5. General information on the French approach to pavement design
In 1971 that the French Road Directorate chose the formula of a catalog of pre-calculated, experience-proven structures to guide departments in the choice of pavement structures for the national road network, thus freeing them from calculation tasks. This principle was subsequently maintained, right up to the most recent edition of the structures catalog, dated 1998. It has also been adopted by many other countries.
It is worth recalling the opinion of its promoters on this subject, as set out in the article in the September-October 1972 liaison bulletin cited in the bibliography.
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Bibliography
Bibliography
Standards and norms
- Chaussées, terrassements, terminologie, partie 1, terminologie relative au calcul de dimensionnement des chaussées. - NF P 98-080-1 - 1992
- Chaussées, terrassements, dimensionnement des chaussées routières, éléments à prendre en compte pour le calcul de dimensionnement. - NF P 98-086 - 1992
- Dimensionnement des chaussées routières, détermination des trafics routiers pour le dimensionnement des structures...
Regulations
Article R 312-5 of the French Highway Code, June 2001.
Article R 312-6 of the French Highway Code.
Directive 85/3/EEC of December 1984 relating to the weights, dimensions and certain other technical characteristics of certain road vehicles (updated by Directive 96/53/EC of July 25, 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorized...
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