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  • Introduction To CalME v3.1
  • Technical Overview
  • Getting Started
  • Example Problems
    • Example 1
  • User Interface
    • Global Controls
    • Projects Tab
      • Manage DB Projects
      • Load a CalBack Exported File
      • Load a CalME input file
    • Input Tab
      • Project Information
        • Project Information Page
        • Location
        • Traffic
        • Climate Zone
        • Pavement Structure
        • Edit Pavement Layer Material Properties
      • Simulation Parameters
        • Simulation Parameters Page
        • General
        • Simulation Type
        • Performance Criteria
        • Specification Type
        • Reflection Cracking
        • Monte Carlo Variability
        • M&R Planning
    • ME Design Page
      • Mechanistic-Empirical (ME)
    • Tools Page
      • Material Library
      • Calculators
      • CalFP-Web
      • CalAC-Web
    • Reports
      • Problem Description
      • CalFP
      • CalAC
      • ME
      • General Time Series
    • Graphs
      • Rutting
      • Cracking
      • Modulus
      • Fatigue
      • Permanent Deformation
  • Caltrans' existing design procedures
    • New pavement design
      • R-value design method
    • Rehabilitation design
      • Deflection reduction method
  • Classical Mechanistic-Empirical procedure
    • Mechanistic-Empirical approach
    • Definition of elastic parameters
    • Response models
    • Design temperature
    • Equivalent Standard Axle Load
    • Design criteria
  • Incremental Recursive Procedure
    • Description of incremental recursive procedure
    • Temperature flowchart
    • Time hardening procedure
    • Response flowchart
    • Variability
    • Elastic parameters
      • Master curve
      • Flow chart for determining asphalt modulus
      • Flowchart for determining modulus of cemented materials
      • Alternative formats of master curve
      • Hardening/aging
      • Unbound materials
      • Flowchart for modulus of unbound materials
    • Damage to bound materials
      • Asphalt fatigue damage
      • Flowchart for fatigue damage
      • Damage to cemented materials
      • Crushing of lightly cemented materials
      • Reflection cracking
      • Reflection cracking flowchart
      • Visual cracking
    • Permanent deformation
      • Permanent deformation of asphalt
      • Flowchart for permanent deformation of asphalt
      • Permanent deformation of unbound layers
    • Roughness
      • Roughness
  • Climate
    • Temperature
    • Seasonal effects on unbound materials
  • Traffic
    • Traffic
  • Model Parameters
    • Calibration studies
    • Master curve parameters
    • Fatigue damage parameters
    • Permanent deformation parameters for asphalt
    • Hardening/aging parameters
    • Moduli of unbound materials
    • Stabilized material parameters
    • AC specifications
    • Unbound specifications
    • Stabilized specifications
  • Acronyms
    • Acronyms
  • References
    • References
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