THICKNESS DESIGN. ASPHALT PAVEMENTS FOR HIGHWAYS AND STREETS

This manual presents a structural thickness design procedure for pavements utilizing asphalt cement or emulsified asphalt in all, or part, of the structure. Included are various combinations of asphalt concrete surface, emulsified asphalt surface (with surface treatment), asphalt concrete base, emulsified asphalt base, and untreated aggregate base or subbase. Guidelines are offered for defining subgrade properties, material properties, and traffic values required for the selection of appropriate thicknesses of the pavement layers. In addition, there are procedures for stage construction design and economic analysis. This report also includes recommended compaction requirements.

  • Corporate Authors:

    Asphalt Institute

    2696 Research Park Drive
    Lexington, KY  United States  40511-8480
  • Publication Date: 1991-2

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; Tables;
  • Pagination: 98 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00605402
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: MS-1
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Mar 31 1991 12:00AM