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Title: Research Pays Off: Implementing the Mechanistic–Empirical Pavement Design Guide for Cost Savings in Indiana
Accession Number: 01329064
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The Indiana Department of Transportation (DOT) began implementing the "Mechanistic–Empirical Pavement Design Guide" (MEPDG) on January 1, 2009. Cost savings have been realized from the optimized pavement structures achieved through the MEPDG's more efficient design and analysis procedure and its enhanced characterization of traffic data and pavement material properties. Most of the savings came from the reduced thickness of the asphalt pavements and from a combination of the reduced thickness and optimized joint spacing of concrete pavements. Indiana DOT's experience has confirmed that implementation of the MEPDG results in efficient pavement designs that can be built at a lower cost, producing much-needed cost savings.
Language: English
Authors: Nantung, Tommy EPagination: pp 34-36
Publication Date: 2010-11
Serial: Media Type: Print
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TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Highways; Pavements; I10: Economics and Administration; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Feb 10 2011 3:02PM
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