01-01

    The need for a suitable method of designing the thickness of overlays and predicting the performance of the overlaid pavement has recently been recognized. The AASHTO Road Tests included studies on 99 overlays, but they failed to produce conclusive r...

  19. Analysis of Virginia-specific traffic data inputs for use with the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-02-01

    This study developed traffic inputs for use with the Guide for the Mechanistic-Empirical Design of New & Rehabilitated Pavement Structures (MEPDG) in Virginia and sought to determine if the predicted distresses showed differences between site-specifi...

  20. Design and construction of an experimental pervious paved parking area to harvest reusable rainwater.

    PubMed

    Gomez-Ullate, E; Novo, A V; Bayon, J R; Hernandez, Jorge R; Castro-Fresno, Daniel

    2011-01-01

    Pervious pavements are sustainable urban drainage systems already known as rainwater infiltration techniques which reduce runoff formation and diffuse pollution in cities. The present research is focused on the design and construction of an experimental parking area, composed of 45 pervious pavement parking bays. Every pervious pavement was experimentally designed to store rainwater and measure the levels of the stored water and its quality over time. Six different pervious surfaces are combined with four different geotextiles in order to test which materials respond better to the good quality of rainwater storage over time and under the specific weather conditions of the north of Spain. The aim of this research was to obtain a good performance of pervious pavements that offered simultaneously a positive urban service and helped to harvest rainwater with a good quality to be used for non potable demands.

  1. Objectification of Public Bus Stop's Pavement Surface Morphology

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Decký, Martin; Kováč, Matúš; Mužík, Juraj; Mičechová, Lenka; Ďuriš, Lukáš

    2018-06-01

    The article deals with the road pavement surface morphology objectification in term of the surface unevenness degradation during the life cycle of bus stop pavements. The article presents the results of long-term rut depth measurements performed during 25 years on selected bus stops which were intended to determine correlation dependences of pavement rut depth on a number of design axles. The article also presents different methods for rut depth measurements including the straightedge test, Profilograph GE, TRIMBLE CX, and dynamic Road Scanner.

  2. Design of a 3-D Magnetic Mapping System to Locate Reinforcing Steel in Concrete Pavements

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-12-01

    This report outlines the design, fabrication, and testing of a 3-D magnetic mapping system used to locate reinforcing steel in concrete pavements developed at Kansas State University (KSU) in 2006. The magnetic sensing functionality is based on the p...

  3. A decision-making tool for incorporating sustainability measures into pavement design : research project capsule.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-10-01

    The objective of the proposed study is to conceive and develop a decision-making tool : for evaluating sustainability of pavement designs based on a cradle-to-grave analysis. : This tool will utilize EPDs to enhance the reliability of the assessment ...

  4. A Research on Low Modulus Distributed Fiber Optical Sensor for Pavement Material Strain Monitoring

    PubMed Central

    Meng, Lingjian; Wang, Linbing; Hou, Yue; Yan, Guannan

    2017-01-01

    The accumulated irreversible deformation in pavement under repeated vehicle loadings will cause fatigue failure of asphalt concrete. It is necessary to monitor the mechanical response of pavement under load by using sensors. Previous studies have limitations in modulus accommodation between the sensor and asphalt pavement, and it is difficult to achieve the distributed monitoring goal. To solve these problems, a new type of low modulus distributed optical fiber sensor (DOFS) for asphalt pavement strain monitoring is fabricated. Laboratory experiments have proved the applicability and accuracy of the newly-designed sensor. This paper presents the results of the development. PMID:29048393

  5. A Research on Low Modulus Distributed Fiber Optical Sensor for Pavement Material Strain Monitoring.

    PubMed

    Meng, Lingjian; Wang, Linbing; Hou, Yue; Yan, Guannan

    2017-10-19

    The accumulated irreversible deformation in pavement under repeated vehicle loadings will cause fatigue failure of asphalt concrete. It is necessary to monitor the mechanical response of pavement under load by using sensors. Previous studies have limitations in modulus accommodation between the sensor and asphalt pavement, and it is difficult to achieve the distributed monitoring goal. To solve these problems, a new type of low modulus distributed optical fiber sensor (DOFS) for asphalt pavement strain monitoring is fabricated. Laboratory experiments have proved the applicability and accuracy of the newly-designed sensor. This paper presents the results of the development.

  6. Determine viscoelastic mechanical properties of warm mix asphalt (WMA)-reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) mixes under high stresses in air-field flexible pavements and its impact on design life.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-06-01

    The introduction of larger aircrafts on flexible airfield pavements has led to a need for asphalt mixtures capable of sustaining such heavy : loads. This laboratory and analytical study investigated the mechanical responses of a number of modified as...

  7. Georgia Long-Term Pavement Performance (GALTPP) Program – Maintaining Georgia’s Calibration Sites and Identifying the Potential for Using MEPDG for Characterization of Non-Standard Materials and Methods (Phase 1)

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-10-01

    The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has initiated a Georgia Long-Term Pavement Performance (GALTPP) monitoring program 1) to provide data for calibrating the prediction models in the AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEP...

  8. 23 CFR 970.208 - Federal lands pavement management system (PMS).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Federal lands pavement management system (PMS). 970.208... Federal lands pavement management system (PMS). In addition to the requirements provided in § 970.204, the..., surface type, or other criteria the NPS deems appropriate. (c) The PMS shall be designed to fit the NPS...

  9. 23 CFR 970.208 - Federal lands pavement management system (PMS).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Federal lands pavement management system (PMS). 970.208... Federal lands pavement management system (PMS). In addition to the requirements provided in § 970.204, the..., surface type, or other criteria the NPS deems appropriate. (c) The PMS shall be designed to fit the NPS...

  10. 23 CFR 970.208 - Federal lands pavement management system (PMS).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Federal lands pavement management system (PMS). 970.208... Federal lands pavement management system (PMS). In addition to the requirements provided in § 970.204, the..., surface type, or other criteria the NPS deems appropriate. (c) The PMS shall be designed to fit the NPS...

  11. 23 CFR 970.208 - Federal lands pavement management system (PMS).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Federal lands pavement management system (PMS). 970.208... Federal lands pavement management system (PMS). In addition to the requirements provided in § 970.204, the..., surface type, or other criteria the NPS deems appropriate. (c) The PMS shall be designed to fit the NPS...

  12. 23 CFR 970.208 - Federal lands pavement management system (PMS).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Federal lands pavement management system (PMS). 970.208... Federal lands pavement management system (PMS). In addition to the requirements provided in § 970.204, the..., surface type, or other criteria the NPS deems appropriate. (c) The PMS shall be designed to fit the NPS...

  13. Accelerated testing for studying pavement design and performance (FY 2000) : effectiveness of fiber reinforced and plain, ultra-thin concrete overlays on Portland Cement Concrete Pavement (PCCP).

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2003-11-01

    The objective of the research was to compare the performance of fiber reinforced and plain PCC concrete overlay when used as a thin non-dowelled overlay on top of a rubblized, distressed concrete pavement. The experiment was conducted at the Accelera...

  14. Performance of pervious pavement parking bays storing rainwater in the north of Spain.

    PubMed

    Gomez-Ullate, E; Bayon, J R; Coupe, S; Castro-Fresno, D

    2010-01-01

    Pervious pavements are drainage techniques that improve urban water management in a sustainable manner. An experimental pervious pavement parking area has been constructed in the north of Spain (Santander), with the aim of harvesting good quality rainwater. Forty-five pervious pavement structures have been designed and constructed to measure stored water quantity and quality simultaneously. Ten of these structures are specifically constructed with different geotextile layers for improving water storage within the pavements. Following the confirmation in previous laboratory experiments that the geotextile influenced on water storage, two different geosynthetics (Inbitex and a One Way evaporation control membrane) and control pervious pavements with no geotextile layers were tested in the field. Weather conditions were monitored in order to find correlations with the water storage within the pervious pavement models tested. During one year of monitoring the three different pervious pavement types tested remained at their maximum storage capacity. The heavy rain events which occurred during the experimental period caused evaporation rates within the pervious pavements to be not significant, but allowed the researchers to observe certain trends in the water storage. Temperature was the most closely correlated weather factor with the level of the water stored within the pervious pavements tested.

  15. Characterization of subgrade resilient modulus for Virginia soils and its correlation with the results of other soil tests.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-01-01

    In 2004, the Guide for the Mechanistic-Empirical Design of New & Rehabilitated Pavement Structures (MEPDG) was developed under NCHRP Project 1-37A to replace the currently used 1993 Guide for Design of Pavement Structures by the American Association ...

  16. Road map for implementing the AASHTO pavement ME design software for the Idaho Transportation Department.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-04-01

    This report provides a Road Map for implementing the AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design software for the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD). The Road Map calls for a series of three stages: Stage 1 - Immediate, Stage 2 - Near Term, and Stage 3 - Future...

  17. Characterization and development of truck load spectra and growth factors for current and future pavement design practices in Louisiana.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-07-01

    This research study primarily addresses the current traffic characterization techniques used in Louisiana for pavement design practices in order to identify critical changes needed as well as certain gaps and areas of potential development in the tra...

  18. CRITICAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF STRUCTURAL LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE AND THE EFFECTS OF THESE PROPERTIES ON THE DESIGN OF THE PAVEMENT STRUCTURE.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1965-01-01

    In this study, critical mechanical properties of structural lightweight concrete were determined and utilized in the evaluation of a design of concrete pavements. Also presented are the critical mechanical properties resulting from unrestrained and r...

  19. Design of a 3-D Magnetic Mapping System to Locate Reinforcing Steel in Concrete Pavements : Technical Summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-12-01

    This report outlines the design, fabrication, and testing of a 3-D magnetic mapping system used to locate reinforcing steel in concrete pavements developed at Kansas State University (KSU) in 2006. The magnetic sensing functionality is based on the p...

  20. Asphalt Overlay Design Methods for Rigid Pavements Considering Rutting, Reflection Cracking, and Fatigue Cracking

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-10-01

    The overall objectives of this study were (1) to provide basic performance evaluation of asphalt overlays on rigid pavements and (2) to provide a design tool for supporting a long-range rehabilitation plan for the US 59 : corridor in the Lufkin Distr...

  1. Preparation for implementation of the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide in Michigan : part 1 - HMA mixture characterization.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-03-01

    This is the final report of the Part 1 (HMA Mixture Characterization) of the Preparation for Implementation of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide in Michigan project. The main objectives of the Part 1 were (i) to conduct a literatu...

  2. Preparation for implementation of the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide in Michigan : part 2 - evaluation of rehabilitation fixes (part 2).

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-08-01

    The overall goal of Global Sensitivity Analysis (GSA) is to determine sensitivity of pavement performance prediction models to the variation in the design input values. The main difference between GSA and detailed sensitivity analyses is the way the ...

