CONTENTS : Preface to Second Edition ix Preface to First Edition xi CHAPTER 1Introduction 1 1.1 Historical Developments 1 1.2 Pavement Types 8 1.3 Road Tests 19 1.4 Design Factors 26 1.5 Highway Pavements, Airport Pavements, and Railroad Trackbeds 37 Summary 41 Problems and Questions 43 CHAPTER 2 Stresses and Strains in Flexible Pavements45 2.1 Homogeneous Mass 45 2.2 Layered Systems 57 2.3 Viscoelastic Solutions 76 Summary 89 Problems 90 CHAPTER 3 KENLAYER Computer Program94 3.1 Theoretical Developments 94 3.2 Program Description 106 3.3 Comparison with Available Solutions 109 3.4 Sensitivity Analysis 130 Summary 141 Problems 143 CHAPTER 4 Stresses and Deflections in Rigid Pavements 147 4.1 Stresses Due to Curling 147 4.2 Stresses and Deflections Due to Loading 153 4.3 Stresses Due to Friction164 4.4 Design of Dowels and Joints 171 Summary 180 Problems 182 CHAPTER 5 KENSLABS Computer Program186 5.1 Theoretical Developments186 5.2 Program Description206 5.3 Comparison with Available Solutions213 5.4 Sensitivity Analysis 226 Summary 234 Problems236 CHAPTER 6 Traffic Loading and Volume 244 6.1 Design Procedures244 6.2 Equivalent Single-Wheel Load 245 6.3 Equivalent Axle Load Factor256 6.4 Traffic Analysis 265 Summary 275 Problems 276 CHAPTER 7 Material Characterization 279 7.1 Resilient Modulus279 7.2 Dynamic Modulus of Bituminous Mixtures 297 7.3 Fatigue Characteristics 309 7.4 Permanent Deformation Parameters 316 7.5 Other Properties 326 Summary330 Problems 331 CHAPTER 8 Drainage Design334 8.1 General Consideration334 8.2 Drainage Materials 340 8.3 Design Procedures 351 Summary365 Problems 366 CHAPTER 9 Pavement Performance368 9.1 Distress 368 9.2 Serviceability 388 9.3 Surface Friction 401 9.4 Nondestructive Deflection Testing410 9.5 Pavement Performance 424 Summary436 Problems 438 CHAPTER 10Reliability 441 10.1 Statistical Concepts 441 10.2 Probabilistic Methods451 10.3 Variability 460 10.4 Rosenblueth Method 466 Summary 469 Problems 470 CHAPTER 11Flexible Pavement Design472 11.1 Calibrated Mechanistic Design Procedure472 11.2 Asphalt Institute Method 487 11.3 AASHTO Method505 11.4 Design of Flexible Pavement Shoulders522 Summary 528 Problems 530 CHAPTER 12Rigid Pavement Design 533 12.1 Calibrated Mechanistic Design Procedure 533 12.2 Portland Cement Association Method 545 12.3 AASHTO Method 568 12.4 Continuous Reinforced Concrete Pavements 583 12.5 Design of Rigid Pavement Shoulders 592 Summary 596 Problems 598 CHAPTER 13Design of Overlays600 13.1 Types of Overlays 600 13.2 Design Methodologies 605 13.3 Asphalt Institute Method 608 13.4 Portland Cement Association Method 620 13.5 AASHTO Method627 Summary 650 Problems652 APPENDIX A Theory of Viscoelasticity 655 A.1 Differential Operators 655 A.2 Elastic-Viscoelastic Correspondence Principle 657 A.3 Method of Successive Residuals662 A.4 Complex Modulus 666 APPENDIX B Theory of Elastic Layer Systems671 B.1 Differential Equations 671 B.2 Circular Loaded Area 673 B.3 Boundary-and Continuity Conditions 674 B.4 Extension to Concentrated Load 676 APPENDIX C KENPAVE Software 677 C.1 Software Installation 677 C.2 Main Screen678 C.3 LAYERINP 679 C.4 SLABSINP681 APPENDIX D An Introduction to Superpave 682 D.1Asphalt Binder Grading System 682 D.2 Aggregates in HMA 684 D.3 Asphalt Mix Design689 Summary 692 APPENDIX E Pavement Management Systems 694 E.1 PMS Activity Levels 694 E.2 Network-Level Elements 695 E.3 Project-Level Elements 700 E.4 Life-Cycle Cost Analysis 703 E.5 PMS Data and Software 711 E.6 Infrastructure and Asset Management 713 E.7 Pavement Preservation714 Summary 714 Problems 714 APPENDIX F A Preview of 2002 Design Guide716 F.1 General Features716 F.2 Design inputs 717 F.3 Distress Prediction Models 722 Summary 727 APPENDIX GList of Symbols 728 APPENDIX HReferences 741 Author Index 761 Subject Index767