Testing Protocol, Data Storage, and Recalibration for Pavement-ME Design

This study focuses on calibrating and validating performance models for pavement in Michigan and provides testing protocols for field and laboratory material testing. The research team selected various new and rehabilitation projects for flexible and rigid pavements to evaluate previous calibration efforts, verify global models in the Pavement-ME (mechanistic-empirical), perform local calibration, and provide suitable calibration coefficients for different pavement types. The Report documents the calibration results, input data, future local calibration guidelines, and data needs. The study estimated the resilient moduli of different pavement layers using various field and lab tests. The laboratory-determined median subgrade moduli range between 12 to 17 ksi, while the subbase moduli range between 15 to 25 ksi. Falling weight deflectometer (FWD) data analyses resulted in the highest moduli values, whereas lightweight deflectometer (LWD) resulted in the lowest ones for all pavement layers. The surface absorptivity data collected showed a difference between old and new hot mix asphalt (HMA) and portland concrete cement (PCC) layers. The material characterizations for HMA, PCC, and unbound materials validated the design values used for various pavement layers. Finally, the study includes the protocols for in-situ testing frequency and material sampling quantity and frequency for collecting material library data in the future.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/-/media/Project/Websites/MDOT/Programs/Research-Administration/Final-Reports/SPR-1723-Report.pdf?rev=76658bf4422045818a903bc0b662cbc8&hash=C765E0BA834B2140CAD199D0A78EA015
• Summary URL:
  • https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/programs/research/research-projects/recently-completed-projects/spr-1723
• Summary URL:
  • https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/-/media/Project/Websites/MDOT/Programs/Research-Administration/Research-Spotlights/SPR-1723-Spotlight.pdf?rev=0f5c0f48f5a94211930fccf72315697c&hash=9234FE348D6E1D8263111DB29886339A
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73110
• Corporate Authors:

  Michigan State University, East Lansing

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  East Lansing, MI  United States  48824

  Michigan Department of Transportation

  Lansing, MI  United States  48909

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Haider, Syed Waqar
  • Kutay, M Emin
  • Cetin, Bora
  • Singh, Rahul Raj
  • Muslim, Hamad Bin
  • Santos, Celso
  • You, Zhanping
  • Jin, Dongzhao
  • Xin, Kai
  • Hansen, Will
  • Zhong, Yuguo
• Publication Date: 2023-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 293p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calibration; Mechanistic-empirical pavement design; Modulus of resilience; Pavement performance; Test procedures
• Geographic Terms: Michigan
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01906507
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SPR-1723
• Contract Numbers: 2020-0235
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 31 2024 9:11AM