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      <title>Standardizing Lightweight Deflectometer Measurements for QA and Modulus Determination in Unbound Bases and Subgrades</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The primary objective of this study is to provide State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and local government engineers with a practical and theoretically sound methodology for the evaluation of in-place elastic modulus of unbound layers, subgrades, and other earthwork from Lightweight Deflectometer (LWD) field test data. This will require the development of techniques to fully account for: (1) the influence of moisture suction pressures on LWD measurements; (2) the differences in the LWD induced stress states/strain levels and the stress states/strain levels induced by construction equipment and long term traffic loads; and (3) the effects of layering on LWD measurements when testing on finite-thickness layers (e.g., base or subbase over subgrade) vs. half-space conditions (e.g., subgrade). The test standards and analysis methodologies developed in this study will enable agencies to: (a) use LWDs with confidence for construction quality assurance (QA); (b) develop catalogs of appropriate design modulus values for use in pavement structural design, specifically in the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide, (MEPDG) and its companion DARWin-ME software; and (c) reduce recurring annual costs associated with QA inspection of soils and unbound materials.]]></description>
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