| Research (2A= ) | Implementati= on (2B) | RNS (2C) |
| Unique ID | Proje= ct Title | Spons= oring Agency | Type = of work | Contr=
actor (If Applicable) |
Princ= ipal Investigator (PI) | Projec= t Status | Project
Cost (if Available) |
Project= Duration (months) | (Antici= pated) Project Completion Date | Study= Focus | Link = to TRID Record or Project Website | Link = to Project Report | |
| R-0= 0001 | Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide Calibration for Pavement Rehabilitation | Oregon Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Iowa State University | Completed | Jan-13 | Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1246872 | http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/Programs/ResearchDocuments/= spr718_mechempiricalpvmtdesign.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0002 | Development of the 2002 Guide for the Design of New and Rehabilitated Pavement Structures: Phase II | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | ERES Consultants, Inc. | John P. Hallin | Completed | $6,579,080 | 73 | Feb-04 | Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1227884 | http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/archive/mepdg/gui= de.htm | |
| R-0= 0003 | Traffic Data Collection, Analysis, and Forecasting for Mechanistic Pavement Desig= n | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | Completed | Dec-05 | Traffic | https://trid= .trb.org/View/753969 | https://www.nap.edu/login.php?action=3Dguest&recor= d_id=3D13781 | |||||
| R-0= 0004 | Assessment of Iowa Climatic Data and Its Integration into the AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Procedure | Iowa Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Midwest Transportation Consortium | Chris Williams | Completed | May-06 | Climate, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1226623 | ||||
| R-0= 0005 | Sample Rigid Pavement Design Tables Based on Version 0.8 of the Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide | California Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Pavement Research Center, University of California | John Harvey | Completed | Jun-06 | Calibration | https://trid= .trb.org/view/809118 | http://www.ucprc.ucdavis.edu/PDF/MPEDG%20Stg%205%20Fin= al%20UCPRC-TM-2006-04%20with%20FHWA.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0006 | Determination of the In-Place Hot-Mix Asphalt Layer Modulus for Rehabilitation Projects Using a Mechanistic-Empirical Procedure | Virginia Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Virginia Tech Transportation Institute | Completed | 10 | Jul-06 | Material | https://trid= .trb.org/view/788316 | http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pd= f/07-cr1.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0007 | Analysis of Pavement Response Data and Use of Nondestructive Testing for Improving Pavement Design and Adoption of Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Procedure Using the Gilford Route 15 Instrumented Pavement Test Section | Maine Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Worcester Polytechnic Institute, University of Maine | Completed | Aug-06 | Materials, Models | https://trid= .trb.org/view/804919 | |||||
| R-0= 0008 | Projected Traffic Loading for Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide | Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department | State-Funded | University of Arkansas | Completed | Sep-06 | Traffic, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1334564 | |||||
| R-0= 0009 | Implementation of the Florida Cracking Model into the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Des= ign | Florida Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Completed | Dec-06 | Calibration, Models | ht= tps://trid.trb.org/view.aspx?id=3D811322 | ||||||
| R-0= 0010 | Investigation of Concrete Properties to Support Implementation of the New AASHTO Paveme= nt Design Guide | Wisconsin Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of Wisconsin – Madison | Completed | 14 | Dec-06 | Materials | https://trid= .trb.org/view/798297 | http://minds.wisconsin.edu/bitstream/handle/1793/53330= /06-03FR.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0011 | WINFLEX
2006: Mechanistic-Empirical Overlay Design System for Flexible Pavement |
Idaho Transportation Department | State-Funded | University of Idaho | Fouad M. Bayomy | Completed | Dec-06 | Design, Calibration | https://trid= .trb.org/view/843677 | ||||
| R-0= 0012 | Asphalt Materials Characterization in Support of Implementation of the Proposed Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide | Virginia Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Virginia Tech Transportation Institute | Completed | 9 | Jan-07 | Material | https://trid= .trb.org/view/806282 | http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pd= f/07-cr10.pdf | |||
| R-00013 | Development
of a Regional Pavement Performance Database for the AASHTO Mechanistic
–Empirical Pavement Design Guide Part 1: Sensitivity Analysis Part 2: Validations and Local Calibration |
Wisconsin Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Completed | 20 | May-07 | Calibration | https://trid= .trb.org/view/811446 | https://minds.wisconsin.edu/handle/1793/54000 | |||
| https://trid.trb.org/view/811448 | |||||||||||||
| R-0= 0014 | Development of an Empirical-Mechanistic Model of Overlay Crack Progression using Data from the Washington State PMS Database | Caltrans Division of Research and Innovation | State-Funded | University of California, Davis | Completed | 22 | Jul-07 | Models, Calibration | http://www.ucprc.ucdavis.edu/PDF/UCPRC-RR-2006-15.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0015 | Calibration of Pavement Response Models for the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Method | Texas Transportation Institute | State-Funded | University of Texas, Austin | Completed | 12 | Sep-07 | Models, Calibration | https://trid= .trb.org/view/855973 | http://static.tti.tamu.edu/swutc.tamu.edu/publications= /technicalreports/167264-1.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0016 | Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design: Evolution and Future Challenges | Transportation Association of Canada | Transportation Association of Canada | Completed | Dec-07 | Design | https://trid= .trb.org/view/858980 | http://conf.tac-atc.ca/english/resourcecentre/readingr= oom/conference/conf2007/docs/s12/haas.pdf | |||||
| R-0= 0017 | Development of Truck Axle Spectra from Oregon Weigh-in-Motion Data for Use in Pavement Design and Analysis | Oregon Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Oregon Department of Transportation | Completed | Jan-08 | Traffic, Calibration | https://trid= .trb.org/view/849621 | http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/Programs/ResearchDocuments/= Truck_Load_Model_Load_Spectra_final_report.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0018 | Calibration of the CalME Rutting Model Using 2000 NCAT Data | California Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of California | Completed | Mar-08 | Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1266222 | http://www.ucprc.ucdavis.edu/PDF/UCPRC-TM-2008-04.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0019 | Evaluating the Cracking Predicted by the MEPDG Using Results from the S.R. 22 Smart Pavement Study | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of Pittsburgh | Completed | Apr-08 | Models | https://trid= .trb.org/view/869692 | |||||
| R-0= 0020 | Calibration of CalME Models Using Field Data Collected from US 101 near Redwood Natio= nal Park, Humboldt County | California Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of California | Completed | May-08 | Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1329926 | http://www.ucprc.ucdavis.edu/PDF/UCPRC-TM-2008-14.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0021 | Material Thermal Input for Iowa Materials | Iowa Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Iowa State University | Halil Ceylan | Completed | May-08 | Materials | https://trid= .trb.org/view/877818 | http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/reports/mepdg-task6.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0022 | Testing Iowa Portland Cement Concrete Mixtures for the AASHTO Mechanistic-Empiric= al Pavement Design Procedure | Iowa Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Iowa State University | Halil Ceylan | Completed | May-08 | Materials | http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/reports/mepdg_testing.p= df | ||||
| R-0= 0023 | Evaluation of Poisson’s Ratio for Use in the Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design G= uide (MEPDG) | FHWA | FHWA-Funded | New Jersey Department of Transportation | Completed | 42 | Jun-08 | Material | https://trid= .trb.org/view/884317 | http://www.nj.gov/transportation/refdata/research/repo= rts/FHWA-NJ-2008-004.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0024 | Evaluation of MEPDG with TxDOT Rigid Pavement Database | Texas Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of Texas, Austin | Completed | 36 | Aug-08 | Design | https://trid= .trb.org/view/915609 | http://ctr.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubs/0_5445_3= .pdf | |||
| R-0= 0025 | Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide Flexible Pavement Performance Prediction Models for Montana | Montana Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Fugro Consultants LP | Completed | 84 | Aug-08 | Models, Calibration | https://trid= .trb.org/view/836589 | http://www.mdt.mt.gov/research/projects/pave/pave_mode= l.shtml | |||
| R-0= 0026 | Evaluation of State Highway Agency Adoption of Practices for Implementing Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design | FHWA | FHWA-Funded | Transtec Group | Rasmussen, Robert | Completed | $71,955 | 24 | Sep-08 | General | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1230991 | ||
| R-0= 0027 | Calibration and Validation of the Enhanced Integrated Climatic Model for Pavement Des= ign | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | Completed | Dec-08 | Climate, Calibration | https://trid= .trb.org/view/859142 | https://www.nap.edu/login.php?action=3Dguest&recor= d_id=3D23098 | ||||
| R-0= 0028 | Estimating Stiffness of Subgrade and Unbound Materials for Pavement Design | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | University of Texas at Arlington | Anand J. Puppala | Completed | Dec-08 | Materials | https://trid= .trb.org/view/877132 | https://www.nap.edu/login.php?action=3Dguest&recor= d_id=3D13598 | |||
| R-0= 0029 | Mechanistic Flexible Pavement Overlay Design Program | Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development | State-Funded | Louisiana State University | Completed | 33 | Dec-08 | Design, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1098657 | h= ttp://www.ltrc.lsu.edu/pdf/2010/fr_454.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0030 | Mechanistic-Empirical Design Concepts for Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements in Illinoi= s | Illinois Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Jeffery Roesler | Completed | 30 | Dec-08 | Design, Calibration | https://trid= .trb.org/view/902086 | http= s://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16716 | ||
