SIMPLIFIED RATIONAL PAVEMENT DESIGN PROCEDURE FOR LOW-VOLUME ROADS

Computerized pavement-management systems are excellent tools for designing and managing road pavements. However, in some instances, it is necessary to do pavement design analysis with a limited amount of time, resources, and input information. For this reason, a simplified pavement design procedure has been developed. This simplified procedure uses subgrade strain to predict applications to failure by using the performance concepts of the present serviceability index. For aggregate-surfaced roads, additional design criteria are rutting and aggregate loss. The designer has the capability to consider seasonal variation of pavement materials by characterizing the materials with the resilient modulus. Sample problems are given for an aggregate-surfaced and a bituminous-surfaced road. It is felt that this design method can be particularly useful to engineers in developing countries, where resource constraints and practicality may prevent the use of more complicated procedures. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Luhr, David R
  • McCullough, B Frank
  • Pelzner, Adrian
• Conference:
  • Third International Conference on Low-Volume Roads
  • Location: Tempe Arizona, United States
  • Date: 1983-7-24 to 1983-7-28
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 202-206
• Monograph Title: LOW-VOLUME ROADS: THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, 1983
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 898
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Building materials; Design methods; Losses; Low volume roads; Modulus of resilience; Pavement design; Ruts (Pavements); Seasons; Strain (Mechanics); Subgrade (Pavements)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rut; Seasonal variations
• Old TRIS Terms: Strains
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00376548
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309035112
• Report/Paper Numbers: N908
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 30 1983 12:00AM