Abstract: A parametric study was conducted using the finite-element rigid pavement program ISLAB2000. For cracks that utilize aggregate interlock as the sole means of load transfer, the integrity of the cracks was initially modeled ...

Abstract: This study formulates a heat flux boundary model to assess cold region ground temperatures and to distinguish the difference between this boundary type and a temperature boundary type. This formulation considers the impacts ...

Abstract: In an attempt to better understand and predict rigid pavement behavior, the incorporation of material and climatic factors in mechanistic-empirical design methods are fast becoming standard in the United States. With the ...

Abstract: The assumption of a linear temperature change through the slab depth has been overwhelmingly used in pavement analysis since Westergaard proposed a curling solution for rigid pavements. However, the actual temperature ...

Abstract: Five individual climate variables are required as climatic inputs in a pavement design using Pavement ME Design (PMED, a pavement design tool). While it is believed that all five climatic variables affect the distress ...