SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS IN FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE USING MECHANISTIC EMPIRICAL METHOD (CASE STUDY: CIREBON–LOSARI ROAD SEGMENT, WEST JAVA)
Abstract: Cirebon – Losari
flexible pavement which is located on the North Coast of Java, Indonesia, is in
the severe damage condition caused by overloading vehicles passing the road.
The need for developing improved pavement design and analysis methods is very
necessary. The increment of loads and quality of material properties can be
evaluated through Mechanistic-Empirical (M-E) method. M-E software like
KENLAYER has been developed to facilitate the transition from empirical to
mechanistic design methods. From the KENLAYER analysis, it can be concluded
that the effect of overloading to the pavement structure performance is
difficult to minimize even though the first two layers have relatively high
modulus of elasticity. The occurrence of 150%, 200%, and 250% overloading have
a very significant effect in reducing 84%, 95%, and 98% of the pavement design
life, respectively. For the purpose of increasing the pavement service life, it
is more effective to manage the allowable load.
Author: E. Samad
Kode Jurnal: jptsipilgg110027