FULL-SCALE ACCELERATED PAVEMENT TESTING FOR THE TEXAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

In 1988 the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation initiated a study to develop a strategy to acquire a mobile accelerated pavement testing device. Many methods were evaluated, and the mobile load simulator (MLS) was selected for future application on pavements in Texas. The MLS, for which a provisional patent exists, incorporates a method of accelerated load application different from existing mobile accelerated pavement testers. A higher degree of traffic simulation and much higher production rates are attainable with the proposed MLS. The role of accelerated pavement testing in Texas and the degree of real traffic simulation of the proposed MLS are evaluated. A methodology for including environmental effects in accelerated pavement testing is presented.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1293, Backcalculation of Pavement Moduli 1991. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Hugo, Frederick
  • McCullough, B Frank
  • van der Walt, Barry
• Publication Date: 1991

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 52-60
• Monograph Title: Backcalculation of pavement moduli
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1293
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accelerated tests; Environmental impacts; Loads; Pavements; Simulation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Mobile load simulator
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00615729
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309051010
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 30 1991 12:00AM