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What is inside this section: Design

The goal of pavement design is to specify the characteristics required for quality performance for a given application. Two key components are mix design and structural design. These processes must also take into account external parameters including subgrade characteristics, traffic loading, and the environment.

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Design Parameters

When designing pavements (both mix design and structural design), there are three fundamental external design parameters to consider: the characteristics of the subgrade upon which the pavement is placed, the applied loads and the environment.

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Water is sometimes called the “universal solvent” because given enough time, it will dissolve just about anything. Even something that appears pretty permanent, like an asphalt pavement, can be eroded and damaged by water action. Roads are still exposed to the elements, however, and it would be virtually impossible to keep a pavement from coming … Read more »