| R-0= 0031 | Field Verification of KDOT's Superpave Mixture Properties to Be Used as Inputs = in the NCHRP Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide | Kansas Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Kansas State University | Completed | 48 | Jan-09 | Materials | https://trid= .trb.org/view/886093 | http= s://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16645 | |||
| R-0= 0032 | Characterization of Unbound Materials (Soils/Aggregates) for Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide | Iowa Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Iowa State University | Halil Ceylan | Completed | Feb-09 | Materials | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1262246 | http://publications.iowa.gov/14995/1/Iowa_DOT_InTrans_= MEPDG_task_5_unbound_Materials.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0033 | Existing Pavement Input Information for the Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide | Iowa Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Iowa State University | Halil Ceylan | Completed | Feb-09 | Validation | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1262247 | http://publications.iowa.gov/14996/1/Iowa_DOT_InTrans_= MEPDG_task_7_exisiting_pavement_input.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0034 | Validation of Pavement Performance Curves for the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Des= ign Guide | Iowa Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Iowa State University | Halil Ceylan | Completed | Feb-09 | Validation | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1262249 | http://publications.iowa.gov/14997/1/Iowa_DOT_InTrans_= MEPDG_task_8_validation_of_pavement.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0035 | Database Support for the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) | Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department | State-Funded | University of Arkansas | Completed | Jun-09 | Database | https://trid= .trb.org/view/900783 | |||||
| R-0= 0036 | PCC Materials Input Values for Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide | Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department | State-Funded | University of Arkansas | Completed | Jun-09 | Materials, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1334407 | |||||
| R-0= 0037 | Mechanistic-Empirical Design Concepts for Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements in Illinois | Illinois Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Jeffery Roesler | Completed | Jul-09 | Design, Calibration | https://trid= .trb.org/view/923576 | https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/15210 | |||
| R-0= 0038 | A Mechanistic-Empirical Tie Bar Design Approach for Concrete Pavements | American Concrete Pavement Association | Applied Research Associates, Inc. | Jagannath Mallela | Completed | Aug-09 | Design | https://trid= .trb.org/view/905652 | |||||
| R-0= 0039 | Analysis of Virginia-Specific Traffic Data Inputs for Use with the Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide <= /td> | Virginia Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Virginia Transportation Research Council <= /td> | Completed | 16 | Oct-09 | Traffic, Calibration | https://trid= .trb.org/view/916029 | http= s://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20228 | |||
| R-0= 0040 | Draft User's Guide for UDOT Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design | Utah Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Applied Research Associates, Inc. | Completed | 33 | Oct-09 | Design | https://trid= .trb.org/view/907076 | http://www2.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=3D988292= 9270126160 | |||
| R-0= 0041 | Mechanistic-Empirical Asphalt Overlay Thickness Design and Analysis System | Texas Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Texas Transportation Institute | Completed | 12 | Oct-09 | Design | https://trid= .trb.org/view/906593 | http://d2dtl5nnlpfr0r.cloudfront.net/tti.tamu.edu/docu= ments/0-5123-3.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0042 | Characterization
of Truck Traffic in Michigan for the New Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide |
Michigan Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Michigan State University | Completed | Dec-09 | Traffic, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1220850 | http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdot/MDOT_Research_R= eport_RC-1537_316196_7.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0043 | Changes to the "Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide" Software Through Version 0.900, July 2006 | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | Arizona State University | Matthew Witczak | Completed | $642,819 | 41 | Dec-09 | Climate, Materials | https://trid= .trb.org/view/794142 | https://www.nap.edu/login.php?action=3Dguest&recor= d_id=3D23218 | |
| R-0= 0044 | A National Database of Subgrade Soil-Water Characteristic Curves and Select= ed Soil Properties for Use with the MEPDG | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | Arizona State University | Claudia Zapata | Completed | $59,500 | 22 | May-10 | Materials | https://trid= .trb.org/view/927687 | https://www.nap.edu/login.php?action=3Dguest&recor= d_id=3D22936 | |
| R-0= 0045 | Materials Testing for Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design | South Dakota Department of Transportation | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | Completed | $59,355 | 23 | May-10 | Materials, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1229689 | ||||
| R-0= 0046 | Local Calibration of the MEPDG using Pavement Management Systems | FHWA | FHWA-Funded | Applied Pavement Technology, Inc. | Katie Zimmerman | Completed | Jul-10 | Calibration | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/management/pubs/hif1= 1026/hif11026.pdf | ||||
| R-00047 | Using Falling Weight Deflectometer Data with Mechanistic-Empirical Design and Analysis: Volumes I, II, III | FHWA | FHWA-Funded | Applied Pavement Technology, Inc. | Kurt D. Smith | Completed | $304,703 | 46 | Dec-17 | Design, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1458517 | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrast= ructure/pavements/16009/16009.pdf | |
| ht= tps://trid.trb.org/View/1459276 | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrast= ructure/pavements/16010/16010.pdf | ||||||||||||
| ht= tps://trid.trb.org/View/1493349 | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrast= ructure/pavements/16011/16011.pdf | ||||||||||||
| R-0= 0048 | Analysis of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide Performance Prediction= s: Influence of Asphalt Material Input Properties | Virginia Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Virginia Transportation Research Council | Completed | Aug-10 | Materials, Calibration | https://trid= .trb.org/view/986726 | http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pd= f/11-r3.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0049 | Develop Mechanistic-Empirical Design for CRCP | Texas Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Texas Tech University | Completed | 35 | Aug-10 | Design, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1143222 | ||||
| R-0= 0050 | Development, Calibration, and Validation of Performance Prediction Models for the Texas M-E Flexible Pavement Design System | Texas Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Texas Transportation Institute | Completed | 12 | Aug-10 | Calibration | https://trid= .trb.org/view/986540 | http://d2dtl5nnlpfr0r.cloudfront.net/tti.tamu.edu/docu= ments/0-5798-2.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0051 | Summary of SPTC Pooled-Fund Study for Sharing and Evaluation of CalME Flexible Pavement Design Software | Various | Pooled-Fund | University of California | Completed | Aug-10 | Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1395379 | http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/7= 64.1.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0052 | Characterization of Unbound for Use in the New Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Proce= dure Pavement Materials From Virginia Sources | Virginia Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Virginia Transportation Research Council | M. Shabbir Hossain | Completed | Sep-10 | Materials | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1097599 | http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pd= f/11-r6.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0053 | Research for AASHTO Standing Committee on Highways. Task 288. National Calibration= of MEPDG Rigid Pavement Models Based on Corrected CTE Values | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | Applied Research Associates, Inc. | Jagannath Mallela | Completed | $100,000 | 8 | Sep-10 | Calibration, Design, Performance | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1232229 | ||
| R-0= 0054 | Development of a Traffic Data Input System in Arizona for the MEPDG | Arizona Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Applied Research Associates, Inc. | Completed | 25 | Oct-10 | Traffic, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1264105 | https://apps.azdot.gov/ADOTLIBRARY/PUBLICATIONS/PROJEC= T_REPORTS/PDF/AZ672.PDF | |||
| R-0= 0055 | Traffic characterization for a mechanistic-empirical pavement design | Texas Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of Texas at Austin | Completed | Oct-10 | Traffic, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1154074 | http://ctr.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubs/0_4510_4= .pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0056 | Towards
an Integrated Pavement Design Approach: Using HWTD to Support the MEPDG |
Texas Transportation Institute | University of Texas at Austin | Completed | Nov-10 | Materials | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1096251 | http= s://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18624 | |||||
| R-0= 0057 | Layer Moduli of Nebraska Pavements for the New Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) | Nebraska Department of Roads | State-Funded | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Completed | 42 | Dec-10 | Materials | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1090851 | http= s://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25453 | |||
| R-0= 0058 | Catalog of Material Properties for Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design | Maryland State Highway Administration | State-Funded | University of Maryland | Completed | Jan-11 | Materials, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1101546 | http://www.roads.maryland.gov/opr_research/md-11-sp808= b4f-catalog-of-material-properties-for-mepdg_report.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0059 | Adapting SPT Specification Criteria to HMA Mix Design | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | Arizona State University, | Mohamed El-Basyouny | Completed | $59,540 | 41 | Feb-11 | Materials, Performance | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1097610 | https://www.nap.edu/login.php?action=3Dguest&recor= d_id=3D22895 | |
