Session 609
Pavement Distress Models
Wednesday, January 12, 2005, 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM, Shoreham
Michael S. Mamlouk, Arizona State University, presiding

Sponsored by:
Flexible Pavement Design Committee (AFD60)

Note: Pavement design is only as good as the models used to predict incremental distress. Calibration and validation must always follow model development.

Predicting Asphalt Pavement Temperature with a Three-Dimensional Finite Element Method (05-2221)
Manuel Costa Minhoto, Polytechnic Institute of Braganca, Portugal
Jorge Carvalho Pais, University of Minho, Portugal
Paulo Antonio Alves Pereira, University of Minho, Portugal
Luís G. Picado-Santos, University of Coimbra, Portugal

Field and Theoretical Evaluation of Thermal Fatigue Cracking in Flexible Pavements (05-2328)
Imad L. Al-Qadi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Marwa M. Hassan, Louisiana State University
Mostafa A. Elseifi, Louisiana State University

Calibration of Alligator Fatigue Cracking Model for 2002 Design Guide (05-2620)
Mohamed El-Basyouny, Parsons Corporation
Matthew W. Witczak, Arizona State University

Influence of Truck Volume Distribution on Flexible Pavement Performance (05-1109)**
Shane Buchanan, APAC, Inc.

** Design and Construction Group Practice-Ready Paper

Subject Areas:
Pavement Management