  3. 14 CFR Appendix B to Part 152 - List of Advisory Circulars Incorporated by § 152.11

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... Transport. 150/5300-8—Planning and Design Criteria for Metropolitan STOL Ports. 150/5320-6B—Airport Pavement.../5320-12—Methods for the Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Skid Resistant Airport Pavement... Communications. 150/5210-10—Airport Fire and Rescue Equipment Building Guide. 150/5300-2C—Airport Design...

  4. 14 CFR Appendix B to Part 152 - List of Advisory Circulars Incorporated by § 152.11

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... Transport. 150/5300-8—Planning and Design Criteria for Metropolitan STOL Ports. 150/5320-6B—Airport Pavement.../5320-12—Methods for the Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Skid Resistant Airport Pavement... Communications. 150/5210-10—Airport Fire and Rescue Equipment Building Guide. 150/5300-2C—Airport Design...

  5. 14 CFR Appendix B to Part 152 - List of Advisory Circulars Incorporated by § 152.11

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... Transport. 150/5300-8—Planning and Design Criteria for Metropolitan STOL Ports. 150/5320-6B—Airport Pavement.../5320-12—Methods for the Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Skid Resistant Airport Pavement... Communications. 150/5210-10—Airport Fire and Rescue Equipment Building Guide. 150/5300-2C—Airport Design...

  6. 14 CFR Appendix B to Part 152 - List of Advisory Circulars Incorporated by § 152.11

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Transport. 150/5300-8—Planning and Design Criteria for Metropolitan STOL Ports. 150/5320-6B—Airport Pavement.../5320-12—Methods for the Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Skid Resistant Airport Pavement... Communications. 150/5210-10—Airport Fire and Rescue Equipment Building Guide. 150/5300-2C—Airport Design...

  7. 14 CFR Appendix B to Part 152 - List of Advisory Circulars Incorporated by § 152.11

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... Transport. 150/5300-8—Planning and Design Criteria for Metropolitan STOL Ports. 150/5320-6B—Airport Pavement.../5320-12—Methods for the Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Skid Resistant Airport Pavement... Communications. 150/5210-10—Airport Fire and Rescue Equipment Building Guide. 150/5300-2C—Airport Design...

  8. Impact of pavement conditions on crash severity.

    PubMed

    Li, Yingfeng; Liu, Chunxiao; Ding, Liang

    2013-10-01

    Pavement condition has been known as a key factor related to ride quality, but it is less clear how exactly pavement conditions are related to traffic crashes. The researchers used Geographic Information System (GIS) to link Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Crash Record Information System (CRIS) data and Pavement Management Information System (PMIS) data, which provided an opportunity to examine the impact of pavement conditions on traffic crashes in depth. The study analyzed the correlation between several key pavement condition ratings or scores and crash severity based on a large number of crashes in Texas between 2008 and 2009. The results in general suggested that poor pavement condition scores and ratings were associated with proportionally more severe crashes, but very poor pavement conditions were actually associated with less severe crashes. Very good pavement conditions might induce speeding behaviors and therefore could have caused more severe crashes, especially on non-freeway arterials and during favorable driving conditions. In addition, the results showed that the effects of pavement conditions on crash severity were more evident for passenger vehicles than for commercial vehicles. These results provide insights on how pavement conditions may have contributed to crashes, which may be valuable for safety improvement during pavement design and maintenance. Readers should notice that, although the study found statistically significant effects of pavement variables on crash severity, the effects were rather minor in reality as suggested by frequency analyses. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  9. Performance of Kaolin Clay on the Concrete Pavement

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Abdullah, M. E.; Jaya, R. P.; Shahafuddin, M. N. A.; Yaacob, H.; Ibrahim, M. H. Wan; Nazri, F. M.; Ramli, N. I.; Mohammed, A. A.

    2018-05-01

    This paper investigates the performance of concrete pavement containing kaolin clay with their engineering properties and to determine the optimum kaolin clay content. The concrete used throughout the study was designed as grade 30 MPa strength with constant water to cement ratio of 0.49. The compressive strength, flexural strength and water absorption test was conducted in this research. The concrete mix designed with kaolin clay as cement replacement comprises at 0%, 5%, 10% and 15% by the total weight of cement. The results indicate that the strength of pavement concrete decreases as the percentage of kaolin clay increases. It also shows that the water absorption increases with the percentage of cement replacement. However, 5% kaolin clay is found to be the optimum level to replace cement in a pavement concrete.

  10. 75 FR 16080 - Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Basewide Water Infrastructure...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-03-31

    ...- design and to develop additional alternatives for analysis. These two water infrastructure projects are... carbon, and reverse osmosis. The facility would be designed in modular form for ease of expandability... lighting, asphalt pavement, and pavement marking and signs. The project includes ``100-year storm'' flood...

  11. Roadmap to quieter highways

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Corbisier, Christopher

    2005-09-01

    Research in Europe, as documented by an FHWA/AASHTO European Scan Tour held in May 2004, and recent activity in Arizona and California, has fostered much interest in ``quiet pavements.'' On September 14-16, 2004, an FHWA sponsored Roadmap to Quieter Highways workshop was held at Purdue University. Participants were from the disciplines of pavement, safety, and noise from FHWA, State departments of transportation, industry (paving associations, general contractors, tire, and vehicle manufacturers), and academia. After several breakout sessions in the areas of policy, construction, maintenance, analysis (measurement and prediction), research, and design, the group had identified the knowledge gaps and developed a plan to fill those gaps. Several activities have been implemented based on the Roadmap to Quieter Highways. An Expert Task Group was formed to provide a draft provisional standard for the measurement methodologies, e.g., source, wayside, pavement absorption. A Tire/Pavement 101 workshop is being developed to educate pavement practitioners in noise concepts and noise practitioners in pavement concepts. A Tire/Pavement Noise clearinghouse is being developed as a one-stop location for all current tire/pavement noise or quiet pavement activities. Several research studies have been started and a second workshop will be held in 2006 to assess progress of the Roadmap.

  12. Chip seal performance measures : best practices.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-03-01

    The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has a long history of designing, constructing, : and maintaining chip seal or bituminous surface treatment pavements. However, to date WSDOT has not : developed pavement performance indicators...

  13. Effectiveness of the steel mesh track in repairing asphalt pavements in Małopolska region

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Zieliński, P.

    2018-05-01

    The aim of this publication is to present and evaluate the effectiveness of the steel mesh track during reconstruction of the pavement on national roads in Małopolska. The paper presents the condition of the pavement before reconstruction, applied design solutions and the current state after 6-10 years of operation. To assess the effectiveness of pavement reinforcement, the results of central deflection tests using the FWD apparatus before and a few years after the reconstruction were compared, it was found that the reinforcement effect was achieved, what has been demonstrated by means of significance analysis of differences in Statgraphics program. Additionally the analyses were extended with parameters characterizing the FWD deflection basin. For selected parameters the values of tensile strains at the bottom of asphalt layers were determined on the basis of correlations given in literature and then the fatigue life was calculated using the criteria of the USA Asphalt Institute and compared with the results of design calculations. The pavement fatigue life estimated on the basis of FWD measurements is generally greater than the one calculated for the design solutions. The assessment of the influence of the steel mesh track on the bearing capacity of the pavement was carried out indirectly, by comparing the central deflections of the structures measured after the reconstruction, with theoretical deflections calculated using the pavement model in the BISAR program, without taking into account the presence of the steel mesh. In some cases the deflections measured are significantly smaller than the deflections calculated for the model without mesh, which can be explained by the reinforced effect of the steel mesh track, especially for sections with the lowest bearing capacity before reconstruction, and where the steel mesh track is placed in the tension zone of the asphalt layers.

  14. Tactile pavement for guiding walking direction: An assessment of heading direction and gait stability.

    PubMed

    Pluijter, Nanda; de Wit, Lieke P W; Bruijn, Sjoerd M; Plaisier, Myrthe A

    2015-10-01

    For maintaining heading direction while walking we heavily rely on vision. Therefore, walking in the absence of vision or with visual attention directed elsewhere potentially leads to dangerous situations. Here we investigated whether tactile information from the feet can be used as a (partial) substitute for vision in maintaining a stable heading direction. If so, participants should be better able to keep a constant heading direction on tactile pavement that indicates directionality than on regular flat pavement. However, such a pavement may also be destabilizing. Thus we asked participants to walk straight ahead on regular pavement, and on tactile pavement (tiles with ridges along the walking direction) while varying the amount of vision. We assessed the effects of the type of pavement as well as the amount of vision on the variability of the heading direction as well as gait stability. Both of these measures were calculated from accelerations and angular velocities recorded from a smartphone attached to the participants trunk. Results showed that on tactile pavement participants had a less variations in their heading direction than on regular pavement. The drawback, however, was that the tactile pavement used in this study decreased gait stability. In sum, tactile pavement can be used as a partial substitute for vision in maintaining heading direction, but it can also decrease gait stability. Future work should focus on designing tactile pavement that does provided directional clues, but is less destabilizing. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  15. Optimization of Long Range Major Rehabilitation of Airfield Pavements.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1983-01-01

    the network level, the mathematical representation of choosing those projects that maximize the sum of the user value weighted structural performanceof ...quantitatively be compared . In addition, an estimate of an appropriate level of funding for the entire system can be made. The simple example shows a...pavement engineers to only working in the present. The designing and comparing of pavement maintenance and rehabilitation alternatives remain directed

  16. Smart Pavement Monitoring System

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-05-01

    This report describes the efforts undertaken to develop a novel self-powered strain sensor for continuous structural health monitoring of pavement systems under the Federal Highway Administration. Efforts focused on designing and testing a sensing sy...

  17. Alternative pavement designs : Randolph park and ride.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-05-01

    Previous research on alternative pavement type bidding has proven that various treatments : are unique in terms of constructability, material characteristics, and associated performance. : While some treatments may have higher initial costs, it is im...

  18. Assessing cost-effectiveness of specific LID practice designs in response to large storm events

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Chui, Ting Fong May; Liu, Xin; Zhan, Wenting

    2016-02-01

    Low impact development (LID) practices have become more important in urban stormwater management worldwide. However, most research on design optimization focuses on relatively large scale, and there is very limited information or guideline regarding individual LID practice designs (i.e., optimal depth, width and length). The objective of this study is to identify the optimal design by assessing the hydrological performance and the cost-effectiveness of different designs of LID practices at a household or business scale, and to analyze the sensitivity of the hydrological performance and the cost of the optimal design to different model and design parameters. First, EPA SWMM, automatically controlled by MATLAB, is used to obtain the peak runoff of different designs of three specific LID practices (i.e., green roof, bioretention and porous pavement) under different design storms (i.e., 2 yr and 50 yr design storms of Hong Kong, China and Seattle, U.S.). Then, life cycle cost is estimated for the different designs, and the optimal design, defined as the design with the lowest cost and at least 20% peak runoff reduction, is identified. Finally, sensitivity of the optimal design to the different design parameters is examined. The optimal design of green roof tends to be larger in area but thinner, while the optimal designs of bioretention and porous pavement tend to be smaller in area. To handle larger storms, however, it is more effective to increase the green roof depth, and to increase the area of the bioretention and porous pavement. Porous pavement is the most cost-effective for peak flow reduction, followed by bioretention and then green roof. The cost-effectiveness, measured as the peak runoff reduction/thousand Dollars of LID practices in Hong Kong (e.g., 0.02 L/103 US s, 0.15 L/103 US s and 0.93 L/103 US s for green roof, bioretention and porous pavement for 2 yr storm) is lower than that in Seattle (e.g., 0.03 L/103 US s, 0.29 L/103 US s and 1.58 L/103 US s for green roof, bioretention and porous pavement for 2 yr storm). The optimal designs are influenced by the model and design parameters (i.e., initial saturation, hydraulic conductivity and berm height). However, it overall does not affect the main trends and key insights derived, and the results are therefore generic and relevant to the household/business-scale optimal design of LID practices worldwide.

