Date of Award
Fall 2011
Project Type
Thesis
Program or Major
Civil Engineering
Degree Name
Master of Science
First Advisor
Jo S Daniel
Abstract
Many state highway agencies are in the process of transitioning pavement design procedures from the empirical AASHTO design to the new M-E PDG. The New England states and New York initiated NETC Project 06-1 to gather more information about the new design and to make the implementation process smoother. The objective of this project was to evaluate which of the Level 2 and 3 input variables require state specific information, which of the national default values are acceptable for the M-E PDG in New England and New York states, what variables are available and collected by the state agencies, and for which regional or local calibration will be necessary. This study identified critical state specific factors affecting predicted flexible pavement distresses and roughness and to what level. This thesis presents data, analysis, state specific recommendations, and general conclusions for the states of Vermont, Massachusetts and New York.
Recommended Citation
Nogaj, I Mark, "Sensitivity Analyses of Flexible Pavement Performance in VT, NY and MA using the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide" (2011). Master's Theses and Capstones. 666.
https://scholars.unh.edu/thesis/666