Application of Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide Software in Saudi Arabia
The present study explores the structural pavement design techniques related to pavement distresses in terms of pavement rutting, cracking and International Roughness Index (IRI) based on the materials properties, roadbed characteristics, climate and traffic loads for highway network of Saudi Arabia...
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| description | The present study explores the structural pavement design techniques related to pavement distresses in terms of pavement rutting, cracking and International Roughness Index (IRI) based on the materials properties, roadbed characteristics, climate and traffic loads for highway network of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The study was focused on selected site conditions at four regions in KSA: Central (Riyadh); Eastern (Al-Ahsa); Western (Jeddah) and Northern (Arar). Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) software was used to calibrate and predict pavement design life according to the mentioned distresses for different regions in the KSA. This is the first time where the exact weather stations were selected to run analysis on the software determining realistic pavement distresses. In the study, the pavement structure design is different for low traffic (700 AADTT) and high traffic (2000, 6000, and 10,000 AADTT). The tests were run on the MEPDG software to analyze the distresses predicted by the software for an interval of 5, 10, 15, and 20 years. The results predicted by the software show that the preliminary example design satisfies all the target distresses for the mentioned design life, even for 20 years. The study provides a base pavement design for pavement designers that can be modified as per project requirements using the specific data for traffic, material properties, thickness, and distress limit to achieve target design life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-302229cd40b3451e9717d55ee65b0a882023-12-03T13:17:38ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-08-011216816510.3390/app12168165Application of Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide Software in Saudi ArabiaAbdulrahman Fahad Al Fuhaid0Md Arifuzzaman1Muhammad Aniq Gul2Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, King Faisal University (KFU), P.O. Box 380, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, King Faisal University (KFU), P.O. Box 380, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, King Faisal University (KFU), P.O. Box 380, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi ArabiaThe present study explores the structural pavement design techniques related to pavement distresses in terms of pavement rutting, cracking and International Roughness Index (IRI) based on the materials properties, roadbed characteristics, climate and traffic loads for highway network of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The study was focused on selected site conditions at four regions in KSA: Central (Riyadh); Eastern (Al-Ahsa); Western (Jeddah) and Northern (Arar). Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) software was used to calibrate and predict pavement design life according to the mentioned distresses for different regions in the KSA. This is the first time where the exact weather stations were selected to run analysis on the software determining realistic pavement distresses. In the study, the pavement structure design is different for low traffic (700 AADTT) and high traffic (2000, 6000, and 10,000 AADTT). The tests were run on the MEPDG software to analyze the distresses predicted by the software for an interval of 5, 10, 15, and 20 years. The results predicted by the software show that the preliminary example design satisfies all the target distresses for the mentioned design life, even for 20 years. The study provides a base pavement design for pavement designers that can be modified as per project requirements using the specific data for traffic, material properties, thickness, and distress limit to achieve target design life.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/16/8165M-E pavement designpavement distresspavement design life |
| spellingShingle | Abdulrahman Fahad Al Fuhaid Md Arifuzzaman Muhammad Aniq Gul Application of Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide Software in Saudi Arabia Applied Sciences M-E pavement design pavement distress pavement design life |
| title | Application of Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide Software in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Application of Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide Software in Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Application of Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide Software in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide Software in Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Application of Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide Software in Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | application of mechanistic empirical pavement design guide software in saudi arabia |
| topic | M-E pavement design pavement distress pavement design life |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/16/8165 |
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