KEYNOTE PAPER: DESIGN PHILOSOPHY. UNBOUND AGGREGATES IN ROADS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 3RD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM, APRIL 11-13, 1989

This paper discusses the theory behind the design of flexible pavements, with special reference to the role of unbound granular materials. Some widely used emphirical and mechanistic pavement design procedures are discussed first. These include the TRRL (Transport and Road Research Laboratory) method, the AASHTO method (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials), the German Method and the Shell method. The limitations of such methods for incorporating granular materials in the design are then discussed. Methods for improving both the testing and modelling (both of granular material and of pavements made of such material) of pavements so that granular materials can be taken into account are then discussed. The limitations of such methods are emphasized. The necessity for in service validation of pavement design is also emphasized. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 827698.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Butterworths and Company Publishers, Limited

  Borough Green
  Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 8PH,   England 
• Authors:
  • SWEERE, GTH
• Publication Date: 1989-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 239-252
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Butterworth and Company, Limited
  • Publisher: Butterworths and Company Publishers, Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accuracy; Aggregates; Evaluation and assessment; Granular materials; Mathematical models; Pavement design
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00604621
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0-408-04355-5
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1991 12:00AM