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OVERLAY THICKNESS DESIGN FOR FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT

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00450679

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Abstract:

An overlay design method for flexible pavement is presented in which both functional and structural types of performance are considered. The method relates the overlay thickness to various types of failure of the overlaid pavement, such as fatigue and lowtemperature cracking, rutting, and roughness. The viscoelastic, plastic, and fatigue properties of the pavement materials are considered. The computer program OVERLAY is developed by modifying the FHWA program VESYS-3-A in order to determine the optimum overlay thickness. The method provides a probabilistic solution and allows for the use of different material properties for different seasons. The use of the method is verified by determining the required overlay thicknesses for two typical pavement conditions under typical traffic volumes, material properties, and environmental conditions. The use of the method is justified in view of the rising cost of pavement rehabilitation.

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Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Pavement Rehabilitation. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Accession #:

01419871

Authors:

Mamlouk, Michael S
Sebaaly, Boutros E

Editors:

Herman, Scott C

Pagination:

pp 63-67

Publication Date:

1984

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 993
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309038022

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (7) ; References (8) ; Tables (2)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Rut

Subject Areas:

Design; Highways; Materials; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Feb 28 1986 12:00AM

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