Pavement Design and Management

  1. Flexible Pavement Design
    1. Design Principles
      1. Layered System Theory
        1. Elastic Layer Theory
          1. Stress and Strain Analysis
            1. Critical Response Locations
            2. Stress-Strain Analysis in Layered Systems
              1. Boussinesq Theory
                1. Multi-Layer Analysis
                  1. Computer Programs
                  2. Failure Criteria
                    1. Fatigue Cracking
                      1. Bottom-Up Cracking
                        1. Top-Down Cracking
                          1. Fatigue Laws
                          2. Rutting (Permanent Deformation)
                            1. Subgrade Rutting
                              1. AC Layer Rutting
                                1. Rutting Models
                                2. Low-Temperature Cracking
                                  1. Thermal Cracking
                                    1. Cracking Mechanisms
                                3. Empirical Design Methods
                                  1. AASHTO 1993 Design Guide
                                    1. Design Inputs
                                      1. Traffic Data
                                        1. ESAL Calculations
                                          1. Traffic Projections
                                          2. Subgrade Properties
                                            1. Resilient Modulus
                                              1. CBR Correlations
                                              2. Climate Data
                                                1. Regional Factors
                                                  1. Environmental Coefficients
                                                2. Structural Number (SN) Concept
                                                  1. Layer Coefficient Determination
                                                    1. Surface Layer Coefficients
                                                      1. Base Layer Coefficients
                                                        1. Subbase Layer Coefficients
                                                        2. Drainage Coefficient
                                                          1. Drainage Quality
                                                            1. Moisture Exposure
                                                          2. Reliability and Serviceability Concepts
                                                            1. Reliability Levels
                                                              1. Standard Deviation
                                                                1. Serviceability Loss
                                                              2. Other Empirical Methods
                                                                1. Asphalt Institute Method
                                                                  1. Design Charts
                                                                    1. Thickness Requirements
                                                                2. Mechanistic-Empirical (M-E) Design
                                                                  1. Framework and Principles
                                                                    1. Mechanistic Analysis
                                                                      1. Structural Response Calculation
                                                                        1. Critical Pavement Responses
                                                                        2. Empirical Calibration
                                                                          1. Performance Models
                                                                            1. Calibration Factors
                                                                          2. AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design
                                                                            1. Inputs
                                                                              1. Traffic
                                                                                1. Axle Load Spectra
                                                                                  1. Traffic Growth
                                                                                    1. Seasonal Variations
                                                                                    2. Climate
                                                                                      1. Temperature Data
                                                                                        1. Precipitation Data
                                                                                          1. Humidity Data
                                                                                          2. Materials
                                                                                            1. Dynamic Modulus
                                                                                              1. Creep Compliance
                                                                                                1. Thermal Properties
                                                                                              2. Structural Response Models
                                                                                                1. Layered Elastic Analysis
                                                                                                  1. Viscoelastic Analysis
                                                                                                    1. Temperature Effects
                                                                                                    2. Performance Prediction Models
                                                                                                      1. Cracking
                                                                                                        1. Alligator Cracking
                                                                                                          1. Longitudinal Cracking
                                                                                                            1. Thermal Cracking
                                                                                                            2. Rutting
                                                                                                              1. AC Rutting
                                                                                                                1. Total Rutting
                                                                                                                2. Roughness
                                                                                                                  1. IRI Prediction
                                                                                                                    1. Smoothness Loss
                                                                                                                3. Calibration and Local Adaptation
                                                                                                                  1. Local Calibration Procedures
                                                                                                                    1. Validation Studies
                                                                                                                      1. Bias Corrections
                                                                                                                    2. Low-Volume Road Design
                                                                                                                      1. Design Considerations
                                                                                                                        1. Traffic Characteristics
                                                                                                                          1. Economic Constraints
                                                                                                                            1. Maintenance Capabilities
                                                                                                                            2. Material Selection
                                                                                                                              1. Local Materials
                                                                                                                                1. Stabilization Options
                                                                                                                                  1. Alternative Surfaces
                                                                                                                                  2. Cost-Effectiveness
                                                                                                                                    1. Life-Cycle Considerations
                                                                                                                                      1. Maintenance Requirements
                                                                                                                                        1. Performance Expectations

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