Session 572
Implementation Issues for Mechanistic-Empirical Design
Tuesday, January 11, 2005, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Shoreham
Bjorn Birgisson, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, presiding

Sponsored by:
Flexible Pavement Design Committee (AFD60)

Note: This session covers some of the issues facing state departments of transportation as they prepare for implementation of the 2002 Design Guide. Case studies and recommendations from various states are presented.

Implementing the Mechanistic-Empirical Design Guide Procedure for a Hot-Mix Asphalt-Rehabilitated Pavement in Indiana (05-1888)**
Khaled Galal, Engineering and Research International
Ghassan R. Chehab, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Strategic Plan of the Texas Department of Transportation for Implementing NCHRP 1-37A Pavement Design Guide (05-1353)**
Thomas John Freeman, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Jacob Uzan, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Gregory Scott Cleveland, HDR Engineering, Inc.

Implementation Initiatives of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guides in Indiana (05-1407)**
Tommy E. Nantung, Indiana Department of Transportation
Ghassan R. Chehab, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Scott Newbolds, Benedictine College
Khaled Galal, Engineering and Research International
Shuo Li, Indiana Department of Transportation
Daehyeon Kim, Chosun University, South Korea

Use of Readily Available Traffic Data for Adjusting AASHTO 2002 Pavement Design Guide Traffic Inputs: Alabama Case Study (05-1419)
Mary Stroup-Gardiner, Gardiner Technical Services, LLC
Rod E. Turochy, Auburn University
Alan Carter, Universite du Quebec, Canada

** Design and Construction Group Practice-Ready Paper

Subject Areas:
Pavement Management