A 2015 state law directed the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to explore innovations that can help pavements last longer and require less maintenance. To accomplish the task, the agency designed and constructed four projects using top-of-the-line materials and building methods. The completed roads are predicted to have service lives that are significantly longer than pavements built by traditional means. This research project analyzed the various enhancements and identified cost-effective strategies that MDOT engineers can incorporate into everyday plans to build longer-lasting roads across the state.
In Michigan, four pilot long-life pavement sections were constructed between 2017 and 2019; two rigid and two flexible pavements. Each pilot project i...
The objective of this study was to develop for the FHWA, using an off-the-shelf engineering analysis software interface tool architecture, the Pavemen...
Accurate knowledge of traffic volumes and loading is essential to structural pavement design and performance. Underestimation of design traffic can re...
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