  19. Characterization of cementitiously stabilized subgrades for mechanistic-empirical pavement design

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Solanki, Pranshoo

    Pavements are vulnerable to subgrade layer performance because it acts as a foundation. Due to increase in the truck traffic, pavement engineers are challenged to build more strong and long-lasting pavements. To increase the load-bearing capacity of pavements, subgrade layer is often stabilized with cementitious additives. Thus, an overall characterization of stabilized subgrade layer is important for enhanced short- and long-term pavement performance. In this study, the effect of type and amount of additive on the short-term performance in terms of material properties recommended by the new Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) is examined. A total of four soils commonly encountered as subgrades in Oklahoma are utilized. Results show that the changes in the Mr, ME and UCS values stabilized specimens depend on the soil type and properties of additives. The long-term performance (or durability) of stabilized soil specimens is investigated by conducting freeze-thaw (F-T) cycling, vacuum saturation and tube suction tests on 7-day cured P-, K- and C-soil specimens stabilized with 6% lime, 10% CFA and 10% CKD. This study is motivated by the fact that during the service life of pavement stabilized layers are subjected to F-T cycles and moisture variations. It is found that that UCS value of all the stabilized specimens decreased with increase in the number of F-T cycles. A strong correlation was observed between UCS values retained after vacuum saturation and F-T cycles indicating that vacuum saturation could be used as a time-efficient and inexpensive method for evaluating durability of stabilized soils. In this study, short- and long-term observations from stabilization of sulfate bearing soil with locally available low (CFA), moderate (CKD) and high (lime) calcium-based stabilizers are determined to evaluate and compare the effect of additive type on the phenomenon of sulfate-induced heave. The impact of different factors on the development of the ettringite, responsible for sulfate-induced heaving, is also discussed. For Level 2 design of pavements, a total of four stress-based statistical models and two feed-forward-type artificial neural network (ANN) models, are evaluated for predicting resilient modulus of 28-day cured stabilized specimens. Specifically, one semi-log stress-based, three log-log stress-based, one Multi-Layer Perceptrons Network (MLPN), and one Radial Basis Function Network (RBFN) are developed. Overall, semi-log stress-based and MLPN neural network are found to show best acceptable performance for the present evaluation and validation datasets. Further, correlations are presented for stress-based models to correlate Mr with compacted specimen characteristics and soil/additive properties. Additionally, the effect of type of additive on indirect tensile and fatigue characteristics of selected stabilized P- and V-soil is evaluated. This study is based on the fact that stabilized layer is subjected to tensile stresses under wheel loading. Thus, the resilient modulus in tension (M rt), fatigue life and strength in tension (sigmat) or flexure (represented by modulus of rupture, MOR) becomes another important design parameter within the mechanistic framework. Cylindrical specimens are prepared, cured for 28 days and subjected to different stress sequences in indirect tension to study the Mrt. On the other hand, stabilized beam specimens are compacted using a Linear Kneading Compactor and subjected to repeated cycles of reloading-unloading after 28 days of curing in a four-point beam fatigue apparatus for evaluating fatigue life and flexural stiffness. It is found that all three additives improved the Mrt, sigmat and MOR values; however, degree of improvement varied with the type of additive and soil. This study encompasses the differences in the design of semi-rigid pavements developed using AASHTO 1993 and AASHTO 2002 MEPDG methodologies. Further, the design curves for fatigue performance prediction of stabilized layers are developed for different stabilized pavement sections. Knowledge gained from the parametric analysis of different sections using AASHTO 1993 and MEPDG is expected to be useful to pavement designers and others in implementation of the new MEPDG for future pavement design. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)

  20. Design of Road Pavement Using Recycled Aggregate

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Remišová, Eva; Decký, Martin; Mikolaš, Milan; Hájek, Matej; Kovalčík, Luboš; Mečár, Martin

    2016-10-01

    The presented article gives special attention to codified clauses of the road construction law, the relevant clauses of the standards and technical regulations to design and control the quality of recycled aggregate constructions. The article also presents the authors’ suggestions to design of earth constructions and pavements of roads according to the Slovak technical standards, technical regulations and objectively determined results of research and development of road infrastructure. The article presents a comparison of the mechanical characteristics measurements of the structural layers of road pavements built from the recycled and natural aggregate. It also presents correlation functions of results obtained from in situ and in laboratory CBR (Californian Bearing Ratio) measuring, representing the world's most widely used control method of bearing capacity of mentioned construction layers.

  1. Development of Comprehensive Low-Volume Pavement Design

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2000-07-01

    Historically, "low-volume" pavements (less than 500 ADT) in Arkansas were typically constructed using a "standard" section, i.e. a double surface treatment over a specified thickness of granular base. Subsequent analysis indicated these sections were...

  2. The effect of loading time on flexible pavement dynamic response: a finite element analysis

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Yin, Hao; Solaimanian, Mansour; Kumar, Tanmay; Stoffels, Shelley

    2007-12-01

    Dynamic response of asphalt concrete (AC) pavements under moving load is a key component for accurate prediction of flexible pavement performance. The time and temperature dependency of AC materials calls for utilizing advanced material characterization and mechanistic theories, such as viscoelasticity and stress/strain analysis. In layered elastic analysis, as implemented in the new Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG), the time dependency is accounted for by calculating the loading times at different AC layer depths. In this study, the time effect on pavement response was evaluated by means of the concept of “pseudo temperature.” With the pavement temperature measured from instrumented thermocouples, the time and temperature dependency of AC materials was integrated into one single factor, termed “effective temperature.” Via this effective temperature, pavement responses under a transient load were predicted through finite element analysis. In the finite element model, viscoelastic behavior of AC materials was characterized through relaxation moduli, while the layers with unbound granular material were assumed to be in an elastic mode. The analysis was conducted for two different AC mixtures in a simplified flexible pavement structure at two different seasons. Finite element analysis results reveal that the loading time has a more pronounced impact on pavement response in the summer for both asphalt types. The results indicate that for reasonable prediction of dynamic response in flexible pavements, the effect of the depth-dependent loading time on pavement temperature should be considered.

  3. Product evaluation : bituminous pavement rejuvenator

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1986-07-03

    This report contains a product evaluation of K.A.E. Paving Consultant's Bituminous Pavement Rejuvenator (BPR). BPR is a coal tar product consisting of a low viscosity blend of aromatic oils designed to penetrate the asphalt, and rejuvenate and plasti...

  4. Investigation of aged hot-mix asphalt pavements : technical summary.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-09-01

    Over the lifetime of an asphalt concrete (AC) pavement, the roadway requires periodic resurfacing and rehabilitation to provide acceptable performance. The most popular resurfacing method is an asphalt overlay over the existing roadway. In the design...

  5. Inverted base pavements : new field test and design catalogue.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-01-01

    The current economic situation has severely affected the US road infrastructure and funding has become : inadequate for either maintenance or future growth. : The inverted base pavement structure is a promising alternative to achieve high quality roa...

  6. Pervious pavements - installation, operations and strength part 4 : Flexipave(R) (recycled rubber tires) systems.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-08-01

    Pervious : pavement : systems : are : now : being : recognized : as : a : best : management : practice : by : the : Environmental : Protection : Agency : and : the : state : of : Florida. : The : pervious : concrete : system : is : designed : to : ha...

  7. Assessment of LTPP Friction Data

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-03-01

    A major goal of the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) study is the development of recommendations for improving the design and construction of new and rehabilitated pavements to make them longer lasting. As part of the condition monitoring of the...

  8. Surface and microstructural properties of photocatalytic cements for pavement applications.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-10-01

    Thin concrete inlays incorporating flowable fibrous concrete (FFC) mix designs as well as titanium dioxide (TiO2)- containing photocatalytic cements are a promising pavement preservation solution. These multi-functional inlays offer enhanced construc...

  9. GeoMo 2007 : subgrade stabilization--foundations & pavements

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2007-08-01

    One day seminar given by two of the leading authorities on the soil stabilization. Course participants will gain familiarity with the concepts and related topics for optimization of soil stabilization and pavement design. The recently published TRB c...

  10. Effect of pavement texture on tire-road noise.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1975-01-01

    Because of the potentially conflicting considerations for cost, durability, environment and safety the design engineer must have information on each such subject on which to base his decisions. The great variety of pavement textures for affecting the...

  11. Effects of aggregate angularity on mix design characteristics and pavement performance.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-12-01

    This research targeted two primary purposes: to estimate current aggregate angularity test methods and to evaluate current : aggregate angularity requirements in the Nebraska asphalt mixture/pavement specification. To meet the first research : object...

  12. Relating surface texture of rigid pavement with noise and skid resistance

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2004-01-01

    Although pavements are initially designed to be durable for specified traffic loads, they must also satisfy other functional characteristics, primarily safety, smoothness and comfort (noise generation). Frequently, there are necessary trade-offs for ...

  13. WSDOT chip seals : optimal timing, design and construction considerations.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-12-01

    The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) does not have sufficient pavement : preservation funding to keep up with inflation and pavement needs. This has caused WSDOT to : emphasize in its preservation program lower-cost options such ...

  14. Centerline pavement markings on two-lane mountain highways.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1983-01-01

    The Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation uses a lane marking designated mountain pavement marking (MPM) on two-lane highways in mountainous areas. This special marking consists of a single broken yellow line supplemented with "PASS WITH...

  15. Accelerated testing for studying pavement design and performance (FY 2004) : research summary.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-03-01

    The thirteenth full-scale Accelerated Pavement Test (APT) experiment at the Civil Infrastructure Laboratory (CISL) of Kansas State University aimed to determine the response and the failure mode of thin concrete overlays.

  16. Project Level Performance Database for Rigid Pavements in Texas, II

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-08-01

    Over the years, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has built a number of CRCP (continuously reinforced : concrete pavement) experimental sections to investigate the effects of design, materials, and construction variables on CRCP : struct...

