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Pavement Asset Design and Management Guide - Updated August 2011
| Research Area | Roadway design, pavements |
| Responsible Council / Committee | Chief Engineers' Council Pavements Standing Committee Soils and Materials Standing Committee |
| Related TAC publications | Pavement Design and Management Guide |
| Start Date | March 2009 |
| Completion Date | Fall 2011 |
| Research Agency | University of Waterloo / Canada Consortium |
| Status | Final results are expected to be presented to the Chief Engineers' Council in September 2011. |
| Project Funding Partners | Ministry of Transportation, Ontario; Newfoundland and Labrador Transportation and Works; Saskatchewan Highways and Infrastructure; City of Calgary; Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation; British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure; Nova Scotia Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal; Alberta Transportation; Yukon Highways and Public Works; New Brunswick Department of Transportation; Prince Edward Island Department of Transportation; Minsitere; Ministère des Transports du Québec; City of Calgary; City of Montréal; City of Winnipeg; City of Hamilton; Transport Canada; City of Edmonton; Cement Association of Canada, OHMPA |
| Staff Contact | Sarah Wells |
TAC's Pavement Design and Management Guide is intended to provide an up-to-date, comprehensive consolidation of Canadian pavement design and management knowledge and to promote good design and management practices. Since its publication in 1997, innovative new technologies have evolved and the knowledge base has increased, which has rendered the Guide outdated in many aspects. In order to provide continued support to agency, industry, consulting and academic users, the Guide should be updated with the latest and most practical approaches to pavement design and management.
The objective of this project will be to evaluate and update where necessary the 1997 edition of the Guide. Key update areas are expected to include infrastructure, asset management, asset valuation, new pavement structural design methodologies including mechanistic-empirical methods, new and innovative materials such as warm asphalt, pervious concrete, "green" pavement concepts, etc.
The major deliverable from this project would be a national guide for pavement asset design and management. The guide will be directed at meeting the needs of engineers and technologists in public agencies, industry and academia from entry to senior levels.