Implementation of the AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide and Software (2014) / Chapter Skim
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5 INTRODUCTION This chapter briefly describes the MEPDG (AASHTO 2008) , the AASHTO Guide for the Local Calibration of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG Local Calibration Guide)
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6 The inputs levels included in the MEPDG are as follows (AASHTO 2008) : Level 1.
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7 • Longitudinal cracking model -- NCHRP Project 1-52, A Mechanistic-Empirical Model for Top-Down Cracking of Asphalt Pavement Layers [http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/ TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp? ProjectID=3152]
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8 • Determine the bias for each performance prediction model (i.e., hypothesis testing)
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9 AASHTOWare PAVEMENT ME DESIGN™ The ability to conduct the analysis described in the MEPDG without the aid of a computer program would be extremely time-consuming, if even possible. As previously noted, one of the products of the NCHRP 1-37A project was accompanying rudimentary software.
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10 cracking, concrete curling)
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11 include important concrete pavement design details, including subgrade preparation, base selection, drainage design, thickness design, joint design, and shoulder characterization. The course explains how to select the proper details to enhance structural performance.
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