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Title:

Evaluation of Canadian Climate Information and Its Effect on Pavement Performance Through MEPDG Prediction

Accession Number:

01341191

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

This paper aims to investigate the quality of recently developed Canadian climate data and the effects of climate on flexible pavement performance using the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG). Two-hundred and six (206) weather stations were categorized into six weather zones to better understand climate distribution. The analysis was carried out for all weather stations across Canada, and sensitivities of pavement performances in terms of the International Roughness Index (IRI), Asphalt Concrete (AC) rutting and total pavement deformation were studied. Pavement performances of weather stations in close proximity were studied to investigate the consistency of Canadian climate data. Also, pavement performances for Virtual Weather Station (VWS) data and actual station data were compared.

Monograph Accession #:

01329018

Report/Paper Numbers:

11-2081

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Saha, Jhuma
Bayat, Alireza

Pagination:

12p

Publication Date:

2011

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2011-1-23 to 2011-1-27
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

DVD

Features:

Figures (7) ; References (6) ; Tables (4)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Virtual weather stations

Geographic Terms:

Canada

Subject Areas:

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

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2011 Paper #11-2081

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Feb 17 2011 6:03PM