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xii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION  1 Background  1 Objectives  4 Organization of Dissertation  5 CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW  6 Local Calibration of the MEPDG Prediction Models  6 Summary of NCHRP Projects for MEPDG Local Calibration  6 Kansas DOT (KSDOT) Data Interpretation for MEPDG Use 13 Missouri DOT (MODOT) Data Interpretation for MEPDG Use 14 MEPDG Local Calibration Studies at the State Level  24 Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements  25 Portland Cement Concrete Pavements  36 Top-Down Cracking  38 Background  38 Stages of Top-Down Cracking  41 Causes and Mechanisms of Top-down Cracking  41 Top-down Cracking Model Used in M-EPDG  47 Energy Ratio Concept  50 Prevention and Rehabilitation of Top-down Cracking  52 CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH PLAN DEVELOPMENT  55 Local Calibration of the MEPDG Prediction Models  55 Introduction  55 Development of Calibration Plan  58 Pavement Type 58 Pavement Age and Performance  58 Trafficking Level  59 Region (Climatic Variation)  59 Initial Field Experimental Plan  59 Field Experimental Plan  60 Top-Down Cracking  63 Experimental Plan and Site Selection  63 Field Work Plan  64

Local calibration of the MEPDG prediction models for pavement rehabilitation and evaluation of top-down cracking for Oregon Roadways