| R-0= 0060 | Establish Inputs for the New Rigid Component of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of Pittsburgh | Completed | 33 | Mar-11 | Design, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1105473 | ||||
| R-0= 0061 | Development of Reliable Pavement Models | Texas A&M Transportation Institute | University of Texas at Austin | Completed | May-11 | Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1116768 | http= s://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/23110 | |||||
| R-0= 0062 | Developing MEPDG Climate Data Input Files for Mississippi | Mississippi Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Mississippi State University | Completed | Jun-11 | Climate, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1138898 | |||||
| R-0= 0063 | Development of a Flexible Pavement Database for Local Calibration of MEPDG | New Mexico Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of New Mexico | Karl Benedict | Completed | $439,787 | 36 | Jun-11 | Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1231642 | http://dot.state.nm.us/content/dam/nmdot/Research/MEPD= GFinalReport.pdf | |
| R-0= 0064 | Development of Flexible Pavement Database for Local Calibration of MEPDG | Oklahoma Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Oklahoma State University | Completed | 27 | Jun-11 | Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1217382 | http= s://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25596 | |||
| R-0= 0065 | Development of a Flexible Pavement Database for Local Calibration of the MEPDG-Evalua= tion of ODOT SMA Mixtures | Oklahoma Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Oklahoma State University | Completed | 30 | Mar-11 | Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1117042 | http= s://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/23201 | |||
| R-0= 0066 | Characterization
and Development of Truck Load Spectra and Growth Factors for Current and Future Pavement Design Practices in Louisiana |
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development | State-Funded | Louisiana State University | Completed | 24 | Jul-11 | Traffic, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1116083 | h= ttp://www.ltrc.lsu.edu/pdf/2011/fr_445.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0067 | The Effect of Environmental Factors on the Implementation of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) | FHWA | FHWA-Funded | University of Wyoming | Completed | Jul-11 | Climate | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1118650 | http= s://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/23134 | ||||
| R-0= 0068 | Asphalt Material Design Inputs for Use with the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement De= sign Guide in Virginia | Virginia Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research | Completed | 26 | Sep-11 | Materials, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1126807 | http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pd= f/12-r6.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0069 | Use of the 1993 AASHTO Guide, MEPDG and Historical Performance to Update the WSDOT Pavement Design Catalog | Washington State Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of Washington | Completed | Sep-11 | Design, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1126792 | http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/7= 79.1.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0070 | Local Calibration of the MEPDG for Flexible Pavement Design | North Carolina Department of Transportation | State-Funded | North Carolina State University | Completed | 38 | Oct-11 | Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1141997 | ||||
| R-0= 0071 | Base Course Resilient Modulus for the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Gu= ide | Florida Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of Florida | Dennis R. Hiltunen | Completed | 41 | Nov-11 | Materials, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1128222 | http://www.fdot.gov/research/Completed_Proj/Summary_SM= O/FDOT_BDK75_977-10_sum.pdf | ||
| R-0= 0072 | Calibration of CalME Models Using WesTrack Performance Data | California Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of California | Completed | Nov-11 | Calibration | https://trid= .trb.org/view/868465 | http://www.ucprc.ucdavis.edu/PDF/WesTrack%20CalME%20Ca= lib_UCPRC-RR-2006-14_final.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0073 | Review of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Truck Weight Data Plan for= the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide | Virginia Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research | Completed | Nov-11 | Traffic, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1128219 | http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pd= f/12-r4.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0074 | Technical Assistance to NCHRP and NCHRP Project 1-40A: Versions 0.9 and 1.0 of the = M-E Pavement Design Software | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | Applied Research Associates, Inc. | Michael Darter | Completed | $848,595 | 74 | Dec-11 | General | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1335845 | ||
| R-0= 0075 | Development of Traffic Data Input Resources for the Mechanistic Empirical Pavement De= sign Process | North Carolina Department of Transportation | State-Funded | North Carolina State University | Completed | 38 | Dec-11 | Traffic | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1140036 | http= s://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24076 | |||
| R-0= 0076 | Sensitivity Evaluation of MEPDG Performance Prediction | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | University of Maryland | Charles W. Schwartz | Completed | 27 | Dec-11 | Models | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1246949 | https://www.nap.edu/login.php?action=3Dguest&recor= d_id=3D22625 | ||
| R-0= 0077 | Texas M-E Flexible Pavement Design System: Literature Review and Proposed Frame= work | Texas Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Texas A&M Transportation Institute | Tom Scullion | Completed | 12 | Feb-12 | Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1140754 | http= s://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24184 | ||
| R-0= 0078 | AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide Parametric Study | United States Department of Transportation | FHWA-Funded | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Completed | 27 | Mar-12 | Models | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1224986 | http://www.wistrans.org/cfire/documents/FR_0324.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0079 | Evaluation of Current Louisiana Flexible Pavement Structures Using PMS Data and New Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide | Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development | State-Funded | Louisiana Transportation Research Center | Completed | 24 | Apr-12 | Models | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1141792 | http= s://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24249 | |||
| R-0= 0080 | User’s Guide for TxCRCP-ME Design Software: Volume I - User's Guide and Volume I= I - Software Architecture | Texas Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Texas Tech University | Completed | May-12 | Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1146608 | http://www.depts.ttu.edu/techmrtweb/Reports/Products/0= -5832-P3.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0081 | Local Calibration of the Mechanistic Empirical Design Software for Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Marquette University | Completed | 36 | Aug-12 | Design, Calibration | http://wisconsindot.gov/documents2/research/WisDOT-009= 2-09-3031-Final-Report.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0082 | Modeling Mechanistic Properties of Unbound Pavement Materials for New York State | New York State Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Cornell University | Lynne Irwin | Completed | $324,907 | 29 | Aug-12 | Materials, Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1236462 | http://www.utrc2.org/research/projects/mechanistic-pro= perties-of-unbound-pavement-materials | |
| R-0= 0083 | Research for AASHTO Standing Committee on Highways. Task 317. Update of AASHTO Publication MEPDG-1 | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | Myers McCarthy Consulting Engineers, LLC | Leslie Myers McCarthy | Completed | $94,020 | 10 | Aug-12 | General | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1335994 | ||
| R-0= 0084 | Laboratory Study of Concrete Properties to Support Implementation of the New AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide | Wisconsin Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of Wisconsin – Madison | Completed | 36 | Sep-12 | Materials | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1239130 | https://cdm16119.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection= /p267601coll4/id/15995 | |||
| R-0= 0085 | Determination of Coefficient of Thermal Expansion for Portland Cement Concrete Pavements for MEPDG Implementation | Georgia Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Southern Polytechnic State University | Completed | Oct-12 | Materials, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1223586 | http://www.dot.ga.gov/BuildSmart/research/Documents/10= -04.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0086 | New England Verification of National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NC= HRP) 1-37A Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide | New England Transportation Consortium | State-Funded | University of New Hampshire | Completed | Nov-12 | Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1250120 | http://www.uvm.edu/~transctr/pdf/netc/netcr87_06-1.pdf | ||||
| R-00087 | Development of New Default Traffic Datasets for the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement De= sign Guide Using the Data from Long-Term Pavement Performance Specific Pavement Study Traffic Data Collection Pooled Fund Study, TPF-5(004) | FHWA | Pooled-Fund | Applied Research Associates, Inc. | Olga Selezneva | Completed | $328,143 | 40 | Dec-12 | Traffic | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1366335 | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrast= ructure/pavements/ltpp/13090/13090.pdf | |
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| R-0= 0088 | Improved Characterization of Truck Traffic Volumes and Axle Loads for Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design | Ohio Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of Akron |
Completed | 28 | Dec-12 | Traffic, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1245232 | ||||
| R-0= 0089 | Methodology and Calibration of Fatigue Transfer Functions for Mechanistic Empirical Flexible Pavement Design | Auburn University | Completed | Dec-12 | Models, Calibration | https://trid= .trb.org/view/850274 | http://www.eng.auburn.edu/research/centers/ncat/files/= reports/2006/rep06-03.pdf | ||||||
