Research for AASHTO Standing Committee on Highways. Task 288. National Calibration of MEPDG Rigid Pavement Models Based on Corrected CTE Values

This research will (1) revise the long-term pavement performance (LTPP) data files used in the national calibration of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) rigid pavement models to correct for previous errors in the measurement of coefficients of thermal expansion, (2) recalibrate the MEPDG with the new data files, and (3) validate the output of the recalibrated MEPDG for analysis and design of rigid pavements.

• Record URL:
  http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=2867
• Supplemental Notes:
  • The project final report has been provided to the AASHTO Joint Technical Committee on Pavements.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $100000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-07, Task

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Project Managers:

  Harrigan, Edward

• Performing Organizations:

  Applied Research Associates, Incorporated

  505 West University Avenue
  Champaign, IL  United States  61820-3915
• Principal Investigators:

  Mallela, Jagannath

• Start Date: 20100205
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20100930
• Source Data: RiP Project 25405

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calibration; Pavement design; Pavement performance; Rigid pavements
• Identifier Terms: Long-Term Pavement Performance Program; Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide
• Uncontrolled Terms: Coefficient of thermal expansion
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01464001
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-07, Task
• Files: TRB, RiP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:34PM