Evaluation of LTPP Climatic Data for Use in Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) Calibration and Other Pavement Analysis

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Evaluation of LTPP Climatic Data for Use in Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) Calibration and Other Pavement Analysis

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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
Subject/TRT Terms:

Alternatives Analysis Calibration Climate Data And Information Technology Data Collection Design Highways I22: Design Of Pavements, Railways And Guideways Long-Term Pavement Performance Program Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide MEPDG MERRA Pavement Design Pavement Performance Pavements
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FHWA-HRT-15-026
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Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
Abstract:

This TechBrief describes evaluating the use of the Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) product as an alternative climatic data source for the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) and other transportation infrastructure applications. The research was conducted from 2011 to 2014.
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35856/dot_35856_DS1.pdf
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