| R-0= 0090 | Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement: Design Using the AASHTOWare Pavement ME Des= ign Procedure | FHWA | FHWA-Funded | Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute | Jeffery Roesler | Completed | 9 | Apr-13 | Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1264834 | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/concrete/pubs/hif130= 25.pdf | ||
| R-0= 0091 | Mechanistic Characterization of Soils and Aggregates | Utah Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Brigham Young University | W Spencer Guthrie | Completed | $75,000 | 24 | Apr-13 | Materials, Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1243528 | ||
| R-0= 0092 | Evaluation of LTPP Climatic Data for Use in MEPDG Calibration and Other Pavement Analysis | FHWA | FHWA-Funded | University of Maryland; MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Incorporated | Schwartz, Charles | Completed | $200,538 | 24 | May-13 | Climate, Calibration, Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1344149 | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrast= ructure/pavements/ltpp/15019/15019.pdf | |
| R-0= 0093 | Use of AMPT for Characterizing Asphalt Material Inputs for AASHTOWare® Paveme= nt Me Design Implementation | FHWA | FHWA-Funded | National Center for Asphalt Technology | Completed | May-13 | Materials | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1299887 | http://eng.auburn.edu/research/centers/ncat/files/repo= rts/2013/rep13-04.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0094 | Iowa Calibration of MEPDG Performance Prediction Models | Iowa Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Iowa State University | Halil Ceylan | Completed | 16 | Jun-13 | Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1261327 | http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/research/documents/rese= arch-reports/MEPDG_Iowa_calibration_w_cvr1.pdf | ||
| R-0= 0095 | Assessment of Environmental, Seasonal and Regional Variations in Pavement Base and Subgrade Properties | Louisiana Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Louisiana Transportation Research Center | Kevin Gaspard | Delayed | $529,685 | 60 | Jun-18 | Design, Materials | |||
| R-0= 0096 | Characterization of Drainage Layer Properties for MEPDG | ID , OK , VA , WisDOT | Pooled-Fund | Completed | Aug-13 | Materials | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1235957 | h= ttp://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/457 | |||||
| R-0= 0097 | Characterization of Cementitiously Stabilized Layers for Use in Pavement Design and Analys= is | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | Washington State University | Haifang Wen | Completed | $500,000 | 51 | Sep-13 | Materials, Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1332796 | https://www.nap.edu/login.php?action=3Dguest&recor= d_id=3D22247 | |
| R-0= 0098 | Development of Design Guide for Thin and Ultrathin Concrete Overlays of Existing Asph= alt Pavements | Various | Pooled-Fund | Various | Completed | $515,200 | 60 | Sep-13 | Materials, Maintenance | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1351330 | h= ttp://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/389 | ||
| R-0= 0099 | Development of Texas Mechanistic-Empirical Flexible Pavement Design System (TxME) | Texas Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Texas A&M Transportation Institute | Completed | 14 | Sep-13 | Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1290602 | http://d2dtl5nnlpfr0r.cloudfront.net/tti.tamu.edu/docu= ments/0-6622-2.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0100 | Local Calibration of the MEPDG for New Hampshire | New Hampshire Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of New Hampshire, Durham | Completed | Oct-13 | Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1363118 | http://www.nh.gov/dot/org/projectdevelopment/materials= /research/projects/documents/14282S-FINALREPORT.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0101 | Enhanced Analysis of Falling Weight Deflectometer Data for Use with the Mechanistic-Empirical Flexible Pavement Design and Analysis and recommendations for Improvements to F= alling Weight Deflectometer | FHWA | FHWA-Funded | Federal Highway Administration | Nadarajah Sivaneswaran | Completed | $337,289 | 33 | Nov-13 | Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1365864 | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrast= ructure/pavements/15063/15063.pdf | |
| R-0= 0102 | Incorporating Pavement Preservation into the MEPDG | FHWA | FHWA-Funded | Applied Pavement Technology, Inc. | David G. Peshkin | Completed | $262,124 | 42 | Dec-13 | Preservation | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1232435 | https://www.nap.edu/login.php?action=3Dguest&recor= d_id=3D22108 | |
| R-0= 0103 | Development of Asphalt Dynamic Modulus Master Curve Using Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) Measurements | Iowa Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Iowa State University | Sunghwan Kim; Kasthurirangan Gopalakrishnan; Halil Ceylan | Completed | $50,000 | 12 | Mar-14 | Materials, Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1327972 | http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/research/projects/detai= l/?projectID=3D-1670453428 | |
| R-0= 0104 | Characterization of Louisiana Asphalt Mixtures Using Simple Performance Tests and MEPDG | Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development | State-Funded | Louisiana Transportation Research Center | Completed | 42 | Apr-14 | Materials | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1322109 | h= ttp://www.ltrc.lsu.edu/pdf/2014/fr_499.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0105 | Developing Recalibrated Concrete Pavement Performance Models for the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | University of Pittsburgh | Julie M. Vandenbossche | Completed | $100,000 | 18 | May-14 | Models | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1332876 | ||
| R-0= 0106 | Flexible Pavement Design – State of the Practice | National Asphalt Pavement Association | National Center for Asphalt Technology | David H. Timm | Completed | Aug-14 | Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1322103 | http://eng.auburn.edu/research/centers/ncat/files/repo= rts/2014/rep14-04.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0107 | Verification of Mechanistic-Empirical Design Models for Flexible Pavements through Accelerated Pavement Testing | Kansas Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Kansas State University | Completed | 69 | Aug-14 | Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1326952 | ||||
| R-0= 0108 | Guidelines for PCC Inputs to AASHTOWare Pavement ME | Mississippi Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Rao Research and Consulting, LLC | Completed | 12 | Dec-14 | Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1369977 | http://mdot.ms.gov/documents/research/Reports/Interim%= 20and%20Final%20Reports/State%20Study%20260%20-%20Guidelines%20for%20PCC%20= Inputs%20to%20AASHTOWare%20Pavement%20ME.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0109 | Development of Alabama Traffic Factors for use in Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Desi= gn | Alabama Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Auburn University | Completed | Feb-15 | Traffic, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1372297 | http://eng.auburn.edu/files/centers/hrc/930793developm= entofalabamatrafficfactors.turochy.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0110 | Traffic and Data Preparation for AASHTO DARWin-ME Analysis and Design | Oklahoma State University | State-Funded | Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development | Completed | 36 | Feb-15 | Traffic, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1345766 | h= ttp://www.ltrc.lsu.edu/pdf/2015/FR_538.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0111 | Calibrating the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide for Kansas | Kansas Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of Kansas | Completed | Apr-15 | Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1351428 | |||||
| R-0= 0112 | Evaluation of Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Climatic Data for Use in Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide(MEPDG) Calibration and Other Pavement Analysis | FHWA | FHWA-Funded | AMEC Environment and Infrastructure, University of Maryland—College Park | Completed | 42 | May-15 | Climate | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1358566 | http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastr= ucture/pavements/ltpp/15019/15019.pdf | |||
| R-= 00113 | Development of a Catalog of Resilient Modulus Values for Aggregate Base for Use With = the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) | Virginia Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research | Completed | Jun-15 | Materials, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1358568 | http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pd= f/15-r13.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0114 | Material Properties of Cold In-Place Recycled and Full-Depth Reclamation Asphalt Concrete for Pavement Design | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | University of Maryland | Charles Schwartz | On-Going | $499,234 | 36 | Jun-17 | Materials, Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1332746 | ||
| R-0= 0115 | Continued Development and Analysis of the Flexible Pavements Databases | Texas Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of Texas | Lubinda Walubita | Completed | $1,853,291 | 45 | Aug-15 | Calibration, Design, Performance | http://ctr.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubs/0_6275_1= .pdf | ||
| R-0= 0116 | Development of Local Calibration Factors and Design Criteria Values for Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design | Virginia Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research | Completed | Aug-15 | Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1367534 | http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pd= f/16-r1.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0117 | AASHTO MEPDG Regional Peer Exchange Meetings | FHWA | FHWA-Funded | Applied Pavement Technology, Inc. | Linda Pierce | Completed | Sep-15 | General, Peer Exchange | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/dgit/hif15021.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0118 | Improvement of Michigan Climatic Files in Pavement ME Design | Michigan Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Michigan Technological University | Zhangping You | Completed | $177,159 | 28 | Oct-15 | Climate, Materials | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1372768 | http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdot/RC1626_503841_7= .pdf | |
| R-0= 0119 | Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide. A Manual of Practice, Second Edition | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials | NCHRP- Funded | Completed | Oct-15 | Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1371140 | ||||||