  17. AASHO correlation study : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1971-09-01

    The application of the design concepts developed at the AASHO road test to Louisiana in-service pavements are presented. In order to correlate the level of performance determined at the road test with that of Louisiana pavements, present serviceabili...

  18. Measuring in situ mechanical properties of pavement subgrade soils

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1999-01-01

    This synthesis report will be of interest to pavement and geotechnical design and research engineers, geologists and engineering geologists, and similar laboratory personnel. It describes the current practice for measuring the in situ mechanical prop...

  19. Mechanistic design data from ODOT instrumented pavement sites : phase II report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-03-01

    This investigation examined data obtained from three previously-instrumented pavement test sites in Oregon. Data processing algorithms and templates were developed for each test site that facilitated full processing of all the data to build databases...

  20. International Guide to Highway Transportation Information: Volume 2 - Websites

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-10-01

    "This guide addresses the selection and use of axle loading defaults for Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) applications. The defaults were developed based on weigh-in-motion (WIM) data from the Long- Term Pavement Performance (LTPP)...

  1. Study of sealing practices for rigid pavement joints.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1971-01-01

    The joint sealing materials and the rigid pavement joint sealing practices employed by Virginia and other highway agencies were studied. The studies showed that Virginia's sealant and joint designs were in need of updating and that higher quality pou...

  2. Development of improved pavement rehabilitation procedures based on FWD backcalculation.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-01-01

    Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) overlays are among the most effective maintenance and rehabilitation : alternatives in improving the structural as well as functional performance of flexible pavements. HMA : overlay design procedures can be based on: (1) engine...

  3. 40 CFR 59.401 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... appurtenances, to portable buildings, to pavements, or to curbs. This definition excludes adhesives and coatings... for roofing, pavement sealing, or waterproofing that incorporates bitumens. Bitumens are black or...-component product. Conversion varnishes produce a hard, durable, clear finish designed for professional...

  4. 40 CFR 59.401 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... appurtenances, to portable buildings, to pavements, or to curbs. This definition excludes adhesives and coatings... for roofing, pavement sealing, or waterproofing that incorporates bitumens. Bitumens are black or...-component product. Conversion varnishes produce a hard, durable, clear finish designed for professional...

  5. 40 CFR 59.401 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... appurtenances, to portable buildings, to pavements, or to curbs. This definition excludes adhesives and coatings... for roofing, pavement sealing, or waterproofing that incorporates bitumens. Bitumens are black or...-component product. Conversion varnishes produce a hard, durable, clear finish designed for professional...

  6. 40 CFR 59.401 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... appurtenances, to portable buildings, to pavements, or to curbs. This definition excludes adhesives and coatings... for roofing, pavement sealing, or waterproofing that incorporates bitumens. Bitumens are black or...-component product. Conversion varnishes produce a hard, durable, clear finish designed for professional...

  7. 40 CFR 59.401 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... appurtenances, to portable buildings, to pavements, or to curbs. This definition excludes adhesives and coatings... for roofing, pavement sealing, or waterproofing that incorporates bitumens. Bitumens are black or...-component product. Conversion varnishes produce a hard, durable, clear finish designed for professional...

  8. St. Louis inlaid pavement marker survey.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-02-01

    This report presents results from a survey of a diverse group of motorists perceptions and opinions of inlaid pavement markers. Respondents participated in one of three ways: They (a) experienced the markers first-hand by driving a designated route w...

  9. Evaluation of hot in-place recycle.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-06-01

    This report documents the construction of hot in-place recycled (HIPR) pavement on SR 542. : HIPR is a process by which rehabilitation of the existing HMA pavement occurs on site in one : operation. HIPR project selection, mix design, construction an...

  10. Structural evaluation of asphalt pavements with full-depth reclaimed base.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-12-01

    Currently, MnDOT pavement design recommends granular equivalency, GE = 1.0 for non-stabilized full-depth : reclamation (FDR) material, which is equivalent to class 5 material. For stabilized full-depth reclamation (SFDR), : there was no guideline for...

  11. Mechanistic design data from ODOT instrumented pavement sites : phase 1 report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-03-01

    This investigation examined data obtained from three previously-instrumented pavement test sites in Oregon. Data processing algorithms and templates were developed for each test site that facilitated full processing of all the data to build databases...

  12. Measurements of dynamic and resilient moduli of roadway test sites.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-12-01

    This study developed a material input library of dynamic and resilient moduli of local : pavement materials for the Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) : implementation in Georgia. A database includes: 1) dynamic moduli of asphalt con...

  13. Evaluation of Grade 120 Granulated Ground blast Furnace Slag.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1999-06-01

    This study evaluates Grade 120 Granulated Ground Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS) and its effect on the properties of hydraulic cement concretes used in structural and pavement construction. Several mix designs, structural and pavement, were used for this ...

  14. Design of a bituminous mixture for perpetual pavement

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Gireesh Kumar, S.; Satya, J.; Mittal, Kratagya; Raju, Sridhar

    2018-03-01

    The flexible pavements with a design period of 50 years without requiring major structural rehabilitation and reconstructions are called as perpetual pavements. The present study aims at designing a high modulus Dense Bituminous Macadam (DBM) mixture for perpetual pavements using Industrial Grade (IG) bitumen in combination with Viscosity Grade (VG30) bitumen. Various blending combinations were tried and the ratio of 70:30 for IG: VG30 was found to fulfill the requirements. The modified Marshall hammer was used for the preparation of specimens, as the nominal size of aggregate was 25 mm. A comparative study on DBM mixture with VG30 alone and with IG: VG30 (70:30) was done and the Optimum Binder Contents obtained were 5.0 % and 5.3 % respectively at 4 % air voids. The water sensitivity tests were carried out on the bituminous specimens in accordance with AASHTO T 283 and the Indirect Tensile Strength (ITS) ratio obtained were 80.0 % and 98.3 % respectively for specimens with VG30 and IG: VG30. The stiffness modulus of DBM specimens with IG: VG30 bitumen was 3 times higher than DBM with VG30 bitumen.

  15. Design of the optical structure of airfield in-pavement LED runway edge lights

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Ma, Xiaodan; Yang, Jianhong; Peng, Jun; Li, Lei

    2017-02-01

    Airfield lighting system is an important aiding system of civil aviation airport that guarantees the taking off, landing, taxiing of airplanes at night, with low visibility, or under other complicated weather conditions. In-pavement LED runway edge lights, with the highest degree of light intensity, are the most important lights for safe civil aviation and are most difficult to design within airfield lighting system. With LED as the source of light and the secondary optical design as the core, in light of basic laws of Fresnel loss and total reflection and the principles of edge-ray etendue conservation and the conservation of energy to design major optical elements as lens, prism of the lamp, the in-pavement LED runway edge lights design successfully solves the designing problem of high-power, high-intensity LED airfield lights with narrow beam angle at closed environment. This success is of great significance for the improvement of LED airfield lighting system in China.

  16. Common Characteristics of Good and Poorly Performing PCC Pavements

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-01-01

    This report documents the analysis and findings of a study to identify the site conditions and design/construction features of concrete pavements (JPCP, JRCP, CRCP) that lead to good performance and those that lead to poor performance. Data from Long...

  17. Common Characteristics of Good and Poorly Performing AC Pavements

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1999-12-01

    This report documents the analysis and findings of a study to identify the site conditions and design/construction features of : flexible pavements that lead to good performance and those that lead to poor performance. Data from the Long Term Pavemen...

  18. Basic Concepts, Current Practices and Available Resources for Forensic Investigations on Pavements

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-01

    The purpose of the project, entitled Development of a Methodology for Identifying Pavement Design and Construction Data Needed to Support a Forensic Investigation," is to develop a database containing information useful in identifying the premature f...

  19. Impact of Truck Loading on Design and Analysis of Asphaltic Pavement Structures : Phase II

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-02-01

    In this study, Schaperys nonlinear viscoelastic constitutive model is implemented into the commercial finite element (FE) software ABAQUS via user defined subroutine (user material, or UMAT) to analyze asphalt pavement subjected to heavy truck loa...

  20. The development of performance prediction models for Virginia's interstate highway system.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1995-01-01

    Performance prediction models are a key component of any well-designed pavement management system. In this study, data compiled from the condition surveys conducted annually on Virginia's pavement network were used to develop prediction models for mo...

  1. Mobile geographic information system (GIS) solution for pavement condition surveys.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-06-28

    This report discusses the design and implementation of a software-based solution that will improve the data collection processes during the Pavement Condition Surveys (PCS) conducted by the State Materials Office (SMO) of the Florida Department of Tr...

  2. 23 CFR 626.1 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Purpose. 626.1 Section 626.1 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PAVEMENT POLICY § 626.1 Purpose. To set forth pavement design policy for Federal-aid highway projects. ...

  3. 23 CFR 668.109 - Eligibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... damages consisting primarily of eroded shoulders, filled ditches and culverts, pavement settlement, mud..., not related to the increased traffic volumes, such as mowing, maintaining drainage, pavement signing... limited in ER reimbursement to the cost of a new facility to current design standards of comparable...

  4. 23 CFR 924.11 - Implementation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ..., where applicable, for highway construction projects, 23 CFR part 172 for engineering and design services..., pavement markings, or installation of traffic signs, traffic lights, guardrails, impact attenuators... may amount up to 100 percent for projects for signing, pavement markings, active warning devices, and...

  5. 23 CFR 626.1 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Purpose. 626.1 Section 626.1 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PAVEMENT POLICY § 626.1 Purpose. To set forth pavement design policy for Federal-aid highway projects. ...

  6. 23 CFR 626.1 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Purpose. 626.1 Section 626.1 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PAVEMENT POLICY § 626.1 Purpose. To set forth pavement design policy for Federal-aid highway projects. ...

  7. 23 CFR 924.11 - Implementation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ..., where applicable, for highway construction projects, 23 CFR part 172 for engineering and design services..., pavement markings, or installation of traffic signs, traffic lights, guardrails, impact attenuators... may amount up to 100 percent for projects for signing, pavement markings, active warning devices, and...

  8. 23 CFR 668.109 - Eligibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... damages consisting primarily of eroded shoulders, filled ditches and culverts, pavement settlement, mud..., not related to the increased traffic volumes, such as mowing, maintaining drainage, pavement signing... limited in ER reimbursement to the cost of a new facility to current design standards of comparable...

  9. 23 CFR 668.109 - Eligibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... damages consisting primarily of eroded shoulders, filled ditches and culverts, pavement settlement, mud..., not related to the increased traffic volumes, such as mowing, maintaining drainage, pavement signing... limited in ER reimbursement to the cost of a new facility to current design standards of comparable...

  10. 23 CFR 626.1 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Purpose. 626.1 Section 626.1 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PAVEMENT POLICY § 626.1 Purpose. To set forth pavement design policy for Federal-aid highway projects. ...

