Mechanistic Load Restriction Decision Platform for Pavement Systems Prone to Moisture Variations
This project will develop a mechanistic pavement load restriction decision framework using system dynamics approach. The main outcome of this project will be a toolkit for pavement engineers to make decisions regarding load restrictions due to seasonal soil moisture variations as well as during post-flooding instances. The use of system-based approach is necessary to integrate impacts of various stressors (soil moisture state, vehicular loads and volume, climatic conditions etc.), current pavement conditions, subgrade properties, hydro-geology, and short-term climate forecast. Due to very large number of variables and their inter-dependencies, a system dynamics modelling approach can holistically capture all significant variables and provide a user friendly tool for pavement load restriction (both in current time and for future forecasting) decision making.
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Supplemental Notes:
- TPF-5(341)
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $90,231.00
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Contract Numbers:
1034192
- Sponsor Organizations: St. Paul, MN United States 55155
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Managing Organizations:
Minnesota Department of Transportation
395 John Ireland Boulevard
St Paul, MN United States 55155 -
Performing Organizations:
University of New Hampshire, Durham
Department of Civil Engineering
Durham, NH United States 03824 - Start Date: 20190725
- Expected Completion Date: 20211031
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Decision support systems; Mechanistic design; Pavements; Soil water
- Subject Areas: Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01713066
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: 1034192
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jul 30 2019 3:31PM