Title

Improvements To The Aashto Subgrade Resilient Modulus (MR) Equation

Abstract

Evaluation of subgrade soil stiffness provides valuable information about the expected behavior and response of pavements, which can be used to group pavement sections with similar structural capacities and pavement maintenance and rehabilitation to prioritize projects. A deflection test, such as the falling weight deflectometer (FWD), is commonly used to determine subgrade resilient modulus (MR) from its measured deflection data. A correction factor has been applied to the AASHTO MR equation for adjusting the difference between laboratory MR and the in situ measurements (with the FWD). However, large variations on the correction factor result in less accuracy of subgrade MR based on FWD measurements. The objective of this research is to evaluate the accuracy of the AASHTO M R equation and improve its accuracy by adjusting the MR correction factor. This paper consists of subtasks: (a) evaluating the current AASHTO MR correction factor; (b) evaluating the affecting factors (i.e., subgrade soil stiffness, bedrock depth, highway classification, and environmental condition); and (c) developing a framework to determine accurate MR correction factor. © 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers.

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Publication Title

Geotechnical Special Publication

Issue

234 GSP

Number of Pages

2414-2425

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413272.234

Socpus ID

84906830316 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84906830316

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