| R-0= 0120 | MEPDG Inputs for Warm‐Mix Asphalts | North Carolina Department of Transportation | State-Funded | North Carolina State University | Completed | 40 | Nov-15 | Calibration | https://connect.ncdot.gov/projects/research/RNAProjDoc= s/2012-01FinalReport.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0121 | Consideration of Preservation in Pavement Design and Analysis Procedures | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | Applied Pavement Technology, Inc. | Completed | Dec-15 | Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1366078 | https://www.nap.edu/login.php?action=3Dguest&recor= d_id=3D22108 | ||||
| R-0= 0122 | Investigation of AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design/DARWin-ME Performance Prediction Models = for Iowa Pavement Analysis and Desig= n | Iowa Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Iowa State University | Completed | Dec-15 | Models, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1394753 | http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/research/documents/rese= arch-reports/AASHTOWare_performance_prediction_models_w_cvr.pdf | ||||
| R-0= 0123 | Verification of the Enhanced Integrated Climatic Module Soil Subgrade Input Parameters= in the MEPDG | Indiana Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Purdue University | On-Going | $131,709 | Dec-15 | Climate, Materials | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1300138 | ||||
| R-0= 0124 | Development of DARWin-ME Design Guideline for Louisiana Pavement Design | Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development | State-Funded | Louisiana Transportation Research Center | Completed | 34 | Jan-16 | Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1400752 | h= ttp://www.ltrc.lsu.edu/pdf/2016/FR_551.pdf | |||
| R-0= 0125 | Improved Understanding of Pavements Impacts and Cost-Effective Designs Based on Mechanistic-Empirical Methods | Research and Innovative Technology Administration | Federally Funded | University of Wyoming; North Dakota State University | Pan Lu; Denver Tolliver; Khaled Ksaibati |
Completed | $300,000 | 48 | Jan-16 | Design, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1252140 | http://www.mountain-plains.org/research/projects/downl= oads/2012_mpc_376.pdf | |
| R-0= 0126 | Incorporating Slab/Underlying Layer Interaction into the MEPDG Concrete Pavement Analys= is Procedures | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | University of Minnesota | Lev Khazanovich | Completed | $449,998 | 45 | May-16 | Models, Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1480397 | https://www.nap.edu/login.php?action=3Dguest&recor= d_id=3D24842 | |
| R-0= 0127 | Nondestructive Evaluation of Pavement Structural Condition for Rehabilitation Design | Research and Innovative Technology Administration; City College of New York | Federal and University Funded | Rutgers University | Hao Wang | On-Going | $41,546 | 19 | May-16 | Design | https://rip.= trb.org/view/1319876 | ||
| R-0= 0128 | Determination of Mechanical Properties for Cement-Treated Aggregate Bas= e |
Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research | State-Funded | Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research | Sameer Shetty; Harikrishnan Nair; H Cel= ik Ozyilidirim; Shabbir Hossain | On-Going | $303,720 | 48 | Jun-16 | Materials, Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1473852 | http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pd= f/17-r21.pdf | |
| R-0= 0129 | Determination of Creep Compliance and Indirect Tensile Strength for Mechanistic-Empiric= al Pavement Design Guide | Research and Innovative Technology Administration | FHWA-Funded | Washington State University, Pullman | Haifang Wen | On-Going | $60,000 | 18 | Jun-16 | Materials, Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1346274 | ||
| R-0= 0130 | Improved Data for Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design for Concrete Pavements | North Carolina Department of Transportation | State-Funded | North Carolina State University | Brett Q Tempest | On-Going | $229,955 | 24 | Aug-16 | Calibration | h= ttps://trid.trb.org/view.aspx?id=3D1321248 | ||
| R-0= 0131 | Quantifying the Influence of Geosynthetics on Pavement Performance | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | Texas A&M Research Foundation | Rong Luo | Completed | $600,000 | Aug-16 | Materials | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1479252 | https://www.nap.edu/login.php?action=3Dguest&recor= d_id=3D24841 | ||
| R-0= 0132 | Traffic and Data Preparation for AASHTO MEPDG Analysis and Design | Various | Pooled-Fund | Various | Doc Zhang | On-Going | $426,668 | 60 | Aug-16 | Calibration, Traffic | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1347121 | ||
| R-0= 0133 | A Mechanistic-Empirical Model for Top-Down Cracking of Asphalt Pavement Lay= ers | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | Texas A&M Transportation Institute | Robert L. Lytton | On-Going | $500,000 | 31 | Sep-16 | Models | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1332863 | ||
| R-0= 0134 | Characterization of Material Properties for Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design in Wyomi= ng | Wyoming Department of Transportation | FHWA-Funded | University of Wyoming | Kam Ng | Completed | $317,759 | 45 | Dec-16 | Materials | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1447176 | ||
| R-0= 0135 | Proposed Enhancements to Pavement ME Design: Improved Consideration of the Influen= ce of Subgrade and Unbound Layers on Pavement Performance | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | Texas A&M Transportation Institute | Robert L. Lytton | On-Going | $400,000 | 30 | Mar-17 | Material | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1331565 | ||
| R-0= 0136 | Characterization of Asphalt Concrete Dynamic Modulus in South Carolina | South Carolina Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Tri-County Technical College | Serji N Amirkhanian | On-Going | 24 | Apr-17 | Materials | https://rip.= trb.org/view/1352019 | |||
| R-0= 0137 | Tack Coat Installation Performance Guidelines | Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation | Ju Sang Lee; Rebecca S McDaniel | On-Going | $276,000 | 27 | Apr-17 | Materials | https://rip.= trb.org/view/1339682 | ||
| R-0= 0138 | Characterizing Existing Hot-Mix Asphalt Layer Damage for Mechanistic Pavement Rehabilita= tion Design | FHWA | FHWA-Funded | Applied Research Associates, Inc. | Suri Sadasivam | On-Going | $249,771 | 12 | Jul-17 | Materials, Design | https://rip.= trb.org/view/1370388 | ||
| R-0= 0139 | Comparison between 1993 AASHTO Pavement Design Guide and Mechanistic-Empirical Pavem= ent Design Guide with North Dakota Case Study | Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Federal Highway Administration<= /td> | FHWA-Funded | North Dakota State University | Andrew
Bratlien; Pan Lu |
On-Going | $150,000 | 48 | Sep-17 | Design | https://rip.= trb.org/view/1312354 | https://www.mountain-plains.org/research/projects/down= loads/2014-mpc-459.pdf | |
| R-0= 0140 | Correlation between Resilience Modules (MR) of Soil, Light Weight Deflectometer, and Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) | Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation | Antonio Bobet; Tommy E Nantung= |
On-Going | $644,210 | 48 | Dec-17 | Materials, Design | https://rip.= trb.org/view/1330435 | ||
| R-0= 0141 | Calibration of the MEPDG Performance Models for Flexible Pavements in Idaho | Idaho Transportation Department | State-Funded | University of Idaho | Fouad Bayomy | On-Going | $370,000 | 36 | Apr-18 | Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1351402 | ||
| R-0= 0142 | Characterization of Crushed Bases in Wyoming | FHWA | FHWA-Funded, State-Funded | University of Wyoming |
Kam Ng; Khaled Ksaibati | On-Going | $64,577 | 26 | Sep-15 | Materials | https://rip.= trb.org/view/1396079 | http://www.dot.state.wy.us/files/live/sites/wydot/file= s/shared/Planning/Research/RS02216%20Crushed%20Bases.pdf | |
| R-0= 0143 | Enhancement of Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide for Roadway Design, Construction and Rehabilitation | Research and Innovative Technology Administration | University of Wyoming | Kam Ng | On-Going | $105,927 | 61 | Sep-18 | Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1372667 | |||
| R-00144 | Performance and Load Response of Rigid Pavement Systems, TPF-5(300) | Iowa Department of Transportation | Pooled-Fund | Iowa State University | Shad Sargand; Tom Cackler | On-Going | $1,770,000 | 60 | May-19 | Design, Materials, Models | h= ttps://trid.trb.org/view.aspx?id=3D1346277 | ||
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| R-0= 0145 | Effect of Geosynthetics on Structural Pavement Design | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | Planned | $600,000 | Materials, Design, Performance | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1232159 | ||||||
| R-00146 | Standardizing Lightweight Deflectometer Measurements for QA and Modulus Determination in Unbound Bases and Subgrades | Various | Pooled-Fund | Various | On-Going | $400,000 | Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1328357 | |||||
| Cold Temperature Creep Compliance | Missouri Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Michael Lusher | On-Going | $80,174 | 10 | Aug-17 | Materials, Design, Performance | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1487188 | |||
| R-0= 0147 | Laboratory Data to Determine Impact of Coarse Aggregate Type and Cementitious Materi= als on Design Thickness of PCC Pavements | Mississippi Department of Transportation | FHWA-Funded, State-Funded | Robert L. Varner | Completed | 33 | Dec-17 | Materials, Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1459227 | http://mdot.ms.gov/documents/research/Reports/Interim%= 20and%20Final%20Reports/State%20Study%20177%20-%20Laboratory%20Data%20to%20= Determine%20Impact%20of%20Coarse%20Aggregate%20Type%20and%20Cementitious%20= Materials%20on%20Design%20of%20PCC%20Pavements.pdf | |||
| R-00148 | Development of Best Practice Implementation Guide for Geosynthetics in Low-Volume Pavements | Virginia Transportation Research Council | State-Funded | Virginia Transportation Research Council | Edward Hoppe, M. Hossain, A. Moruza | On-Going | $212,601 | Aug-18 | Materials, Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1427759 | |||
| MEPDG Traffic Loading Defaults Derived from
Traffic Pooled Fund Study |
FHWA | FHWA-Funded | Applied Research Associates, Inc. | Completed | Apr-16 | Traffic | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1409560 | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrast= ructure/pavements/ltpp/13090/13090.pdf | |||||
| R-0= 0149 | Assessment and Simplification of Pavement Environmental Effects Models on Pavement Performance | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | Planned | $350,000 | Design, Performance | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1472756 | ||||||
| R-00150 | Pavement ME Design – Impact of Local Calibration, Foundation Support, and Design a= nd Reliability Thresholds | National Asphalt Pavement Association | National Cen= ter for Asphalt | Nam Tran | Completed | Sep-17 | Design, Local Calibration | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1483162 | http://eng.auburn.edu/research/centers/ncat/files/tech= nical-reports/rep17-08.pdf | ||||
| LTPP Data Analysis: Relationships between Material Properties Determined in Field and Laboratory for Untreated Materials | Planned | $300,000 | Jul-17 | Materials, Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1472758 | ||||||||