  11. 23 CFR 668.109 - Eligibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... damages consisting primarily of eroded shoulders, filled ditches and culverts, pavement settlement, mud..., not related to the increased traffic volumes, such as mowing, maintaining drainage, pavement signing... limited in ER reimbursement to the cost of a new facility to current design standards of comparable...

  12. 23 CFR 668.109 - Eligibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... damages consisting primarily of eroded shoulders, filled ditches and culverts, pavement settlement, mud..., not related to the increased traffic volumes, such as mowing, maintaining drainage, pavement signing... limited in ER reimbursement to the cost of a new facility to current design standards of comparable...

  13. 23 CFR 924.11 - Implementation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ..., where applicable, for highway construction projects, 23 CFR part 172 for engineering and design services..., pavement markings, or installation of traffic signs, traffic lights, guardrails, impact attenuators... may amount up to 100 percent for projects for signing, pavement markings, active warning devices, and...

  14. 23 CFR 924.11 - Implementation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ..., where applicable, for highway construction projects, 23 CFR part 172 for engineering and design services..., pavement markings, or installation of traffic signs, traffic lights, guardrails, impact attenuators... may amount up to 100 percent for projects for signing, pavement markings, active warning devices, and...

  15. Permeable pavement research – Edison, New Jersey

    EPA Science Inventory

    These are the slides for the New York City Concrete Promotional Council Pervious Concrete Seminar presentation. The basis for the project, the monitoring design and some preliminary monitoring data from the permeable pavement parking lot at the Edison Environmental Center are pre...

  16. 23 CFR 626.1 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Purpose. 626.1 Section 626.1 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PAVEMENT POLICY § 626.1 Purpose. To set forth pavement design policy for Federal-aid highway projects. ...

  17. 23 CFR 924.11 - Implementation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ..., where applicable, for highway construction projects, 23 CFR part 172 for engineering and design services..., pavement markings, or installation of traffic signs, traffic lights, guardrails, impact attenuators... may amount up to 100 percent for projects for signing, pavement markings, active warning devices, and...

  18. Investigation into improved pavement curing materials and techniques : part 2 (phase III).

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2003-03-01

    Appropriate curing is important for concrete to obtain the designed properties. This research was conducted to evaluate the curing : effects of different curing materials and methods on pavement properties. At present the sprayed curing compound is a...

  19. PCR evaluation : considering transition from manual to semi-automated pavement distress collection and analysis.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-07-01

    This study is designed to assist the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) in determining : whether transitioning from manual to state-of the-practice semi-automated pavement distress : data collection is feasible and recommended. Statistical and ...

  20. Research notes : measuring the strain of the road.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2005-09-01

    This study will monitor the pavement structure to investigate if the assumptions used in a mechanistic-empirical design analysis are valid, or if adjustments are needed. The study will be assessing the reaction of the pavement structure to traffic lo...

  1. Mechanistic-empirical evaluation of the Mn/ROAD low volume road test sections.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-05-01

    The purpose of this study was to use Mn/ROAD mainline flexible pavement data to verify, refine, and modify the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Mechanistic-Empirical (M-E) based flexible pavement design procedures and concepts.

  2. Determining asphalt content for recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) materials.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2003-07-01

    The State of Oregon uses significant amounts of Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) in dense-graded mixes on State : highways. The design process for these mixes relies on accurately knowing the amount of asphalt cement in the RAP : materials being used....

  3. Evaluation of bonded concrete overlays over asphalt under accelerated loading : research project capsule.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-05-01

    The overall objective of this research study is to evaluate the structural performance and loadcarrying : capacity of bonded concrete overlay pavement structures through accelerated pavement : testing and document the experience of mix design and con...

  4. Subbase and subgrade performance investigation and design guidelines for concrete pavement.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-03-01

    The main issue associated with this research is if cheaper alternatives can be configured for subbase : construction. Subbase layers have certain functions that need to be fulfilled in order to assure adequate pavement : performance. One key aspect i...

  5. 2009 NJDOT FWD procedures manual.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-01-01

    A falling weight deflectometer (FWD) is a device designed to simulate deflection of a pavement surface caused by a fast-moving truck. The FWD generates a load pulse by dropping a weight onto the pavement surface. This load pulse is transmitted to the...

  6. Assessment of in-situ compaction degree of HMA pavement surface layers using GPR and novel dielectric properties-based algorithms

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Georgiou, Panos; Loizos, Fokion

    2015-04-01

    Field compaction of asphalt pavements is ultimately conducted to achieve layer(s) with suitable mechanical stability. However, the achieved degree of compaction has a significant influence on the performance of asphalt pavements. Providing all desirable mixture design characteristics without adequate compaction could lead to premature permanent deformation, excessive aging, and moisture damage; these distresses reduce the useful life of asphalt pavements. Hence, proper construction of an asphalt pavement is necessary to develop a long lasting roadway that will help minimize future maintenance. This goal is achieved by verifying and confirming that design specifications, in this case density specifications are met through the use of Quality Assurance (QA) practices. With respect to in-situ compaction degree of hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavement surface layers, nearly all agencies specify either cored samples or nuclear/ non nuclear density gauges to provide density measurement of the constructed pavement. Typically, a small number of spot tests (with either cores or nuclear gauges) are run and a judgment about the density level of the entire roadway is made based on the results of this spot testing. Unfortunately, density measurement from a small number of spots may not be representative of the density of the pavement mat. Hence, full coverage evaluation of compaction quality of the pavement mat is needed. The Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), as a Non Destructive Testing (NDT) technique, is an example of a non-intrusive technique that favors over the methods mentioned above for assessing compaction quality of asphalt pavements, since it allows measurement of all mat areas. Further, research studies in recent years have shown promising results with respect to its capability, coupled with the use of novel algorithms based on the dielectric properties of HMA, to predict the in-situ field density. In view of the above, field experimental surveys were conducted to assess the effectiveness of GPR methodology to estimate the in-situ compaction degree of several test sections. Moreover, considering also the field density results as obtained with traditional methods, comparative evaluation was conducted to assess the potential of using the GPR technique as a surrogate tool for pavement compaction quality purposes. Acknowledgements: This work has been inspired from publications of the COST action TU-1208 funded from EU.

  7. Dynamic Response of a Rigid Pavement Plate Based on an Inertial Soil

    PubMed Central

    Gibigaye, Mohamed; Yabi, Crespin Prudence; Alloba, I. Ezéchiel

    2016-01-01

    This work presents the dynamic response of a pavement plate resting on a soil whose inertia is taken into account in the design of pavements by rational methods. Thus, the pavement is modeled as a thin plate with finite dimensions, supported longitudinally by dowels and laterally by tie bars. The subgrade is modeled via Pasternak-Vlasov type (three-parameter type) foundation models and the moving traffic load is expressed as a concentrated dynamic load of harmonically varying magnitude, moving straight along the plate with a constant acceleration. The governing equation of the problem is solved using the modified Bolotin method for determining the natural frequencies and the wavenumbers of the system. The orthogonal properties of eigenfunctions are used to find the general solution of the problem. Considering the load over the center of the plate, the results showed that the deflections of the plate are maximum about the middle of the plate but are not null at its edges. It is therefore observed that the deflection decreased 18.33 percent when the inertia of the soil is taken into account. This result shows the possible economic gain when taking into account the inertia of soil in pavement dynamic design. PMID:27382639

  8. Dynamic Response of a Rigid Pavement Plate Based on an Inertial Soil.

    PubMed

    Gibigaye, Mohamed; Yabi, Crespin Prudence; Alloba, I Ezéchiel

    2016-01-01

    This work presents the dynamic response of a pavement plate resting on a soil whose inertia is taken into account in the design of pavements by rational methods. Thus, the pavement is modeled as a thin plate with finite dimensions, supported longitudinally by dowels and laterally by tie bars. The subgrade is modeled via Pasternak-Vlasov type (three-parameter type) foundation models and the moving traffic load is expressed as a concentrated dynamic load of harmonically varying magnitude, moving straight along the plate with a constant acceleration. The governing equation of the problem is solved using the modified Bolotin method for determining the natural frequencies and the wavenumbers of the system. The orthogonal properties of eigenfunctions are used to find the general solution of the problem. Considering the load over the center of the plate, the results showed that the deflections of the plate are maximum about the middle of the plate but are not null at its edges. It is therefore observed that the deflection decreased 18.33 percent when the inertia of the soil is taken into account. This result shows the possible economic gain when taking into account the inertia of soil in pavement dynamic design.

  9. Effects of Using Silica Fume and Polycarboxylate-Type Superplasticizer on Physical Properties of Cementitious Grout Mixtures for Semiflexible Pavement Surfacing

    PubMed Central

    Karim, Mohamed Rehan; Mahmud, Hilmi; Mashaan, Nuha S.; Katman, Herdayati; Husain, Nadiah Md

    2014-01-01

    Semi-flexible pavement surfacing is a composite pavement that utilizes the porous pavement structure of the flexible bituminous pavement, which is subsequently grouted with appropriate cementitious materials. This study aims to investigate the compressive strength, flexural strength, and workability performance of cementitious grout. The grout mixtures are designed to achieve high strength and maintain flow properties in order to allow the cement slurries to infiltrate easily through unfilled compacted skeletons. A paired-sample t-test was carried out to find out whether water/cement ratio, SP percentages, and use of silica fume influence the cementitious grout performance. The findings showed that the replacement of 5% silica fume with an adequate amount of superplasticizer and water/cement ratio was beneficial in improving the properties of the cementitious grout. PMID:24526911

  10. Effects of using silica fume and polycarboxylate-type superplasticizer on physical properties of cementitious grout mixtures for semiflexible pavement surfacing.

    PubMed

    Koting, Suhana; Karim, Mohamed Rehan; Mahmud, Hilmi; Mashaan, Nuha S; Ibrahim, Mohd Rasdan; Katman, Herdayati; Husain, Nadiah Md

    2014-01-01

    Semi-flexible pavement surfacing is a composite pavement that utilizes the porous pavement structure of the flexible bituminous pavement, which is subsequently grouted with appropriate cementitious materials. This study aims to investigate the compressive strength, flexural strength, and workability performance of cementitious grout. The grout mixtures are designed to achieve high strength and maintain flow properties in order to allow the cement slurries to infiltrate easily through unfilled compacted skeletons. A paired-sample t-test was carried out to find out whether water/cement ratio, SP percentages, and use of silica fume influence the cementitious grout performance. The findings showed that the replacement of 5% silica fume with an adequate amount of superplasticizer and water/cement ratio was beneficial in improving the properties of the cementitious grout.

