Finally, example problems are included in this document to demonstrate the robustness of the new design software for both new CRCP and CRCP overlays in different climatic zones. Secondly, this technical summary describes the key CRCP design inputs to assist the pavement engineer through the CRCP design process with the AASHTO Pavement ME Design software, including identifying the most sensitive design inputs and features.
The primary purpose of this technical summary is to provide engineers with the basic mechanisticempirical design background and criteria utilized in the AASHTO Pavement ME Design software for CRCP. CRCP performance problems observed in the past, such as material durability, base erosion, steel placement and content, and construction methods have been addressed, and the improved pavement design procedure reflects modern construction practices, pavement layer materials, specifications, and best concrete pavement engineering practices. Publication Details Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement: Design Using the AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design Procedureĭescription: With the completion of the Mechanistic≮mpirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) and the recent designation of the MEPDG software as "AASHTOWare® Pavement ME Design," the standard for CRCP design has undergone significant changes from the 1993 AASHTO Pavement Design Guide.