Development of regression equations for local calibration of rutting and IRI as predicted by the MEPDG models for flexible pavements using Ontario's long-term PMS data
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Abstract
Local calibration is an important step before a transportation agency adopts the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' (AASHTO) mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide (MEPDG). This paper presents the challenges of and findings from the local calibration of flexible pavements in provincial highways under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO). A calibration database was developed that involved a hierarchical framework of the input parameters required for AASHTOWare Pavement ME (the MEPDG software) and the historical field performance data based on the MTO's second-generation pavement management system. A regression analysis is carried out for preliminary calibration of rutting and international roughness index (IRI) models by comparing the predicted distress to observed distress. The analysis suggested that whereas the MEPDG provided fairly unbiased prediction of the IRI value, it often over-predicted the total rutting. Calibrated predicted IRI and rut depth are found for Ontario's local conditions from MEPDG distress prediction models. A further clustering analysis based on Functional Class and geographical zone for the rutting and IRI, respectively, improved the precision of the locally calibrated models.
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