Data Collection for Local Calibration of the AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design Performance Models for Mississippi

The Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) method for designing pavement structures utilizes mechanistic materials properties combined with other inputs to predict pavement performance using user inputs. Pavement performance models are used for this prediction of pavement performance. The pavement performance models are based upon national predictive models that are likely not applicable to Mississippi. This research project is designed to provide the required information for the calibration of these performance models for Mississippi materials and conditions. A number of test pavement sections will be visited, evaluated, sampled, and tested. Following these activities site reports will be prepared for each individual site that provides the information required for this calibration of the pavement performance models to local conditions.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $695925
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Mississippi Department of Transportation

  401 North West Street, P.O. Box 1850
  Jackson, MS  United States  39215-1850
• Performing Organizations:

  Burns Cooley Dennis, Incorporated

  Ridgeland, Mississippi  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Cooley, Allen

• Start Date: 20170523
• Expected Completion Date: 20221231
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: State Study 263

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calibration; Data collection; Mechanistic design; Pavement performance; Test sections
• Identifier Terms: AASHTOWare (Software)
• Geographic Terms: Mississippi
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01665735
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Mississippi Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 9 2018 1:50PM