AASHO ROAD TEST EQUATIONS APPLIED TO THE DESIGN OF BITUMINOUS PAVEMENTS IN ILLINOIS

THE ILLINOIS DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS STUDIED THE RESULTS OF THE AASHO ROAD TEST PROJECT AND IS DOING RESEARCH DIRECTED TOWARD DEVELOPING PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE FINDINGS. THIS WORK RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO INTERIM DESIGN PROCEDURES, ONE FOR BITUMINOUS PAVEMENTS AND THE OTHER FOR PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENTS. BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND CONCEPTS USED IN DEVELOPING THE DESIGN PROCEDURES OF BITUMINOUS PAVEMENTS, DESCRIPTION OF THE...