Guidelines for Developing Input Parameters of Enhanced VESYS5 Program

VESYS5 is a probabilistic and mechanistic flexible pavement analysis computer program. It predicts asphalt pavement performance [rutting, fatigue cracking, present serviceability index (PSI), etc.] over time. Also, it has been successfully used to analyze asphalt pavement performance under field traffic and under accelerated pavement testing loads. In the past year the Texas Transportation Institute has upgraded and enhanced the VESYS5 program to the Windows version with user-friendly input and output interfaces. This report documents the guidelines for developing the input parameters for the enhanced VESYS5 program.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Project Title: Model Calibrations with Local ATP Data and Implementation for Focused Solutions to NAFTA Problems.
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Implementation Office, P.O. Box 5080
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5080

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Zhou, Fujie
  • Scullion, Tom
• Publication Date: 2004-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 52p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accelerated tests; Asphalt pavements; Computer programs; Fatigue (Mechanics); Flexible pavements; Guidelines; Pavement cracking; Pavement performance; Rutting; Traffic loads
• Identifier Terms: VESYS5 (Computer program)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Input parameters; Present serviceability index
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01000943
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-05/9-1502-01-P5, Product 9-1502-01-P5
• Contract Numbers: Project 9-1502-01
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 13 2005 3:24PM