TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that examines procedures for analyzing the impacts of superheavy load (SHL) movement on flexible pavements developed under a U.S. Federal Highway Administration-sponsored
research project*. SHL hauling units are much larger and heavier than standard trucks and may involve gross vehicle weights in excess of a few million pounds, which at times requires specialized trailers and components with nonstandard spacing between the tires and axles.
The presenters discussed analysis methods -- such as subgrade bearing failure analysis, sloped pavement shoulder failure analysis, buried utility risk analysis, localized shear failure analysis, deflection-based service limit analysis, and cost allocation analysis -- to determine whether a pavement is structurally adequate to sustain SHL movement.
This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Committee on Structural Requirements of Asphalt Mixtures; TRB Standing Committee on General and Emerging Pavement Design; TRB Standing Committee on Design and Rehabilitation of Asphalt Pavements; and TRB Standing Committee on Pavement Structural Modeling and Evaluation.
*The opinions and conclusions expressed or implied in this webinar are those of the researchers who performed the research. They are not necessarily those of the Transportation Research Board or the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
The
slides are available. Contact Reggie Gillum at
RGillum@nas.edu for a copy of the recorded webinar.
Webinar Presenter
- Elie Hajj, University of Nevada, Reno
- Hadi Nabizadeh, University of Nevada, Reno
- Seyed-Farzan Kazemi, University of Nevada, Reno
Moderated by: Nadarajah Sivaneswaran,
Federal Highway Administration
Professional Development Hour Information
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This webinar was developed in October 2018. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website:
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Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at
RGillum@nas.edu.
This Summary Last Modified On: 4/23/2019