Characterizing traffic and developing accurate and desirable traffic inputs for the new Mechanistic–Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) are critical but challenging activities. The purpose of this study was to develop a process for characterizing traffic inputs in support of the new MEPDG for the state of Michigan. These traffic characteristics include monthly distribution factors, hourly distribution factors, truck traffic classifications, axle groups per vehicle, and axle load distributions for different axle configurations. Axle weight and vehicle classification data were obtained from 44 weigh-in-motion and classification stations located throughout the state of Michigan to develop Level 1 (site-specific) traffic inputs. Cluster analyses were conducted to group sites with similar characteristics for development of Level 2 (regional) inputs. Finally, data from all sites were averaged to establish the statewide Level 3 inputs. The effects of the developed hierarchical traffic inputs on the predicted performance of rigid pavements were investigated with the MEPDG models. An algorithm based on discriminant analysis was developed to acquire the appropriate Level 2 traffic characteristic inputs for pavement design. For pavement analysis and design, it is recognized that site-specific data should be used wherever available. For projects in which site-specific data are not available, it is necessary to know whether Level 2 or Level 3 data are acceptable at a minimum for design. The MEPDG was used to investigate the impact of traffic input levels on predicted pavement performance for rigid pavements. The results of the analysis showed that for pavement design in Michigan, statewide averages should be used instead of MEPDG Level 3 data.


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    Titel :

    Development of Traffic Inputs for Mechanistic–Empirical Pavement Design Guide in Michigan


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


    Beteiligte:
    Haider, Syed Waqar (Autor:in) / Buch, Neeraj (Autor:in) / Chatti, Karim (Autor:in) / Brown, Joel (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.01.2011




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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