  11. Study of a rehabilitated road using GPR and FWD

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Marecos, Vania; Fontul, Simona; de Lurdes Antunes, Maria; Solla, Mercedes; Pajewski, Lara

    2017-04-01

    This work focus on the structural evaluation of a rehabilitated road after the conclusion of the first phase of the improvement works. The activities developed in the study comprised the characterization of the pavement layers condition (before the application of the asphalt surface layer) and the prediction of the pavement bearing capacity (taking into account the contribution of the wearing course, to be placed in accordance with the project specifications). For this study two non-destructive tests (NDT) were combined: Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR). The original pavement was essentially composed by a granular layer treated with a bituminous emulsion. The main objectives of the rehabilitation works were the enlargement of the road platform in selected locations, with the construction of a new pavement, and also the reinforcement of the existing pavement to increase its bearing capacity. The FWD tests were performed to assess the bearing capacity of the pavement and were conducted along the outer wheel path, in both directions. The spacing between measurement points was 75 m and the applied impulse load was 50 kN. The results showed a great variability of the deflections measured along the section under study. A preliminary zonation of the pavement was carried out, and was latter adjusted based on the results of the GPR. To determine the thickness of the pavement layers a GPR survey was carried out using a 1.8 GHz antenna and a radar control unit SIR-20, both from GSSI. The GPR tests were performed continuously along the same line as the FWD tests. The GPR tests allowed for the identification of the different structures of the pavement, corresponding to the zones with the new pavement and the existing pavement with reinforcement. Some cores were extracted to calibrate the thickness of the GPR bituminous layers, to verify the conditions of adhesion between layers and also to perform laboratory tests to characterize the bituminous mixtures. Test pits were also carried out to calibrate the GPR thickness for the granular layers. It was concluded that the areas with higher deflections coincided with the new pavement areas. The GPR results showed that in the existing reinforced pavement zones the total thickness of the reinforcement layers were higher than design values. On the other hand, for the new pavement zones, it was observed lower thicknesses for the base and sub-base layers and also for the binder layer, in comparison with the design values. The results of the laboratory tests carried out on samples of the bituminous mixtures showed that, in general, those mixtures had percentages of bitumen and porosities above the expected values. Based on the tests carried out, pavement response models were established and their predictable load capacity was estimated. This abstract is a contribution to COST Action TU1208 Civil Engineering Applications of Ground Penetrating Radar.

  12. Cone penetrometer equipped with piezoelectric sensors for measurement of soil stiffness in highway pavement.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2005-11-01

    The stiffness (elastic modulus and shear modulus) and Poisson's ratio of the base and sublayers are important parameters in the design and quality assurance during construction of highway pavements. The new highway construction guide proposed by AASH...

  13. Pervious pavements - installation, operations and strength part 1 : pervious concrete.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-08-01

    Pervious pavement systems are now being recognized as a best management practice by the Environmental Protection Agency and the state of Florida. The pervious concrete system is designed to have enhanced pore sizes in the surface layer compared to co...

  14. Development of a semicircular bend (SCB) test method for performance testing of Nebraska asphalt mixtures.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-12-01

    Granted that most distresses in asphalt (flexible) concrete (AC) pavements are directly related to fracture, it becomes clear : that identifying and characterizing fracture properties of AC mixtures is a critical step towards a better pavement design...

  15. Investigation of the Asphalt Pavement Analyzer (APA) testing program in Nebraska.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-03-01

    The asphalt pavement analyzer (APA) has been widely used to evaluate hot-mix asphalt (HMA) rutting potential in mix : design and quality control-quality assurance (QC-QA) applications, because the APA testing and its data analyses are : relatively si...

  16. Comparison of permeable pavement types : hydrology, design, installation, maintenance and cost.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-01-13

    "WisDOTs regional storm water engineer for the Southeast Region is interested in developing a park-and-ride with : porous pavement, possibly with the PaveDrain brand of permeable block. Research was needed to determine how : well permeable pavemen...

  17. 23 CFR 772.9 - Traffic noise prediction.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ...) Average pavement type shall be used in the FHWA TNM for future noise level prediction unless a highway agency substantiates the use of a different pavement type for approval by the FHWA. (c) Noise contour... impact for the design year shall be used. ...

  18. Flexible and composite structures for premium pavements. Volume 1, Development of design procedure

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1980-11-01

    This document provides results of a detailed study to identify flexible and composite structures which will perform as zero-maintenance pavements. To accomplish this, the report identifies the major distress types which have seriously limited the mai...

  19. 23 CFR 772.9 - Traffic noise prediction.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ...) Average pavement type shall be used in the FHWA TNM for future noise level prediction unless a highway agency substantiates the use of a different pavement type for approval by the FHWA. (c) Noise contour... impact for the design year shall be used. ...

  20. 23 CFR 772.9 - Traffic noise prediction.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ...) Average pavement type shall be used in the FHWA TNM for future noise level prediction unless a highway agency substantiates the use of a different pavement type for approval by the FHWA. (c) Noise contour... impact for the design year shall be used. ...

  1. Impact of Truck Loading on Design and Analysis of Asphaltic Pavement Structures : Phase III

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-03-01

    This study investigated the impact of the realistic constitutive material behavior of asphalt layer (both nonlinear inelastic : and fracture) for the prediction of pavement performance. To this end, this study utilized a cohesive zone model to consid...

  2. Improved overlay tester for fatigue cracking resistance of asphalt mixtures.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-01-01

    Premature cracking of the asphalt concrete (AC) layer in flexible pavement is one of the major concerns of the pavement community. Over the past decade, AC mixes have been designed using the Hamburg wheel-tracking device to improve their rutting pote...

  3. Validation of the mix design process for cold in-place rehabilitation using foamed asphalt.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2007-06-01

    Asphalt pavement recycling has grown dramatically over the last few years as a viable : technology to rehabilitate existing asphalt pavements. Iowa's current Cold In-place : Recycling (CIR) practice utilizes a generic recipe specification to define t...

  4. Use of the asphalt pavement analyzer to study in-service asphalt mixture performance.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2004-12-30

    Permanent deformation or rutting is a major hot mix asphalt (HMA) performance distress. Implementation of the : Superior Performing Asphalt Pavement (Superpave) HMA mix design system was due, in part, to limit HMA rutting. : Along with the Superpave ...

  5. Use of the Asphalt Pavement Analyzer to study in-service asphalt mixture performance

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2004-12-30

    Permanent deformation or rutting is a major hot mix asphalt (HMA) performance distress. Implementation of the Superior Performing Asphalt Pavement (Superpave) HMA mix design system was due, in part, to limit HMA rutting. Along with the Superpave syst...

  6. Concrete pavement mixture design and analysis (MDA) guide specification for highway concrete pavements : commentary.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-10-01

    A guide specification and commentary have been prepared that lay out current state-of-the art thinking with respect to materials and : mixture selection, proportioning, and acceptance. These documents take into account the different environments, pra...

  7. Seasonal instrumentation of SHRP pavements, the Ohio State University : executive summary.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-06-11

    Environmental instruments to measure temperature, soil moisture and frost depth were installed at five test sections of the SHRP pavement project on U.S. 23 north of Delaware, Ohio. At three of these locations tensiometers, which a designed to measur...

  8. Seasonal instrumentation of SHRP pavements, the Ohio State University : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-09-01

    Environmental instruments to measure temperature, soil moisture and frost depth were installed at five test sections of the SHRP pavement project on U.S. 23 north of Delaware, Ohio. At three of these locations tensiometers, which a designed to measur...

  9. Moisture Content Numerical Simulation on Structural Damage of Hot Mix Asphaltic Pavement

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Abejide, O. S.; Mostafa, M. M. H.

    2017-06-01

    Considering the merits of road transportation in the economy and communication activities of the modern societies, it is imperative to design a safe, stable, efficient and cost effective road that will lead to increased economic development and growth of the South African nation. Although, the overarching effect of failed roads has in many ways led to increased travel time, loss of life and property; leading to reduced driver control on failed road sections (riding quality). Thus, time rate delamination of flexible pavement is a major focus of this study. Since structural collapse in a flexible pavement structure is caused by the evolution of different types of damage mechanisms; fatigue cracking, advanced crushing, temperature variation, and delamination. The effect of moisture content on HMA was analysed. The analysis from the multi-layered elastic model indicates that increase in moisture content in the underlying layer of HMA pavement results to increase in the strain of the individual layers and culminates to a decrease in the structural carrying capacity of the pavement with respect to number of load cycles that can be carried on the HMA pavement. This study shows a clear relationship between the moisture/saturation coefficient and the Elastic Modulus of the underlying geometric material layer properties of the pavement during the service life of the pavement.

  10. Developpement d'un catalogue de conception des chaussee pour les pays sub-sahariens

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Koubikana Pambou, Claude Hugo

    Pavement surface evaluation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) reveals severe, premature, and costly damages that require extensive maintenance. This is due to the limitations of tools used for pavement structural design as well as and the lack of the available calibration for the materials used. It is necessary to search for solutions for these failures and: * feed the discussion on durable roads for SSA area to meet the expectations of the trans- African highway projects of the new partnership for Africa (NEPAD); * provide simple and effective tools for pavement design and promote low cost for maintenance of road infrastructures; * provide users with functional and safety and durable road system. This catalogue, object and result of this work, was developed through a new tool for structural design (OCS-Chaussee), computed using Microsoft Excel worksheet. It uses iteration through empirical mechanics (ME) methods, applied to multilayer linear analysis using Odemark - Boussinesq method as a theoretical and conceptual basis for design pavement. The verification of obtained results was done with viscoelasticity assumption according Quijano's data (2010) and the pavement analysis software WINJULEA developed by US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and with the backcalculation's data from Varik and al. (2002) and local's data from South-African. The lifetime of each proposed roadway was estimated by using Asphalt Institute's transfer function and the Miner's law. It's hope that thoughtful use of this catalogue and the OCS- Chaussee will help advance reasonable road engineering solutions approaches, and training and make profitable budgets allocated to the construction and to road rehabilitation in Sub-Saharan Africa.

  11. Analysis of Load Stress for Asphalt Pavement of Lean Concrete Base

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Lijun, Suo; Xinwu, Wang

    The study revealed that whether it is early distresses in asphalt pavement or not depends largely on working performance of base. In the field of asphalt pavement, it is widely accepted that lean concrete base, compared with the general semi-rigid base, has better working performance, such as high strength and good eroding resistance. Problem of early distresses in asphalt pavement, which caused by more traffic loadings, can be settled effectively when lean concrete is used in asphalt pavement. Traffic loading is important parameter used in the analysis of the new pavement design. However, few studies have done extensive and intensive research on the load stress for asphalt pavement of lean concrete base. Because of that, it is necessary to study the load stress for the asphalt pavement. In the paper, first of all, three-dimension finite element model of the asphalt pavement is created for the aim of doing mechanical analysis for the asphalt pavement. And then, the two main objectives of this study are investigated. One is analysis for load stress of lean concrete base, and the other is analysis for load stress of asphalt surface. The results show that load stress of lean concrete base decreases, decrease and increase with increase of base's thickness, surface's thickness and ratio of base's modulus to foundation's modulus respectively. So far as the asphalt surface is concerned, maximum shearing stress, which is caused by load, is evident in asphalt surface which is located in transverse contraction joint of lean concrete base of asphalt pavement. Maximum shearing stress decrease, decrease, decrease and increase respectively with increase of the surface's modulus, the surface's thickness, base's thickness and ratio of base's modulus to foundation's modulus.

