IMPLEMENTATION OF A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO PAVEMENT DESIGN (ABRIDGMENT)

A systems analysis model for pavements has been implemented in Florida, Kansas, and Louisiana. A computer program for the design of flexible pavements using the AASHO Interim Guide as a structural subsystem has been developed and can be implemented within any state. It incorporates most of the major variable involved in pavement design in a realistic way. Revisions required to accommodate the unique factors of each state can usually be made with a minimum of reprogramming effort. Collateral improvements such as construction cost simulation and pavement feedback data systems are required to provide reliable input data and, in the long run, to verify the assumptions made in design.

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  • Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Theory of Pavement Design. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Lytton, Robert L
  • McFarland, W Frank
• Conference:
  • 53rd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1974-1-21 to 1974-1-25
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 58-62
• Monograph Title: Pavement design and management systems
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 512
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Construction; Costs; Design; Flexible pavements; Mathematical models; Optimization; Overlays (Pavements); Pavement design; Pavement management systems; Subsystems; Systems analysis; Thickness
• Identifier Terms: AASHO Road Test
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs; Models
• Old TRIS Terms: Optimum design
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Finance; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00081401
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309023564
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Mar 26 1975 12:00AM