COMPUTER ASSISTED PAVEMENT

A fifty year life is predicted for an experimental road in California because of its radically different pavement design. It uses conventional asphalt roadway materials but in a way that develops maximum beam-like action with internal drainage and its own weatherproofing. The high performance Contained Rock Asphalt Mat (CRAM) is designed with computer assistance to develop an optimum structural section that yields maximum long term performance with minimum capital cost. The placing of the CRAM pavement (in 4 layers) is described, and the CRAM and conventional pavements are compared. The several benefits offered by the CRAM pavement are listed, and concerns raised by this pavement are noted.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Miller, E J
  • Richter, H H
• Publication Date: 1986-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 75-77
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 56
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Computer aided design; Construction; Costs; Drainage; Pavement design; Pavement performance; Pavements; Service life; Weatherproofing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs
• Old TRIS Terms: Pavement life
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Finance; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00459470
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1986 12:00AM