Pavement Analysis and Design
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Huang, Y. H. (2004). Pavement Analysis and Design (2nd ed.). Pearson/Prentice Hall.
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Introduction
Historical development of pavement design, flexible and rigid pavement types, and the factors a design method must capture.
Stresses and Strains in Flexible Pavements
Boussinesq theory for a homogeneous mass, Burmister layered systems, and viscoelastic solutions — the analytical backbone of flexible pavements.
KENLAYER Computer Program
Theory and use of the layered-elastic program KENLAYER, including nonlinear and viscoelastic material handling and damage analysis.
Stresses and Deflections in Rigid Pavements
Curling stresses, Westergaard solutions for interior, edge, and corner loading, and stresses due to friction in concrete slabs.
KENSLABS Computer Program
Finite-element analysis of jointed concrete slabs with KENSLABS: foundations, joints, load transfer, and damage analysis.
Traffic Loading and Volume
Load equivalency factors, truck factors, growth, and lane distribution — turning mixed traffic into design ESALs.
Material Characterization
Resilient modulus, dynamic modulus, fatigue and permanent-deformation properties of pavement materials, and correlations such as CBR.
Drainage Design
Sources of water, estimating inflow, designing permeable bases and filters, and keeping the structure drained.
Pavement Performance
Distress types, serviceability, roughness, skid resistance, and the performance measures that empirical design rests on.
Reliability
Probabilistic design concepts: variability of inputs, reliability levels, and their effect on design thickness.
Flexible Pavement Design
Calibrated mechanistic and empirical procedures for flexible pavements, including the Asphalt Institute and AASHTO methods.
Rigid Pavement Design
PCA and AASHTO procedures for concrete pavements, joint design, and reinforcement.
Design of Overlays
AC and PCC overlays, deflection-based procedures, and rehabilitation design.
Theory of Viscoelasticity
Mechanical models, creep compliance, and time–temperature superposition for viscoelastic materials.
Theory of Elastic Layer Systems
The mathematics behind Burmister layered-elastic theory used by KENLAYER and similar programs.
KENPAVE Software
Installation and operation of the KENPAVE suite (KENLAYER and KENSLABS).
An Introduction to Superpave
Performance-graded binders and the Superpave mix design system.
Pavement Management Systems
Network- and project-level pavement management concepts.
A Preview of the 2002 Pavement Design Guide
The mechanistic-empirical design guide that became AASHTOWare Pavement ME.
List of Symbols
Notation used throughout the book.