Application of Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide Software in Saudi Arabia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Background of Study
- Literature review of local studies for calibration of MEPDG and comparison of results with this study.
- Collection of climatic and traffic data and study their influence in the model and overall design.
- Performing calibration and validation of MEPDG Software in local condition.
3. Methodology
- AADTT = 10,000 Trucks (about 138,000,000 ESALs for 20 years)
- AADTT = 6000 Trucks (about 83,000,000 ESALs for 20 years)
- AADTT = 2000 Trucks (about 28,000,000 ESALs for 20 years)
- AADTT = 700 Trucks (about 10,000,000 ESALs for 20 years)
FHWA Vehicle Class | Description | Example Vehicle Configuration |
---|---|---|
4 | Two Axle Buses | |
5 | Two Axle, Six Tire, Single Unit Trucks | |
6 | Three Axle Single Unit Trucks | |
7 | Four or More Axle Single Unit Single Unit Trucks | |
8 | Four or Fewer Axel Single Trailer Trucks | |
9 | Five Axle Single trailer Trucks | |
10 | Six or More Axle Single Trailer Trucks | |
11 | Five or Fewer Axle Multi Trailer Trucks | |
12 | Six Axle Multi Trailer Trucks | |
13 | Seven or More Axle Multi Trailer Trucks | |
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Experimental Design | ||||||||||
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Region | Asphalt | Base | Subgrade | Traffic | AADTT | Design Speed | ||||
Thickness | Material Properties | Thickness | Material Properties | Thickness | Material Properties | km/h | mph | |||
Eastern (Al-Ahsa) | BWC 5 cm (2 in), BBC-1 10 cm (4 in), BBC-2 10 cm (4 in) | BWC (PG 82-10) BBC-1 (PG 70-10) BBC-2 (PG 76-10) | 30 cm (11.8 in) | CBR 80% | Semi-infinite | CBR 25% | High | 10,000 | 120 | 75 |
6000 | 113 | 70 | ||||||||
2000 | 105 | 65 | ||||||||
BWC 5 cm (2 in), BBC-2 8 cm (3 in) | CBR 70% | CBR 15% | Low | 700 | 72 | 45 | ||||
Western (Jeddah) | BWC 5 cm (2 in), BBC-1 10 cm (4 in), BBC-2 10 cm (4 in) | BWC (PG 82-10) BBC-1 (PG 70-10) BBC-2 (PG 76-10) | 30 cm (11.8 in) | CBR 80% | Semi-infinite | CBR 25% | High | 10,000 | 120 | 75 |
6000 | 113 | 70 | ||||||||
2000 | 105 | 65 | ||||||||
BWC 5 cm (2 in), BBC-2 8 cm (3 in) | CBR 70% | CBR 15% | Low | 700 | 72 | 45 | ||||
Central (Riyadh) | BWC 5 cm (2 in), BBC-1 10 cm (4 in), BBC-2 10 cm (4 in) | BWC (PG 82-10) BBC-1 (PG 70-10) BBC-2 (PG 76-10) | 30 cm (11.8 in) | CBR 80% | Semi-infinite | CBR 25% | High | 10,000 | 120 | 75 |
6000 | 113 | 70 | ||||||||
2000 | 105 | 65 | ||||||||
BWC 5 cm (2 in), BBC-2 8 cm (3 in) | CBR 70% | CBR 15% | Low | 700 | 72 | 45 | ||||
Northern (Arar) | BWC 5 cm (2 in), BBC-1 10 cm (4 in), BBC-2 10 cm (4 in) | BWC (PG 82-10) BBC-1 (PG 70-10) BBC-2 (PG 76-10) | 30 cm (11.8 in) | CBR 80% | Semi-infinite | CBR 25% | High | 10,000 | 120 | 75 |
6000 | 113 | 70 | ||||||||
2000 | 105 | 65 | ||||||||
BWC 5 cm (2 in), BBC-2 8 cm (3 in) | CBR 70% | CBR 15% | Low | 700 | 72 | 45 |
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Fuhaid, A.F.A.; Arifuzzaman, M.; Gul, M.A. Application of Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide Software in Saudi Arabia. Appl. Sci. 2022, 12, 8165. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12168165
Fuhaid AFA, Arifuzzaman M, Gul MA. Application of Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide Software in Saudi Arabia. Applied Sciences. 2022; 12(16):8165. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12168165
Chicago/Turabian StyleFuhaid, Abdulrahman Fahad Al, Md Arifuzzaman, and Muhammad Aniq Gul. 2022. "Application of Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide Software in Saudi Arabia" Applied Sciences 12, no. 16: 8165. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12168165