Caltrans is in the process of implementing Mechanistic-Empirical design procedures. All mechanisticempirical methods must be validated/calibrated against the behavior of real pavements. This should be done before implementing models in design methods to ensure that designs will be reasonable....

This report contains a summary of the laboratory fatigue tests on mixes used as overlays on the Reflective Cracking Study Test Track at the Richmond Field Station. Evaluation of the results of the laboratory study on fatigue response of the overlay mixes reported herein included the effects of...

This report contains a summary of the laboratory repeated load shear tests on mixes used as overlays on the Reflective Cracking Study Test Track at the Richmond Field Station. Evaluation of the results of the laboratory study on shear response of the overlay mixes reported herein included the...

This summary report incorporates into a single document the design, construction, and performance data for the I-710 Freeway Rehabilitation Project in Long Beach, California. Included are the following: summaries of the asphalt mix and structural pavement section designs; construction sequence...

This report is the first in a series of first-level analysis reports that describe the results of HVS testing on a full-scale experiment being performed at the Richmond Field Station (RFS) to validate Caltrans overlay strategies for the rehabilitation of cracked asphalt concrete. It describes...

This report summarizes a series of eight first-level Heavy Vehicle Simulator testing reports, two laboratory reports on shear and fatigue testing, a forensic investigation report, a report on the backcalculation of deflection measurements, and a second-level analysis report, all of which...

This report is the sixth in a series of first-level analysis reports that describe the results of HVS testing on a fullscale experiment being performed at the Richmond Field Station (RFS) to validate Caltrans overlay strategies for the rehabilitation of cracked asphalt concrete. It describes the...

Caltrans is in the process of implementing Mechanistic-Empirical design procedures. All mechanisticempirical methods must be validated/calibrated against the behavior of real pavements. This should be done before implementing models in design methods to ensure that designs will be reasonable....

The conclusions from the backcalculation analysis are as follows: The overall stiffness values of the two pavement structures indicated by the surface moduli are similar. The variation along the section is typical of that of other projects in which the pavement structure is relatively...

This report provides a summary of the results of the various studies completed in the Partnered Pavement Research Program (PPRC) during the period 2000–2004. In addition, preliminary findings of investigations, initiated but not yet implemented during this period, are included. The...