NRRA/MnROAD Webinar: “Mechanistic design of permeable pavements based on accelerated pavement testing”

Presenters: David R. Smith and Dave Jones, UC Davis Pavement Research Center in California

The use of permeable pavement is increasing as a means to reduce stormwater runoff, pollutants, recharge aquifers, and create a more resilient, less flood-prone environment. Most permeable pavements are porous asphalt, pervious concrete, or permeable interlocking concrete pavement (PICP). This research was borne from the need to validate structural design methods for PICP developed in 2011 by the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute. The presentation details the research undertaken in 2014 to develop revised design tables for PICP using a mechanistic-empirical design approach.