TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 186: The Superpave Mix Design System: Anatomy of a Research Program describes how the original Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) effort was conceived, funded, and managed.
The report outlines the research and implementation efforts that brought SHRP products into routine use and summarizes some of the key lessons learned in the process of conducting such a large-scale program.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2012. The Superpave Mix Design System: Anatomy of a Research Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/22812.
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Front Matter | i-x | |
Report Contents | 1-5 | |
CHAPTER 2. TIMELINE OF THE SUPERPAVE PROGRAM | 6-7 | |
CHAPTER 3. PRE-RESEARCH PHASE (1980-1987) | 8-21 | |
Chapter 4. Research Phase | 22-52 | |
What s In a Name? | 53-96 | |
CHAPTER 5. IMPLEMENTATION PHASE | 97-158 | |
CHAPTER 6. LESSONS LEARNED AND CONCLUSION | 159-174 |
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