The correlations between traftic load distributions and tensilestrains in flexible pavements are discussed in this paper, andthese relationships are compared against theoretical strains computedfrom layered elastic theory. Six flexible pavement test sectionsat the Minnesota Road Research Project (Mn/ROAD) were selectedfor the analysis presented in this paper. Wheel-weight data fromthe weigh-in-motion station at the Mn/ROAD site were taken fora number of time periods during 1995. Weight data distributionswere then matched to temperature-corrected transverse strainsmeasured at the bottom of the asphalt concrete in the test sections.Finally, a layered elastic analysis was performed, the resultsof which were compared to actual measurements under traflic. Itwas found that the measured strains and the strains computed fromthe analytical model matched well when the loads were modeledas dual wheels with constant tire pressure and a varying loadmagnitude.