| R-0= 0151 | In Situ Modulus Measurement Using Automated Plate Load Testing for Statewide Mechanistic-Empirical Design Calibration | Iowa Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Iowa State University | David White | Active | $125,000 | 12 | Aug-18 | Materials, Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1485618 | ||
| R-00152 | Effect of Cold Central Plant Recycled Asphalt Mixture Stockpiling on Mixture Performance | Virginia Transportation Research Council | State-Funded | Virginia Transportation Research Council | Benjamin Bowers, Brian Diefenderfer | Active | $108,053 | 19 | Apr-19 | Materials, Performance | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1481206 | ||
| Performance Evaluation and Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Bonded Concrete Overlays on Asphalt or Composite Pavements and Development of Recommended Maintenance and Rehabilitation Procedures | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | Planned | $500,000 | Design, Performance | https://rip.= trb.org/View/1466750 | |||||||
| R-0= 0153 | Including the Effects of Shrink/Swell and Frost Heave in Mechanistic-Empirical Pave= ment Design | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | Planned | $500,000 | Materials, Design | https://rip.= trb.org/View/1466752 | ||||||
| R-00154 | Layer Coefficients for NHDOT Pavement Design | New Hampshire Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of New Hampshre | Eshan Dave | Active | $150,000 | Mar-19 | Materials, Design | https://rip.= trb.org/View/1410958 | |||
| Develop System to Render Mechanistic-Empiri= cal Traffic Data for Pavement Design | Texas Department of Transporatation | State-Funded | Texas A&M Transportation Institute | Lubinda Walubita | Active | $199,990 | 24 | Aug-18 | Traffic | https://rip.= trb.org/View/1456211 | |||
| R-0= 0155 | Design Data for Rigid Pavements in New Mexico | University Transportation Centers Program | FHWA Funded | University of New Mexico, Albuquerque | R. Tarefder | Active | $175,800 | 12 | Jun-17 | https://rip.= trb.org/View/1420203 | |||
| R-00156 | Development of a Mechanistic-based Design Method for Geosynthetics-reinforced Pavemen= t on Expansive Soils | University Transportation Centers Program | FHWA Funded | University of Oklahoma | Jay Wang | Active | $68,727 | Feb-17 | Materials, Design | https://rip.= trb.org/View/1420214 | |||
| Impact of Quarry Gradation on Base Course Aggregate Testing and Rutting Model Calibration Phase II | North Carolina Department of Transportation | State-Funded | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | Erol Tutumluer | Active | Jun-16 | Materials, Design | https://rip.= trb.org/View/1376587 | |||||
| R-0= 0157 | Proposed Enhancements to Pavement ME Design: Improved Consideration of the Influen= ce of Subgrade Soils Susceptible to Shrink/Swell and/or Frost Heave on Pavem= ent Performance | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | Arizona State University | Claudia Zapata | Active | $500,000 | 33 | May-21 | Materials, Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1466752 | ||
| R-0= 0158 | Structural Evaluation of Full-Depth Flexible Pavement Using APT | Indiana Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Purdue University | John Haddock | Active | $200,000 | 22 | Jun-20 | Materials, Design, Performance | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1494141 | ||
| R-0= 0159 | Evaluation of Bonded Concrete Overlays on Asphalt Pavements | NCHRP- Funded | NCE | Linda Pierce | Active | $500,000 | 24 | Feb-20 | Materials, Design, Performance | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1466750 | |||
| R-0= 0160 | LTPP Data Analysis: Feasibility of Using LTPP Data to Develop Relationships Between Laboratory- and Field-Derived Properties of Unbound Materials | NCHRP, AASHTO, FHWA | NCHRP- Funded | AMEC Foster Wheeler | Gonzalo Rada | Active | $69,762 | 10 | Apr-19 | Materials, Design, Performance | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1472758 | ||
| R-0= 0161 | Development of Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) Inputs for Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) | VTRC | State-Funded | VTRC | Harikrishnan Nair, Girum Merine | Active | $98,092 | 16 | Oct-19 | Materials, Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1514104 | ||
| R-0= 0162 | MEPDG Traffic Load Spectra for Local, Minor Arterial, Major Collector, and Minor Collector Roads | Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Purdue/INDOT | Yi Jiang, Shuo Li, Tommy Nantung | Active | $175,000 | 24 | May-20 | Traffic | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1502528 | ||
| R-0= 0163 | Application of Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Approach into RCC Pavement Thick= ness Design | FHWA | FHWA Funded | LTRC | Zhong Wu | Active | $319,896 | 30 | Nov-20 | Materials, Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1513148 | ||
| R-0= 0164 | Elimination of Empirical, Ineffective and Expensive PG Plus Tests to Characterize Modified Binders | U.S. DOT | U.S. DOT-Funded | Arkansas State University | Zahid Hossain, Ashraf Elsayed | Active | $100,331 | 18 | Sep-19 | Materials | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1505429 | ||
| R-0= 0165 | LTPP Data Analysis: Significance of As-Constructed Asphalt Pavement Air Voids = to Pavement Performance | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | NCAT | Michael Heitzman | Active | $450,000 | 20 | Jan-20 | Materials, Performance | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1472759 | ||
| R-0= 0166 | Improved Reliability of FWD Tests Results and Correlation with Resilient Modulus | Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Purdue/INDOT | Antonio Bobet | Active | $225,640 | 14 | Jan-20 | Design | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1563541 | ||
| R-0= 0167 | Mechanistic Characterization of Asphalt Overlays for Pavement Rehabilitation and Preservation using Pavement ME Approach | FHWA | FHWA Funded | LTRC | Zhongjie, Zhang | Active | $319,441 | 38 | Oct-21 | Design, Performance | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1517486 | ||
| R-0= 0168 | Investigation on Pavement ME Design Reflective Cracking, Faulting, IRI Prediction Model= s, Concrete Overlays Design Tool, and Performance Threshold Levels for Iowa Pavement Systems | Iowa Department of Transportation | State-Funded | Iowa State University | Halil Ceylan | Active | $250,000 | 38 | Oct-21 | Performance | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1549926 | ||
| R-0= 0169 | Enhancements of Climatic Inputs and Related Models for Pavement ME Using LTPP Climate = Tool (MERRA-2) | NCHRP | NCHRP- Funded | Applied Research Associates, Inc. | Wouter Brink | Active | $350,000 | 38 | Oct-21 | Design, Climate Modeling | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1472756 |
| Unique ID | Project Ti= tle | Sponsoring= Agency | Status | Completion = Date | Contractor= | Project Cost=
(if Available) |
Project Dur= ation (months) | Design Pro= cedures Implemented | Calibration Information | Link to TR= ID Record or Project Website | Link to Pr= oject Report | |
| Local Calibration | Performance Model Validated? | |||||||||||
| I-00001 | Implementing the Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide: Implementation Plan | Iowa Department of Transportation | Completed | May-05 | Iowa State University | Flexible, Rigid | Yes | https://trid= .trb.org/view/760470 | http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/reports/mepdg_implementati= on.pdf | |||
| I-00002 | Development of Field Data for Effective Implementation of Mechanistic Empirical Pavem= ent Design | Nebraska Department of Roads | Completed | Jun-06 | University of Nebraska | Rigid | https://trid= .trb.org/view/899855 | http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/R6000/B016.0138-2009= .pdf | ||||
| I-00003 | Implementation Plan for the New Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide | North Carolina Department of Transportation | Completed | Jun-06 | North Carolina State University | Flexible, Rigid | Yes | https://connect.ncdot.gov/projects/research/RNAProjDoc= s/2005-28FinalReport.pdf | ||||
| I-00004 | Mechanistic-Empirical Data Collection Approach for Rigid Pavements | Texas Department of Transportation | Completed | Oct-06 | University of Texas | 12 | Rigid | https://trid= .trb.org/view/886141 | http://ctr.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubs/0_5445_1= .pdf | |||
| I-00005 | Implementation
of the NCHRP 1-37A Design Guide Volume 2: Evaluation of Mechanistic-Empirical Design Proce= dure |
Maryland State Highway Administration | Completed | Feb-07 | University of Maryland | Flexible | http://sp.design.transportation.org/Documents/MDSHAEva= luationofMechanistic-EmpiricalDeisgnProcedure-Volume2.pdf | |||||
| I-00006 | Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide Implementation Plan | South Dakota Department of Transportation | Completed | Oct-07 | Applied Pavement Technology, Inc. | 30 | Flexible, Rigid | https://trid= .trb.org/view/850817 | http://www.sddot.com/business/research/projects/docs/s= d2005-01_Final_Report.pdf | |||
| I-00007 | Mechanistic-Empirical (M-E) Design, Implementation & Monitoring for Flexible Pavements | Illinois Department of Transportation | Completed | Jun-08 | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | 12 | Flexible | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1256466 | http://www.coloradodot.info/programs/research/pdfs/201= 3/mepdg.pdf/at_download/file | |||
| I-00008 | Engineering Properties of Florida Concrete Mixes for Implementing the AASHTO Recommen= ded Mechanistic-Empirical Rigid Pavement Design Guide | Florida Department of Transportation | Completed | Aug-08 | FAMU-FSU College of Engineering | 4 | Rigid | https://trid= .trb.org/view/889113 | http://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A181= 669 | |||
| I-00009 | Implementation of the MEPDG for New and Rehabilitated Pavement Structures for Design of Concrete and Asphalt Pavements in Minnesota | Minnesota Department of Transportation | Completed | Jan-09 | University of Minnesota | Flexible, Rigid | https://trid= .trb.org/view/884800 | http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchReports/re= portdetail.html?id=3D1734 | ||||
| I-00010 | Mechanistic-Empirical Design Concepts for Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements in Illinoi= s | Illinois Department of Transportation | Completed | Apr-09 | University of Illinois | 42 | Rigid | https://trid= .trb.org/view/902086 | http= s://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16716 | |||
| I-00011 | Implementation of the 2002 AASHTO Design Guide for Pavement Structures in KDOT | Kansas Department of Transportation | Completed | May-09 | Kansas State University | 60 | Flexible, Rigid | https://trid= .trb.org/view/879896 | http= s://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16652 | |||
| I-00012 | Implementation of the 2002 AASHTO Design Guide for Pavement Structures in KDOT, Part-II: Asphalt Concrete Pavements | Kansas Department of Transportation | Completed | May-09 | Kansas State University | 66 | Flexible | https://trid= .trb.org/view/898734 | ||||