  12. Use of Ground Penetrating Radar at the FAA's National Airport Pavement Test Facility

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Injun, Song

    2015-04-01

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States has used a ground-coupled Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) at the National Airport Pavement Test Facility (NAPTF) since 2005. One of the primary objectives of the testing at the facility is to provide full-scale pavement response and failure information for use in airplane landing gear design and configuration studies. During the traffic testing at the facility, a GSSI GPR system was used to develop new procedures for monitoring Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) pavement density changes that is directly related to pavement failure. After reviewing current setups for data acquisition software and procedures for identifying different pavement layers, dielectric constant and pavement thickness were selected as dominant parameters controlling HMA properties provided by GPR. A new methodology showing HMA density changes in terms of dielectric constant variations, called dielectric sweep test, was developed and applied in full-scale pavement test. The dielectric constant changes were successfully monitored with increasing airplane traffic numbers. The changes were compared to pavement performance data (permanent deformation). The measured dielectric constants based on the known HMA thicknesses were also compared with computed dielectric constants using an equation from ASTM D4748-98 Standard Test Method for Determining the Thickness of Bound Pavement Layers Using Short-Pulse Radar. Six inches diameter cylindrical cores were taken after construction and traffic testing for the HMA layer bulk specific gravity. The measured bulk specific gravity was also compared to monitor HMA density changes caused by aircraft traffic conditions. Additionally this presentation will review the applications of the FAA's ground-coupled GPR on embedded rebar identification in concrete pavement, sewer pipes in soil, and gage identifications in 3D plots.

  13. Texas perpetual pavements : experience overview and the way forward.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-07-01

    Since 2001, the State of Texas has been designing and constructing perpetual pavements on some of its heavily : trafficked highways where the expected 20-year truck-traffic estimate of 18 kip ESALs is in excess of 30 million. To : date, there are 10 ...

  14. WIM scale calibration: a vital activity for LTPP sites

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-07-01

    Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) data are the foundation for new pavement designs for years to come. As such, data collected at LTPP test sites need to be as accurate and complete as possible. For the collection of truck weight data, this requir...

  15. Design of a post-tensioned prestressed concrete pavement, construction guidelines, and monitoring plan.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2003-08-01

    Prestressed Concrete Pavement (PCP) has been around for almost 60 years. Its application started in Europe in : the 1940s, and since then it has been applied with fair success in other countries, including the United States. : Domestic application of...

  16. Verification of job mix formula for Alaskan HMA.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-08-01

    Some asphalt pavement does not last as long as it should. Every year, a significant amount of money is spent by the state on : repairing and maintaining pavement, which raises the question: Are we getting the mix design we need? Since hot mix asphalt...

  17. Comprehensive Testing Guidelines to Increase Efficiency in INDOT Operations

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-08-01

    When INDOT designs a pavement project, the decision for QC/QA or nonQC/QA is made solely based on the quantity of pavement materials. However, the actual risk will vary depending on the severity of road conditions. The question is how to different...

  18. Comprehensive Testing Guidelines to Increase Efficiency in INDOT Operations

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-08-01

    When INDOT designs a pavement project, the decision for QC/QA or nonQC/QA is made solely based on the quantity of : pavement materials. However, the actual risk will vary depending on the severity of road conditions. The question is how : to diffe...

  19. Airport manager's guide for the maintenance of asphalt pavements of general aviation airports.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-01-01

    Hot asphalt pavement (HAP) is used as a surface material on many General Aviation : (GA) airports in California. Currently there are 251 public use airports in California. An : understanding of the proper design, construction and maintenance of the h...

  20. Design and development of data acquisition system for the Louisiana accelerated loading device : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1992-09-01

    The Louisiana Transportation Research Center has established a Pavement Research Facility (PRF). The core of the PRF is a testing machine that is capable of conducting full-scale simulated and accelerated load testing of pavement materials, construct...

  1. Performances of Metal Concentrations from Three Permeable Pavement Infiltrates

    EPA Science Inventory

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency designed and constructed a 4000-m2 parking lot in Edison, New Jersey in 2009. The parking lot is surfaced with three permeable pavements: permeable interlocking concrete pavers, pervious concrete, and porous asphalt. Water sampling was con...

  2. Comprehensive Testing Guidelines to Increase Efficiency in INDOT Operations : [Technical Summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-01-01

    When the Indiana Department of Transportation designs : a pavement project, a decision for QC/QA (Quality Control/ : Quality Assurance) or nonQC/QA is made solely : based on the quantity of pavement materials to be used : in the project. Once the ...

  3. User's guide: estimation of key PCC, base, subbase, and pavement engineering properties from routine tests and physical characteristics

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-08-01

    Material characterization is a critical component of modern day pavement analysis, design, construction, quality : control/quality assurance, management, and rehabilitation. At each stage during the life of a project, the influence of : several funda...

  4. Designing fine aggregate mixtures to evaluate fatigue crack-growth in asphalt mixtures.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-04-01

    Fatigue cracking is a significant form of pavement distress in flexible pavements. The properties of the : sand-asphalt mortars or fine aggregate matrix (FAM) can be used to characterize the evolution of fatigue : crack growth and self-healing in asp...

  5. Design and construction control guidance for chemically stabilized pavement base layers.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-12-01

    A laboratory and field study was conducted related to chemically stabilized pavement layers, which is also : referred to as soil-cement. Soil-cement practices within MDOT related to Class 9C soils used for base layers : were evaluated in this report....

  6. 23 CFR 626.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... applicable to this part. As used in this part: Pavement design means a project level activity where detailed... 23 Highways 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Definitions. 626.2 Section 626.2 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PAVEMENT POLICY...

  7. 23 CFR 626.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... applicable to this part. As used in this part: Pavement design means a project level activity where detailed... 23 Highways 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Definitions. 626.2 Section 626.2 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PAVEMENT POLICY...

  8. Design high water clearances for highway pavements : [executive summary].

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-01-01

    The majority of state roads in Florida are built using asphalt concrete surfaces. They are constructed in layers. The bottom layer consists of the native soil. The top layer is the surface course, or pavement. It is built upon one or more intermediat...

  9. 23 CFR 626.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... applicable to this part. As used in this part: Pavement design means a project level activity where detailed... 23 Highways 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Definitions. 626.2 Section 626.2 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PAVEMENT POLICY...

  10. Monitoring Strategies in Permeable Pavement Systems to Optimize Maintenance Scheduling

    EPA Science Inventory

    As the surface in a permeable pavement system clogs and performance decreases, maintenance is required to preserve the design function. Currently, guidance is limited for scheduling maintenance on an as needed basis. Previous research has shown that surface clogging in a permea...

  11. 23 CFR 626.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... applicable to this part. As used in this part: Pavement design means a project level activity where detailed... 23 Highways 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Definitions. 626.2 Section 626.2 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PAVEMENT POLICY...

  12. Monitoring Strategies in Permeable Pavement Systems to Optimize Maintenance Scheduling - abstract

    EPA Science Inventory

    As the surface in a permeable pavement system clogs and performance decreases, maintenance is required to preserve the design function. Currently, guidance is limited for scheduling maintenance on an as needed basis. Previous research has shown that surface clogging in a permea...

  13. 78 FR 3311 - Safety Enhancements, Certification of Airports

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-01-16

    ... the airport non-movement area, and (5) Requiring certificate holders to conduct pavement surface... (SMGCS). Non-Movement Area Safety Training... YES NO. Runway Pavement Surface Evaluation.. YES NO. In... 139 to host scheduled passenger carrying operations of an air carrier operating aircraft designed for...

  14. 23 CFR 626.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... applicable to this part. As used in this part: Pavement design means a project level activity where detailed... 23 Highways 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Definitions. 626.2 Section 626.2 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PAVEMENT POLICY...

  15. Implementation : Mitigation of High Sulfate Soils in Texas : Development of Design and Construction Guidelines

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-08-01

    Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) continues to experience pavement failures which are particularly evident in sites where high sulfate soils of 8000 ppm or higher predominate. Many of the recent pavement failures are attributed to sulfate-in...

  16. Texture, ride quality, and the uniformity of hot-mix asphalt pavements.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2005-01-01

    Two years ago, the author completed a study with researchers at Virginia Tech that was designed to develop a tool to measure and control segregation of hot-mix asphalt pavements. This earlier work focused on the application of high-speed texture meas...

  17. Generating enhanced site topography data to improve permeable pavement performance assessment methods - presentation

    EPA Science Inventory

    Permeable pavement surfaces are infiltration based stormwater control measures (SCM) commonly applied in parking lots to decrease impervious area and reduce runoff volume. Many are not optimally designed however, as little attention is given to draining a large enough contributin...

  18. Advanced road scene image segmentation and pavement evaluation using neural networks.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-01-01

    The current project, funded by MIOH-UTC for the period 9/1/2009-8/31/2010, continues our : efforts in designing an image processing based pavement inspection system for the : assessment of highway surface conditions. One of the most important tasks i...

  19. Effect of mineral additives on structure and properties of concrete for pavements

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Sobol, Khrystyna; Markiv, Taras; Hunyak, Oleksii

    2017-12-01

    Concrete pavements is an attractive alternative to asphalt pavements because of its lower cost and higher durability. Major contribution to sustainable development can be made by partial replacement of cement in concrete pavement with supplementary cementitious materials of different nature and origin. In this paper, the effect of natural zeolite and perlite additives in complex with chemical admixtures on the structure and properties of concrete for pavement was studied. Compressive and flexural strength test was used to study the mechanical behavior of designed concrete under load. Generally, the compressive strength of both control concrete and concrete containing mineral additives levels at the later ages of hardening. The microstructure analysis of concrete with mineral additives of different nature activity showed the formation of additional amount of hydration products such as tobermorite type calcium hydrosilicate which provide self-reinforcement of hardening concrete system.

