Developing the "Mechanistic–Empirical Pavement Design Guide"

The "Mechanistic–Empirical Pavement Design Guide" (MEPDG) incorporates the design methodology developed under National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 1-37A, Guide for the Design of New and Rehabilitated Pavement Structures, by ERES Consultants, Inc. (later part of Applied Research Associates, Inc.), with Arizona State University as a subcontractor. The pavement design methodology is based on engineering mechanics and validated with extensive road test performance data. The MEPDG design procedure relates the pavement thickness and the material properties to performance. The more detailed characterization of traffic generates a more accurate estimate of its effect on performance. The pavement can be engineered to address particular distress types. Version 2.0 of the MEPDG software is expected to be available in early 2011.

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  http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/164641.aspx
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• Authors:
  • Hanna, Amir N
• Publication Date: 2010-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: p 35
• Serial:
  • TR News
  • Issue Number: 271
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0738-6826

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Pavement design; Pavement performance; Properties of materials; Software; Thickness
• Identifier Terms: Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01329065
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Feb 10 2011 4:00PM