TM 5-822-13/AFJMAN 32-1018
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL
1-3. References.
1-1. Purpose.
Appendix A contains a list of references used in this
This manual provides an elastic layered method for
manual.
the thickness design of pavements for roads, streets,
walks, and open storage areas at US Army and Air
1-4. Computer Program.
Force installations for the loadings and conditions set
A user-friendly road design computer program
forth herein.
LEDROAD designed to be run on IBM or IBM-com-
1-2. Scope.
patible personal computer has been prepared and is
attached in appendix D. Stresses and strains are cal-
The elastic layered procedure is used to determine
culated with the JULEA computer program within
thickness requirements of flexible and rigid pavement
LEDROAD. Any questions concerning the program
structures subject to vehicular traffic loads. This
should be directed to:
manual treats the thickness design of concrete pave-
ments (both plain and reinforced), conventional flex-
US Army Corps of Engineers Division, Omaha
ible pavements, bituminous concrete pavements, and
ATTN: CEMRD-ED-TT
flexible pavements with stabilized layers. Other as-
12565 West Center Road
pects of design, such as the preliminary investigation,
Omaha, Nebraska 68144-3869
Telephone: (402) 221-7496
mix design, material requirements, joints, overlays,
or
reinforced concrete pavements, and the requirements
US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station
for compaction and frost considerations are described
ATTN: CEWES-GP
in TM 5-822-5/AFM 88-7, Chap. 3.
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199
Telephone: (601) 634-3423
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