Significant findings from full-scale accelerated pavement testing
By: consultant, Wynand JvdM Steyn
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board; National Cooperative Highway Research Program; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; United States. Federal Highway Administration
Series: NCHRP synthesis -- 433; Synthesis of highway practice -- 433.
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9780309223669
Subjects: Pavements; Testing; Accelerated life testing; Accelerated tests
Description: "TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 433: Significant Findings from Full-Scale Accelerated Pavement Testing documents and summarizes significant findings from the various experimental activities associated with full-scale accelerated pavement testing (f-sAPT) programs that have taken place between 2000 and 2011. The report also identifies gaps in knowledge related to f-sAPT and where future research may be needed. NCHRP Synthesis 433 is designed to expand the f-sAPT base of knowledge documented in NCHRP Syntheses 325 and 235, both with the same title of Significant Findings from Full-Scale Accelerated Pavement Testing. f-sAPT is the controlled application of a wheel loading, at or above the appropriate legal load limit, to a pavement system to determine pavement response in a compressed time period. The acceleration of damage is achieved by one or more of the following factors: increased repetitions, modified loading conditions, imposed climatic conditions, and thinner pavements with a decreased structural capacity which have shorter design lives"--
Notes: At head of title: National Cooperative Highway Research Program.

Appendices C and D only available in online version.

"A synthesis of highway practice."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-138).

Also available online.

Research sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration NCHRP project 20-05, topic 42-08