MUNICIPAL FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT DESIGN AND LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM. SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF ASPHALT PAVEMENTS, VOLUME I, PROCEEDINGS, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, JULY 13-17, 1987, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

A municipal flexible pavement design and life cycle cost analysis system (MFPS) for city streets is presented. The computer program structure is reported to show system capabilities and flow. Input variables are listed to show the thorough consideration of design. A number of designs for City of Austin, Texas streets using traditional methods are compared with those made by the MFPS program. Design strategies can consider special urban street conditions such as curb and gutter costs, milling and inlaying for future rehabilitation work, roadbed soil excavation to maintain lot grades and the effect of roadbed soil stabilization on construction costs. The use of non-destructive Dynaflect deflection testing to determine the stiffness coefficients of existing pavements and roadbed soils is described.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

  Department of Civil Engineering
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109
• Authors:
  • Carmichael III, R F
  • Seeds, S B
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 807-822
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Michigan University, Ann Arbor
  • Publisher: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt pavements; Computer programs; Conferences; Costs; Deflection; Dynaflect; Flexible pavements; Life cycle analysis; Life cycle costing; Pavement design; Stiffness; Streets
• Old TRIS Terms: Dynaflect deflections
• Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00485644
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1989 12:00AM