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Zhao, Jingnan. Development of overweight permit fee using mechanistic-empirical pavement design and life-cycle cost analysis. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3B56MGX

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TitleDevelopment of overweight permit fee using mechanistic-empirical pavement design and life-cycle cost analysis
NameZhao, Jingnan (author); WANG, HAO (chair); Liu, Xiang (internal member); Nassif, Hani (internal member); Rutgers University; Graduate School - New Brunswick
Date Created2015
Other Date2015-01 (degree)
SubjectCivil and Environmental Engineering, Pavements--Design and construction, Pavements--Performance
Extent1 online resource (x, 99 p. : ill.)
DescriptionThis study is conducted to investigate a framework to develop permit fee for overweight trucks using mechanistic-empirical (M-E) pavement design and life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA). Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) is used to predict pavement performance and service life. The weight-in-motion (WIM) data of Interstate Highway 78 and New Jersey state highway 55 is processed and used for traffic input of typical major road and minor road. Empirical approach and Mechanistic-Empirical approach are utilized to estimate road usage expressed as equivalent single axle loads (ESALs). Pavement life-cycle cost analysis using rehabilitation strategy with 2% discount rate during a 60-year analysis period is conducted to calculate equivalent uniform annual cost (EUAC). Regression models are developed to study the relationship between EUAC and average annual ESALs. According to EUAC regression models, marginal pavement damage costs for different pavement structures are estimated. Moreover, sensitivity analysis is performed to evaluate the impacts of LCCA parameters on marginal pavement damage cost (MPDC). In reference to EUAC and MPDC estimation, a conceptual framework is established to calculate distance based, weight based, weight & distance based, and flat permit fee for overweight trucks. It should be noted that, according to mechanistic-empirical pavement design, thin flexible pavement fails due to fatigue cracking, while thick flexible pavement and composite pavement fail due to asphalt concrete rutting. Exponential MPDC functions were developed. The sensitivity analysis revealed that repair strategy, analysis period, and load equivalency factor estimates have a significant impact on MPDC. Slight changes of MPDC were resulted from discount rate. The permit structure comparison indicated that overweight permit fee was not likely to be fair to all the overweight trucks.
NoteM.S.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Noteby Jingnan Zhao
Genretheses, ETD graduate
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3B56MGX
Languageeng
CollectionGraduate School - New Brunswick Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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