University of Michigan
- Fourth International Conference on
the Structural Design of Asphalt Pavements

Held at Rackham Lecture Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - August 22-26, 1977

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Session I

The Use of Distress Prediction Subsystems for the Design of Pavement Structures

F. Finn, C. Saraf, R. Kulkarni, K. Nair, W. Smith, A. Abdullah

Asphalt Pavement Design - The Shell Method

A. J. M. Claessen, J. M. Edwards, P. Sommer, P. Uge

Fully Monitored Motorway Trials in the Netherlands Corroborate Linear Elastic Design Theory

W. G. Bleyenberg, A. J. M. Claessen, F. Van Gorkum, W. Heukelom, A.C. Pronk

Session II

Predictive Design Procedures - A Design Method for Flexible Pavements Using the VESYS Structural Subsystem

William J. Kenis

Comparison of VESYS IIM Predictions to Brampton/AASHO Performance Measurements

J. Brent Rauhut, R. C. G. Haas, Thomas W. Kennedy

Sensitivity Analysis of FHWA Structural Model VESYS

J. Brent Rauhut, John C. O'Quin, W. Ronald Hudson

Field Verification of the VESYS IIM Structural Subsystem in Utah

D.I. Anderson, J.C. McBride, D.E. Peterson

Evaluation of Flexible Pavement Design Methodology Based Upon Field Observations at PSU Test Track

M.G. Sharma, W.J. Kenis, T.D. Larson, W.L. Gramling

Implementation and Verification of Flexible Pavement Design Methodology

Jatinder Sharma, L.L. Smith, B.E. Ruth

Selection of Pavement Models in a Rational Pavement System to be Used by the Dutch State Road Laboratory

R. Frank Carmichael, Jan Eikelboom, Peter M.W. Elsenaar, W.R. Hudson

Session III

A General System for the Structural Design of Flexible Pavements

W.R. Barker, W.N. Brabston, Y.T. Chou

Esso Road Design Technology

B. Celard

Kentucky Research: A Flexible Pavement Design and Management System

Herbert F. Southgate, Robert C. Deen, James H. Havens, William B. Drake jr.

The Belgian Road Research Center's Overall Approach to Asphalt Pavement Structural Design

J. Verstraeten, J.E. Romain, V. Veverka

Session IV

The Application of Simplified, Fundamental Design Procedures for Flexible Pavements

S.F. Brown, P.S. Pell, A.F. Stock

Method for the Structural Design of Asphalt Pavements

J. Eisenmann, U. Lempe, C. Leykauf

Procedure for the Structural Design of Pavement Used on Italian Motorways

Franco Giannini, Gabriele Camomilla

An Optimal Design Procedure for Multilayer Pavements

T.E. Glynn, J.C. Byrne, R.W. Kirwan, M.S. Snaith

Asphalt Pavement Design for Arizona

R.A. Jimenez

New Method for Asphalt Pavement Design Adopted in the USSR

M.B. Korsunsky, P.I. Telyaev

Development and Field Verification of a Mechanistic Structural Design System in Ohio

Kamran Majidzadeh, Leon 0. Talbert, Moses Karakouzian

A Thickness Design Procedure for Pavements with Cement Stabilized Bases and Thin Asphalt Surfacings

J.K. Mitchell, C.L. Monismith

Trends in the Development of Flexible Pavement Design in Hungary

Ervin Nemesdy, Imre Keleti, Tibor Boromisza, Laszlo Gaspar

Thickness Design Procedure for Asphalt and Emulsified Asphalt Mixes

L.E. Santucci

Session V

Moving Loads on a Viscoelestic Double Layer: Prediction of Recoverable and Permanent Deformations

G. Battiato, G. Ronca, C. Verga

The Validity of Design Procedures for the Permanent Deformation of Asphalt Pavements

S.F. Brown, C.A. Bell

Permanent Deformation Law of Bituminous Road Mixes in Repeated Triaxial Compression

L. Francken

Evaluation of Rutting Due to Viscous Flow in Asphalt Pavements

S. Huschek

A Computer Based Subsystem for the Prediction of Pavement Deformation

R.W. Kirwan, M.N. Snaith, T.E. Glynn

A Working Design Subsystem for Permanent Deformation in Asphalt Pavements

Frank R.P. Meyer, Ralph C.G. Haas

A Subsystem to Predict Rutting in Asphalt Concrete Pavement Structures

C.L. Monismith, K. Inkabi, C.R. Freeme, D.B. McLean

Methods of Predicting Deformation in Road Pavements

E.N. Thrower

Session VI

Design of Asphalt Overlays for Pavements

J. Bonnot, P. Autret, A. De Boissoudy

Design of Asphalt Concrete Overlays Using Layer Theory

Harvey J. Treybig, B.F. McCullough, Fred N. Finn, Richard McComb, W. Ronald Hudson

A System for the Prediction of Pavement Life and Design of Pavement Strengthening

N.W. Lister, C.K. Kennedy

Pavement Evaluation and Overlay Design - The Shell Method

A.I.M. Claessen, R. Ditmarsch

Session VII

A Practical Approach to Flexible Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation

A.C. Bhajandas, G. Cumberledge, G.L. Hoffman, J.G. Hopkins III

Evaluation and Overlay Design for Flexible Pavements on Low Volume Roads

Pieter De Kiewit, Peter C. Koning, R. Frank Carmichael, W.R. Hudson

Optimal Design of Asphalt Overlays

M.D. Rafroiu

A Pavement Analysis and Structural Design Procedure Based on Deflection

P.G. Rufford

Overlay and Stage by Stage Design

P. Ullidtz

Session (non-specific)

Structural Design of Asphalt Pavements and Control of Environmental Influence on Performance

William S. Housel

Pavement Management Design Considerations for Canadian Airports

G.H. Argue, B.B. Denyes, G.Y. Sebastyan

Pavement Management Guide: A Summary

Pavement Management Committee, Roads and Transportation Association of Canada

The Consideration of Frost in the Design of Asphalt Pavements

L. Caniard, C. Peyronne

Determination of Pavement Layer Moduli from Surface Deflection Data for Pavement Performance Evaluation

Lynne H. Irwin

OPAC Design System

Ramesh Kher, W.A. Phang

Prediction of Sulphur-Asphalt Pavement Performance with VESYS IIM

Robert L. Lytton, Donald Saylak, Daniel E. Pickett

Evaluation of Existing Pavement Based on Deflection and Radius of Curvature and Overlay Design

Y. Miura, T. Tobe

A Stochastic Model for Pavement Performance and Management

F. Moavenzadeh, B. Brademeyer

The Analyses of Asphalt Pavement Research Results on the Tomei and Chuo Expressways

Nihon Doro Kodan

Failure Models and Pavement Design and Rehabilitation Systems Developed and Adapted for Conditions Prevailing in the Nordic Countries

The Nordic Cooperative Research Project for the Application of the AASHO Road Test Results (STINA)

Design System for Minimizing Asphalt Concrete Thermal Cracking

Mohamed Y. Shahin