  20. Asphalt pavement surfaces and asphalt mixtures. Transportation research record

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    NONE

    1996-12-31

    The papers in this volume, which deal with asphalt pavement surfaces and asphalt mixtures, should be of interest to state and local construction, design, materials, and research engineers as well as contractors and material producers. The papers in Part 1 include discussions of pavement smoothness specifications and skidding characteristics. The first four papers in Part 2 were submitted in response to a call for papers for a session at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board on low-temperature properties of hot-mix asphalt. The next eight are on the influence of volumetric and strength properties on the performance ofmore » hot-mix asphalt. In the following three papers, the topics covered are the complex modulus of asphalt concrete, cold in-place asphalt recycling, and polymer modification of asphalt pavements in Ontario. The last two papers were presented in a session on relationship of materials characterization to accelerated pavement performance testing.« less

  1. Application Research of Quality Control Technology of Asphalt Pavement based on GPS Intelligent

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Wang, Min; Gao, Bo; Shang, Fei; Wang, Tao

    2017-10-01

    Due to the difficulty of steel deck pavement asphalt layer compaction caused by the effect of the flexible supporting system (orthotropic steel deck plate), it is usually hard and difficult to control for the site compactness to reach the design goal. The intelligent compaction technology is based on GPS control technology and real-time acquisition of actual compaction tracks, and then forms a cloud maps of compaction times, which guide the roller operator to do the compaction in accordance with the design requirement to ensure the deck compaction technology and compaction quality. From the actual construction situation of actual bridge and checked data, the intelligent compaction technology is significant in guaranteeing the steel deck asphalt pavement compactness and quality stability.

  2. Stress Regression Analysis of Asphalt Concrete Deck Pavement Based on Orthogonal Experimental Design and Interlayer Contact

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Wang, Xuntao; Feng, Jianhu; Wang, Hu; Hong, Shidi; Zheng, Supei

    2018-03-01

    A three-dimensional finite element box girder bridge and its asphalt concrete deck pavement were established by ANSYS software, and the interlayer bonding condition of asphalt concrete deck pavement was assumed to be contact bonding condition. Orthogonal experimental design is used to arrange the testing plans of material parameters, and an evaluation of the effect of different material parameters in the mechanical response of asphalt concrete surface layer was conducted by multiple linear regression model and using the results from the finite element analysis. Results indicated that stress regression equations can well predict the stress of the asphalt concrete surface layer, and elastic modulus of waterproof layer has a significant influence on stress values of asphalt concrete surface layer.

  3. Potential of combined Water Sensitive Urban Design systems for salinity treatment in urban environments.

    PubMed

    Kazemi, Fatemeh; Golzarian, Mahmood Reza; Myers, Baden

    2018-03-01

    Water sensitive urban design and similar concepts often recommend a 'treatment train' is employed to improve stormwater quality. In this study, the capability of a combined permeable pavement and bioretention basin was examined with a view to developing a permeable pavement reservoir that can supplement the irrigation needs of a bioretention system in semi-arid climates. Salinity was a key study parameter due to published data on salinity in permeable pavement storage, and the potential to harvest water contaminated with de-icing salts. To conduct experiments, roofwater was collected from a roof in Adelaide, South Australia. Water was amended with NaCl to produce a control runoff (no added salt), a medium (500 mg/l) and a high (1500 mg/l) salinity runoff. Water was then run through the pavement into the storage reservoir and used to irrigate the bioretention system. Samples were collected from the roof, the pavement reservoir and the bioretention system outflow to determine whether significant water quality impacts occurred. Results show that while salinity levels increased significantly as water passed through the pavement and through the bioretention system, the increase was beneficial for irrigation purposes as it was from Ca and Mg ions thus reducing the sodium absorption ratio to levels considered 'good' for irrigation in accordance with several guidelines. Permeable paving increased pH of water and this effect was prominent when the initial salt concentration increased. The study shows that permeable pavements with underlying storage can be used to provide supplementary irrigation for bioretention systems, but high initial salt concentrations may present constraints on beneficial use of stormwater. Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

  4. Cone penetrometer equipped with piezoelectric sensors for measurement of soil stiffness in highway pavement : executive summary report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2005-11-01

    The stiffness (elastic modulus and shear modulus) and Poissons ratio of the base and : sublayers are important parameters in the design and quality assurance during construction of : highway pavements. During and after the construction of a paveme...

  5. Comparative evaluation of subgrade resilient modulus from non-destructive, in-situ, and laboratory methods : technical summary report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-09-01

    The Resilient Modulus (Mr) of pavement materials and subgrades is an important input : parameter for the design of pavement structures. The Repeated Loading Triaxial (RLT) test : typically determines Mr. However, the RLT test requires well trained pe...

  6. Evaluation of pavement design in Virginia based on layer deflections, subgrade and its moisture content.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1970-01-01

    In this investigation, the optimum structural strength contributed by a material to the overall strength of the pavement was studied for cases applicable to Virginia. The variables were (a) the modulus of elasticity or the thickness equivalency of th...

  7. Evaluation of precut transverse cracks for an asphalt concrete pavement in interior Alaska (Moose Creek - Richardson Highway).

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-08-01

    Road-width thermal cracks (major transverse cracks) are perhaps the most noticeable form of crack-related damage on AC pavements : throughout colder areas of Alaska. The main objective of this study is to recommend design strategies and construction ...

  8. 23 CFR 626.3 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Policy. 626.3 Section 626.3 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PAVEMENT POLICY § 626.3 Policy. Pavement shall be designed to accommodate current and predicted traffic needs in a safe, durable, and cost...

  9. 23 CFR 626.3 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Policy. 626.3 Section 626.3 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PAVEMENT POLICY § 626.3 Policy. Pavement shall be designed to accommodate current and predicted traffic needs in a safe, durable, and cost...

  10. 23 CFR 626.3 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Policy. 626.3 Section 626.3 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PAVEMENT POLICY § 626.3 Policy. Pavement shall be designed to accommodate current and predicted traffic needs in a safe, durable, and cost...

  11. 23 CFR 626.3 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Policy. 626.3 Section 626.3 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PAVEMENT POLICY § 626.3 Policy. Pavement shall be designed to accommodate current and predicted traffic needs in a safe, durable, and cost...

  12. 23 CFR 626.3 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Policy. 626.3 Section 626.3 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PAVEMENT POLICY § 626.3 Policy. Pavement shall be designed to accommodate current and predicted traffic needs in a safe, durable, and cost...

  13. Evaluation of binder aging and its influence in aging of hot mix asphalt concrete : literature review and experimental design.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-02-01

    Binder oxidation in pavements and its impact on pavement performance has been addressed by : numerous laboratory studies of binder oxidation chemistry, reaction kinetics, and hardening and its impact on : mixture fatigue. Studies also have included s...

  14. Evaluation of the WavTrac Expeditionary Mobility Matting System

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-04-01

    pavement applications. Designation D6951. West Conshohocken, PA: ASTM International. www.astm.org. Rushing, T. W., and J. F. Rowland. 2012. Comparison of...respective owners. The findings of this report are not to be construed as an official Department of the Army position unless so designated by other...The technical monitor was Jeb S. Tingle. The work was performed by the Airfields and Pavements Branch (APB) of the Engineering Systems and Materials

  15. Change in Stiffness of Pavement Layers in the Linear Discontinuous Deformation Area

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Grygierek, Marcin

    2017-10-01

    The underground mining exploitation causes deformations on the surface of the area which are classified as continuous or discontinuous. Mining deformations cause loosening or compression of the subsoil. Loosening has an impact on the reduction of the subsoil stiffness. As a result the reduction of subsoil stiffness causes loosening of construction layers built in that subsoil. Pavement is a specific case. If there happens to be loosening then the fatigue life of pavement is reduced and premature damages can be observed such as fatigue cracks or/and structural deformation. Discontinuous deformations are an especially interesting case. They not only cause the reduction of the stiffness of the subsoil and pavement layers but also cause rapid deterioration in roughness. Change of roughness is very dangerous especially on fast roads such as a highway. Lately there can be observed the so called linear discontinuous surface deformations in the lanes in the mining area. Unfortunately, the ‘in situ’ research, presenting experiments on the effect of linear discontinuous deformations on the pavement, is in short supply. It is especially crucial with regard to the design of pavement reinforcement and the specification of optimal length of the reinforced part of the road. The article presents the results of ‘in situ’ tests carried out on the chosen pavements where the so called linear discontinuous surface deformation has appeared. The genesis of the damage is connected with the underground mining exploitation. Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) has been used in researches. Measuring points were carried out with high frequency which helped to acquire a very interesting distribution of deflections. The distribution of deflections well shows the impact of linear discontinuous deformation on the changes in stiffness pavement layers. In the analysis of data from FWD there has been used back calculation which worked modulus of layers out. The results of researches and analysis have allowed to specify the scale of stiffness reduction of subsoil and pavement layers and, above all, to specify a minimal area of reinforcement. Therefore, the results of the analysis can be very helpful in determining the range of reinforcement as well as designing reinforcement. Of course, researches should be continued for better knowledge about the impact of discontinuous deformations on pavement.

  16. Quantifying Evaporation in a Permeable Pavement System ...

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Studies quantifying evaporation from permeable pavement systems are limited to a few laboratory studies and one field application. This research quantifies evaporation for a larger-scale field application by measuring the water balance from lined permeable pavement sections. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) constructed a 0.4-ha parking lot in Edison, NJ, that incorporated three different permeable pavement types in the parking lanes – permeable interlocking concrete pavers (PICP), pervious concrete (PC), and porous asphalt (PA). An impermeable liner installed 0.4 m below the driving surface in four 11.6-m by 4.74-m sections per each pavement type captures all infiltrating water and routes it to collection tanks that can contain events up to 38 mm. Each section has a design impervious area to permeable pavement area ratio of 0.66:1. Pressure transducers installed in the underdrain collection tanks measured water level for 24 months. Level was converted to volume using depth-to-volume ratios for individual collection tanks. Using a water balance approach, the measured infiltrate volume was compared to rainfall volume on an event-basis to determine the rainfall retained in the pavement strata and underlying aggregate. Evaporation since the previous event created additional storage in the pavement and aggregate layers. Events were divided into three groups based on antecedent dry period (ADP) and three, four-month categories of potential e

  17. Lime utilization in the laboratory, field, and design of pavement layers : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-01-01

    The objective of this study was to review and report the best practices of using lime (i.e., granulated lime, hydrated lime, and slurry lime) to dry soil, in working tables, and in pavement applications. The project also reviewed and documented the i...

  18. Investigation of Use of Slag Aggregates and Slag Cements in Concrete Pavements to Reduce the Maintenance Cost

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-12-01

    The objective of this research was to evaluate the influence of using the ACBFS aggregate (slag aggregate) as a replacement for natural aggregates on the properties of pavement concrete designed to meet the standard specifications of the Indiana Depa...

  19. Evaluation of the fatigue and toughness of fiber reinforced concrete for use as a new highway pavement design : tech summary.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-04-01

    This study presents the fi rst approach to develop a new concrete pavement structure reinforced only with fi bers. This : research will identify probable combinations of fi bers (dosage and length combinations) that will adequately perform : in repea...

  20. Determination and prioritization of MoDOT geotechnical related problems with emphasis on effectiveness of design for bridge approach slabs and pavement edge drains

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2003-01-01

    Surveys, interviews and site visits were used to identify, observe and document geotechnical-related problems in Missouri DOT infrastructure. Documented issues were evaluated and prioritized. Additional attention was focused on Pavement Edge Drains a...

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