(Ebook) Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide - A Manual of Practice by AASHTO, Austin Hughes ISBN 9780080522043, 9780750647182, 9781560514237, 0080522041, 0750647183, 156051423X

(Ebook) Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide - A Manual of Practice by AASHTO, Austin Hughes ISBN 9780080522043, 9780750647182, 9781560514237, 0080522041, 0750647183, 156051423X

This manual provides the highway community with a state-of-the-practice analysis tool for evaluating pavement structures using mechanistic-empirical principles, using project specific traffic, climate, and materials data for estimating damage accumulation over a specified pavement service life. This manual is applicable to designs for new, reconstructed, and rehabilitated flexible, rigid, and semi-rigid pavements. Performance and distress predictions models are used to aid the pavement designer in determining the desired pavement section. Content: Front Matter • List of Figures • List of Tables • Preface • Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Referenced Documents and Standards 3. Significance and Use of the MEPDG 4. Terminology and Definition of Terms 5. Performance Indicator Prediction Methodologies 6. Hierarchical Input Levels - Deciding on the Input Level 7. General Project Information 8. Selecting Design Criteria and Reliability Level 9. Determining Site Conditions and Factors 10. Pavement Evaluation for Rehabilitation Design 11. Determination of Material Properties for New Paving Materials 12. Pavement Design Strategies 13. Rehabilitation Design Strategies 14. Interpretation and Analysis of the Trial Design Appendix: Getting Started with the MEPDG Abbreviations and Terms Index