| I-00013 | Development of Field Data for Effective Implementation of Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Procedure |
Nebraska Department of Roads | Completed | Jun-09 | University of Nebraska | Rigid | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1239504 | http://roads.nebraska.gov/media/5714/final-report-p300= .pdf | ||||
| I-00014 | Engineering Properties of Stabilized Subgrade Soils for Implementation of the AASHTO = 2002 Pavement Design Guide | Oklahoma Department of Transportation | Completed | Jun-09 | University of Oklahoma | 36 | Subgrade Soil | Yes | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1103946 | http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/hqdiv/p-r-div/spr-rip/l= ibrary/reports/fhwa-ok0810.pdf | ||
| I-00015 | Implementation of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide in Utah: Validation, Calibration, and Development of the UDOT MEPDG User's Guide | Utah Department of Transportation | Completed | Oct-09 | Applied Research Associates, Inc. | 45 | Flexible, Rigid | https://trid= .trb.org/view/907075 | http://www2.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=3D988251= 4332093468 | |||
| I-00016 | Guidance for M-E Pavement Design Implementation | Alabama Department of Transportation | Completed | Jan-10 | Auburn University | Flexible, Rigid | Yes | https://trid= .trb.org/view/915877 | http://www.eng.auburn.edu/users/timmdav/ALDOT_930-685.= pdf | |||
| I-00017 | Instrumentation for Mechanistic Design Implementation | Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium | Completed | Feb-10 | Oregon State University | 15 | Flexible | https://trid= .trb.org/view/934614 | http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/trec_reports/99/ | |||
| I-00018 | Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide Implementation | South Carolina Department of Transportation | Completed | Jun-10 | University of South Carolina | Flexible, Rigid | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1220259 | http= s://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25115 | ||||
| I-00019 | Caltrans Mechanistic-Empirical (ME) Design - Implementation | California Department of Transportation | On-Going | Oct-10 | University of California | $2,010,887 | 53 | Flexible, Rigid | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1234495 | |||
| I-00020 | Evaluation of Current Louisiana Flexible Pavement Structures Using PMS Data and New = M-E Pavement Design Guide | Louisiana Transportation Research Center | Completed | Jun-11 | Louisiana Transportation Research Center | $220,192 | 24 | Flexible | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1141792 | h= ttp://www.ltrc.lsu.edu/pdf/2012/fr_482.pdf | ||
| I-00021 | Preparation for Implementation of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide in Michigan: Part 1-HMA Mixture Characterization | Michigan Department of Transportation | Completed | Mar-13 | Michigan State University | 39 | Flexible | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1247913 | http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdot/MDOT_RC-1593_41= 7976_7.pdf | |||
| I-00022 | Preparation for Implementation of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide in Michigan Part 2: Evaluation of Rehabilitation Fixes | Michigan Department of Transportation | Completed | Aug-13 | Michigan State University | Flexible, Rigid | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1261181 | http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdot/RC-1594_Part_1_= 432752_7.pdf | ||||
| I-00023 | Preparation for Implementation of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide in Michigan Part 3: Local Calibration and Validation of Performance Models | Michigan Department of Transportation | Completed | Nov-11 | Michigan State University | 37 | Flexible, Rigid | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1343694 | http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdot/RC-1595_478371_= 7.pdf | |||
| I-00024 | Implementation of the MEPDG for Flexible Pavements in Idaho | Idaho
Transportation Department |
Completed | May-12 | University of Idaho | 36 | Flexible | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1147512 | http= s://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24445 | |||
| I-00025 | Local Calibration of the MEPDG | Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department | Completed | Jun-13 | University of Arkansas | $459,188 | 48 | N/A | Yes | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1329726 | ||
| I-00026 | Implementation of the AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide for Colorado | Colorado Department of Transportation | Completed | Jul-13 | Applied Research Associates, Inc. | Flexible | h= ttps://trid.trb.org/view.aspx?id=3D1256466 | http://www.coloradodot.info/programs/research/pdfs/201= 3/mepdg.pdf/at_download/file | ||||
| I-00027 | Road Map for Implementing the AASHTO Pavement ME Design Software for the Idaho Transportation Department | Idaho Transportation Department | Completed | Apr-14 | Applied Research Associates, Inc. | 12 | N/A | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1316822 | ||||
| I-00028 | Mechanistic-Empirical Design, Implementation & Monitoring for Rigid Pavements | Illinois Department of Transportation | Completed | Jun-14 | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | $488,674 | 36 | Rigid | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1249103 | https://apps.ict.illinois.edu/projects/getfile.asp?id= =3D3120 | ||
| I-00029 | Data Preparation for Implementing DARWin-ME | Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department | Completed | Jul-14 | University of Arkansas | $424,262 | 36 | N/A | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1329719 | |||
| I-00030 | Calibration and Implementation of the AASHTO Mechanistic‐Empirical Pavement Des= ign Guide in Arizona | Arizona Department of Transportation | Completed | Sep-14 | Applied Research Associates, Inc. | 48 | Flexible, Rigid | Yes | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1323581 | https://apps.azdot.gov/ADOTLibrary/publications/projec= t_reports/PDF/AZ606.pdf | ||
| I-00031 | Implementation and Local Calibration of the MEPDG Transfer Functions in Wyoming | Wyoming Department of Transportation | Completed | Sep-14 | Applied Research Associates, Inc. | 81 | Flexible, Rigid | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1407342 | http= s://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29562 | |||
| I-00032 | Development and Implementation of a Mechanistic and Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) for Rigid Pavements | Oklahoma Department of Transportation | Completed | Oct-14 | Oklahoma State University | $269,248 | 25 | Rigid | Yes | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1363436 | http://l92018.eos-intl.net/elibsql16_L92018_Documents/= FHWA-OK-14-13%202208%20Ley.pdf | |
| I-00033 | Implementation of a Texas Mechanistic-Empirical Thickness Design System (TxME) | Texas Department of Transportation | Completed | Dec-14 | Texas A&M Transportation Institute | $728,210 | 34 | Flexible | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1302792 | |||
| I-00034 | Implementation of the AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide and Software | Completed | Dec-14 | Applied Pavement Technology, Inc. | $40,000 | 22 | N/A | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1306685 | https://www.nap.edu/login.php?action=3Dguest&recor= d_id=3D22406 | |||
| I-00035 | Understanding Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) for North Dakota Implementation | Research and Innovative Technology Administration | Completed | Dec-14 | North Dakota State University | N/A | Yes | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1340557 | http://www.mountain-plains.org/pubs/pdf/MPC14-274.pdf | |||
| I-00036 | Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design guide (MEPDG) Implementation | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet | Completed | Jun-15 | University of Kentucky | $150,000 | 12 | Flexible, Rig= id | Yes | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1328228 | ||
| I-00037 | Preparation of the Implementation Plan of AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (M-EPDG) in Connecticut | Connecticut Department of Transportation | Completed | Jun-16 | University of Connecticut | Flexible, Rigid | h= ttps://trid.trb.org/view.aspx?id=3D1416279 | http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/documents/dresearch/SPR-= 2274_Final_9-25-14.pdf | ||||
| I-00038 | Preparation of the Implementation Plan of AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (M-EPDG) in Connecticut: Phase II – Expanded Sensitivity Analysis | Connecticut Department of Transportation | Completed | Feb-17 | University of Connecticut | $203,361 | 18 | Flexible, Rigid | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1457026 | http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/documents/dresearch/CT-2= 293-F-17-1.pdf | ||
| I-00039 | Development and Implementation of a Mechanistic and Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) for Rigid Pavements - Phase 3 | Oklahoma Department of Transportation | On-Going | Sep-16 | Oklahoma State University | $96,685 | 21 | Rigid | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1328735 | |||
| I-00040 | MEPD Implementation (Validation/Model Calibration/Acceptable Distress Target/I= RI Failure Trigger/Thermal Selection/Binder Selection) and Climate Data Generation | Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation | On-Going | Jun-17 | Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation | $151,445 | 48 | N/A | Yes | Yes | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1251891 | |
| I-00041 | Calibration of the MEPDG Performance Models for Flexible Pavements in Idaho | Idaho Transportation Department | On-Going | Apr-18 | University of= Idaho | $370,000 | 36 | Flexible | Yes | Yes | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1351402 | |
| I-00042 | Implementation of the AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Design Guide for Pavement Rehabilitat= ion Design | Pooled-Fund | On-Going | Dec-18 | Various | $1,255,000 | Flexible, Composite, Rigid | https://tri= d.trb.org/view/1351265 | ||||
| I-00043 | Development of a Master Plan for Calibration and Implementation of the M-E Design Gui= de | Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department | On-Going | University of Arkansas | $222,755 | N/A | Yes | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1329733 | ||||
| I-00044 | Regional and National Implementation and Coordination of ME Design | Various | On-Going | Various | $650,000 | N/A | Yes | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1366529 | h= ttp://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/549 | |||
| I-00045 | Building Accurate Historic and Future Climate MEPDG Input Files for Louisiana DOTD= | Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development | Completed | Feb-17 | National Cent= er for Asphalt Technology | 65 | N/A | Yes | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1459003 | h= ttp://www.ltrc.lsu.edu/pdf/2017/FR_574.pdf | ||
