Implementing the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (TR-509)

Project Details
STATUS

Completed

START DATE

11/01/03

END DATE

06/30/05

RESEARCH CENTERS InTrans, CTRE, PROSPER
SPONSORS

Iowa Highway Research Board

Researchers
Principal Investigator
Brian Coree
Co-Principal Investigator
Halil Ceylan

Director, PROSPER

Co-Principal Investigator
Dale Harrington
Student Researcher(s)
Alper Guclu
Sung Hwan Kim

About the research

The current 1993 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Pavement Design Guide is based on the empirical interpretation of the results of the 1960 AASHTO Road Test. With the release of the new Mechanistic-Empirical (M-E) Pavement Design Guide, pavement design has taken a ?quantum? leap forward.

Implementation Plan: In order to effectively and efficiently transition to the M-E Pavement Design Guide, state DOTs need a detailed implementation and training strategy. This document is a plan for the M-E Pavement Design Guide to be implemented in Iowa.

Technical Report: This report seeks to outline the technical aspects of the new MEPDG. Full detail is essentially impossible and impractical, since the release of the MEPDG was accompanied by eighteen volumes of technical justification and background. Consequently, this report seeks only to provide a potential user with a practical understanding of the workings of the new guide, with only sufficient technical depth to aid in understanding.

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