NEW SWEDISH PAVEMENT DESIGN MODEL

This paper describes the current development status of a new Swedish mechanistic road design model. This consists of a main model and nine sub-models which, in their final version, should be able to describe the longitudinal and transverse deterioration of the road in terms of bearing capacity, frost/thaw, moisture penetration, wear, friction, noise emission, vehicle-wheel-road, climate and adaptive design process. The sub-models have been developed in partnership between four institutes of technology and the national Road and Transport Research Institute, and work has begun on extending this collaboration to the international level. Implementation factors include the recently introduced Swedish code for road design, education of road design engineers, a system of performance values, a programme to introduce new methods and technology, and regional co-operation in a new research and innovation centre. For the covering abstract see ITRD E119486.

• Corporate Authors:

  Lisbon Technical University

  Avenido Rovisco Pais
  Lisbon,   Portugal  1049-001
• Authors:
  • PIAU, J-M(CH)
  • Hornych, P
  • Huvstig, A
• Conference:
  • MODELLING OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS. WORKSHOP 2 AT 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE BEARING CAPACITY OF ROADS, RAILWAYS AND AIRFIELDS, 21 JUNE 2002, IST, LISBON
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 133-7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Deterioration; Development; Finite element method; Partnerships; Pavement design; Specifications
• Geographic Terms: Sweden
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 5255: Deterioration; 9013: Development; 6490: Finite element method; 219: Partnership; 3055: Pavement design; 177: Specifications; 8109: Sweden
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00967774
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jan 13 2004 12:00AM