| I-00046 | Development of a Simplified Flexible Pavement Design Protocol for New York State Department of Transportation Based on the AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide | Kansas Department of Transportation | Completed | Jan-17 | University of= Texas at Arlington | 150 | Flexible | Yes | Yes | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1451121 | ||
| I-00047 | Improvement of Climate Data for Use in MEPDG Calibration and Other Pavement Analysis<= /td> | Georgia Department of Transportation | On-Going | Sep-18 | $150,000 | 24 | N/A | Yes | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1426383 | |||
| I-00048 | Development of MEPDG Input Database for Asphalt Mixtures | Georgia Department of Transportation | On-Going | Oct-17 | University of Georgia, Kennesaw State University | $227,322 | 15 | Flexible | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1418750 | |||
| I-00049 | Calibration of the AASHTO Pavement Design Guide to South Carolina Conditions - Phase = I | South Carolina Department of Transportation | Completed | Jul-16 | University of= South Carolina | 36 | Flexible, Rigid | Yes | Yes | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1421191 | http://www.scdot.scltap.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08= /SPR-708-Final-Report.pdf | |
| Calibration of the AASHTO Pavement Design G= uide to South Carolina Conditions - Phase II | South Carolina Department of Transportation | On-Going | Jul-21 | University of= South Carolina | 48 | Flexible, Rigid | Yes | Yes | https://rip.= trb.org/View/1471233 | |||
| I-00050 | MEPDG Local Calibration | Missouri Department of Transportation | On-Going | Aug-17 | Rao Research = and Consulting | $250,000 | 16 | Flexible | Yes | Yes | https://rip.= trb.org/View/1420483 | |
| I-00051 | Pavement ME Design – A Summary of Local Calibration Efforts for Flexible Pavements= | National Asphalt Pavement Association | Completed | Aug-17 | National Cent= er for Asphalt Technology | Flexible | Yes | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1480168 | http://eng.auburn.edu/research/centers/ncat/files/tech= nical-reports/rep17-07.pdf | |||
| I-00052 | Prep-ME Software Implementation and Enhancement | Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development | Completed | Sep-17 | Oklahoma State University | 23 | N/A | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1484670 | ||||
| I-00053 | Unbound Material Characterization for Pavement ME Implementation in Idaho | Idaho Department of Transporataion | Planned | Flexible, Rigid | https://rip.= trb.org/View/1416972 | |||||||
| I-00054 | Portland Cement Concrete Material Characterization for Pavement ME Design Implementation in Idaho | Idaho Department of Transporataion | Completed | Jun-17 | Washington St= ate University | Rigid | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1504024 | http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/apps/research/Completed/RP25= 3.pdf | ||||
| I-00055 | Field Implementation for the TxME in Four Districts | Texas Department of Transportation | On-Going | Aug-18 | Texas A&M Transportation Institute | $647,350 | 36 | Flexible, Rigid | Yes | https://rip.= trb.org/View/1359584 | ||
| I-00056 | Pavement ME Design – Impact of Local Calibration, Foundation Support, and Design a= nd Reliability Thresholds | National Asphalt Pavement Association | Completed | Sep-17 | National Cent= er for Asphalt Technology | Flexible | Yes | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1483162 | http://eng.auburn.edu/research/centers/ncat/files/tech= nical-reports/rep17-08.pdf | |||
| I-00057 | Developing Implementable Climatic Input Data and Moisture Boundary Conditions for Pavement Analysis and Design | U.S. Department of Transportation | On-Going | Sep-19 | Oklahoma State University | $57,000 | 12 | N/A | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1505435 | |||
| I-00058 | Pavement Design for Local Roads and Streets | U.S. Department of Transportation | On-Going | Sep-19 | Cornell Local= Roads Program | $97,174 | 12 | Flexible, Rigid | https://tri= d.trb.org/View/1564728 | |||
| Unique ID | Resea= rch Title | Study F= ocus | Estima= ted Budget | Estima= ted Duration (months) | Date Po= sted | Date M= odified | Perso= nnel/ Organization Developing RNS | Link = to RNS |
| Q-0001 | Characterization of Cementitiously Stabilized Materials for the New Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) | Materials | Dec-06 | Jun-14 | TRB Committee: AFS80, Cementitious Stabilization | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D12639 | ||
| Q-0002 | Evaluation of Geosynthetic Interaction for Pavements | Materials | $350,000 | 24 | Dec-06 | Jan-11 | TRB Committee: AFS70, Geosynthetics | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D12632 |
| Q-0003 | Climatic Issues: Performance Models for Pavements Subjected to Seasonal Frost Acti= on | Climate, Models | $250,000 | 30 | Dec-06 | Apr-07 | TRB Committee: AFP50, Frost Action | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D12514 |
| Q-0004 | An Assessment of the Quality of Vehicle Classification Data and a Demonstrat= ion of How It Can be Measured and Improved to Support the Mechanistic-Empiric= al Pavement Design Guide | Traffic | $150,000 | 12 | Jun-07 | Jun-07 | TRB Committee: ABJ35, Highway Traffic Monitoring | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D13465 |
| Q-0005 | Validation of the Drainage Component of the Enhanced Integrated Climatic Model | Climate | $300,000 | 24 | Sep-09 | Sep-09 | TRB Committee: AFS60, Subsurface Drainage | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D23425 |
| Q-0006 | Determine the Effect of Construction Factors on Concrete Pavement Design Parameters= | Design | Nov-10 | May-13 | TRB Committee: AFD50, Design and Rehabilitation of Concrete Pavements | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D27485 | ||
| Q-0007 | MEPD= G – Linking Pavement Design Assumptions and Asphalt Quality Assurance | Design= | > = $300,000 | 24 - = 36 | Jan-14= | Jan-1= 4 | TRB = Committee: AFD60, Flexible Pavement Design | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D36003 |
| Q-0008 | Enhancing DARWin ME to Design Pavements with thin Asphalt Surface Layers | Design | > $300,000 | 24 - 36 | Jan-14 | Jan-14 | TRB Committee: AFD60, Flexible Pavement Design | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D36000 |
| Q-0009 | Development of Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Criteria to Accommodate the Stabilization Mechanism and Life-Cycle Behavior/Performance of Asphalt combined with Portland Cement when used in New Construction and Full-Depth Reclamation | Design | > $300,000 | 24 - 36 | Jan-14 | Jan-14 | TRB Committee: AFS90, Chemical, Mechanical, and Asphalt Stabilization | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D35941 |
| Q-0010 | Develop Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Ultra-Thin Asphalt Concrete Overlays | Design | > $300,000 | 24 - 36 | Jan-14 | Jan-14 | TRB Committee: AFD60, Flexible Pavement Design | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D36001 |
| Q-0011 | Calibration of Mechanistic-based Pavement Design Models Using More Accurate Field Measurements | Models | > $300,000 | 24 - 36 | Feb-14 | Mar-14 | TRB Committee: AFD20, Pavement Monitoring and Evaluation+H12 | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D36061 |
| Q-0012 | Development of Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Criteria for Pavement Rehabilita= tion using Full-Depth Reclamation | Design | > $300,000 | 24 - 36 | Feb-15 | Feb-15 | TRB Committee: AFS90, Chemical, Mechanical, and Asphalt Stabilization | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D39169 |
| Q-0013 | Improved Rutting Prediction of Unbound Granular Materials for Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design | Models | > $300,000 | 24 - 36 | Feb-15 | May-15 | TRB Committee: AFP70, Mineral Aggregates | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D39167 |
| Q-0014 | Development of a Permanent Deformation Test Procedure for Evaluating Rutting Potentia= ls of Pavement Granular Base/Subbase Layers | Materials | > $300,000 | 24 - 36 | Mar-15 | May-15 | TRB Committee: AFP70, Mineral Aggregates | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D39177 |
| Q-0015 | Key Fracture Properties of Asphalt Mixtures Related to Pavement Top-Down Longitudinal Cracking Performance Models | Materials | > $300,000 | > 36 | Jan-16 | Jan-16 | TRB Committee: AFK50, Characteristics of Bituminous Paving Mixtures to Meet Structural Requirements | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D40556 |
| Q-0016 | Developing a More Mechanistic Approach for Designing Concrete Pavements and Their Supporting Layers | Materials, Design | > $300,000 | 24 - 36 | Mar-17 | Mar-17 | TRB Committee: AFD50, Design and Rehabilitation of Concrete Pavements | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D41499 |
| Q-0017 | Unif= ied Model for Shrink/Swell and Frost Heave for Pavement Design | Materi= als, Design | > = $300,000 | 24 - = 36 | Jun-16 | Jun-16 | Joint Technical Committee on Pavements | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D40905 |
| Q-0018 | Optimized Flexible Pavement Structure – Maximizing Life and Reducing Life Cycle Cos= ts | Design | > $300,000 | 24 - 36 | Jan-14 | Jan-14 | TRB Committee: AFD60, Flexible Pavement Design | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D36002 |
| Q-0019 | Unbound Aggregate Layer Contamination Determination | Materials, Design | Mar-13 | Apr-13 | TRB Committee: AFS70, Geosynthetics | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D33850 | ||
| Q-0020 | Development of a Manual on Recommended Practice for Measuring the Response of Pavement Structures | Design | $400,000 | 24 | Mar-07 | Apr-07 | TRB Committee: AFD40, Full-Scale and Accelerated Pavement Testing | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D13126 |
| Q-0021 | Optimizing Drainability While Maintaining Stability of Aggregate Base Courses | Materials, Design | $300,000 | 18 | Dec-06 | Apr-07 | TRB Committee: AFS70, Geosynthetics | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D12631 |
| Q-0022 | Climatic Issues: Performance Models for Pavements Subjected to Seasonal Frost Acti= on | Models | Dec-06 | Apr-07 | TRB Committee: AFP50, Frost Action | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D12514 | ||
| Q-0023 | Influence of Asphalt Mixture Aggregate Structure on Asphalt Pavement Performance | Materials, Design | > $300,000 | 24 - 36 | Jan-17 | Jun-17 | TRB Committee: AFK50, Non-Binder Components of Asphalt Mixtures | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D41389 |
| Q-0024 | Automated Sensing for Construction Quality Monitoring of Concrete Pavements, and Sm= art Long-Term Tagging System | Materials, Design | $300,000 - $400,000 | 36 - 48 | Jan-13 | Jan-13 | TRB Committee AFN20, Properties of Concrete | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D33481 |
| Q-0025 | Developing Standard Test Methods to Determine the Mechanistic Properties of Pavement Layers for Concrete Pavement Design and Performance Analysis | Materials, Design | > $300,000 | 24 - 36 | Apr-18 | Apr-18 | TRB Committee: AFD50, Design and Rehabilitation of Concrete Pavements | ht= tps://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=3D42272 |