A Review of the DCP-DN Pavement Design Method for Low Volume Sealed Roads: Development and Application

This paper summarises the development of the method, and some of its advantages

Abstract

Widespread implementation of the DCP-DN design method for low volume roads has been promoted internationally over the past decade or so. The method has progressed from a simple determination of the in situ CBR investigation based on DCP-CBR correlations with respective cover requirements to a more sophisticated method using the DCP penetration data directly and omitting any need to use correlations with the CBR. This paper summarises the development of the method, and some of its advantages and compares the design structures with other recognised and widely implemented designs.

This work is part of the Applied Research on Rural Roads and Transport Services through Community Access Programmes in Africa and Asia (AFCAP2 and AsCAP)

Citation

Paige-Green, P. and Van Zyl, G. (2019) A Review of the DCP-DN Pavement Design Method for Low Volume Sealed Roads: Development and Applications. Journal of Transportation Technologies, 9, 397-422

A Review of the DCP-DN Pavement Design Method for Low Volume Sealed Roads: Development and Application

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Published 1 October 2019