A METHOD OF RELATING FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE TO DESIGN

AT THE CONCLUSION OF NEW YORK STATE'S COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE, THE DATA WERE FOUND TO BE READILY ADAPTABLE TO ESTABLISHING DESIGN PROCEDURES. THE INFORMATION PRESENTED CONSISTS OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PERFORMANCE AND SEVERAL USE AND DESIGN FACTORS ON 145 PAVEMENTS WITH ASPHALT CONCRETE BASE COURSES. SINCE ALL PAVEMENTS CONTAINED THE SAME MATERIALS, THE DESIGN VARIABLE USED IS THICKNESS. THE USE FACTORS CONSIDERED ARE THOSE THAT EMERGED AS THE PRIME REDUCERS OF PAVEMENT SERVICEABILITY--AGE AND TRAFFIC. CLIMATE, IN THE FORM OF FREEZING INDEX, IS ALSO TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. A THEORETICAL DESIGN CHART, WHICH BRINGS ALL THE FACTORS TOGETHER, IS ALSO PRESENTED. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  New York State Department of Transportation

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  Albany, NY  United States  12232

  Federal Highway Administration

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  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Vyce, J M
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt concrete; Base course (Pavements); Climate; Flexible pavements; Pavement performance; Serviceability; Thickness
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00206461
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Study No 261
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 24 1972 12:00AM