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Pavements 2026

Track: Pavement Design and Analysis
Podium

G4 - Model Choices Matter: Analysis Assumptions in Rigid Pavement Design

Tuesday, June 30, 2026
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time

This session brings together recent advances in mechanistic–empirical analysis of rigid pavements, with particular attention to how modeling choices influence design decisions. Topics include software-based design comparisons (PMED, MnPAVE, Pitt Rigid), dynamic versus static load representation, alternative elastic joint formulations, and performance-driven optimization of concrete overlays. Rather than treating analysis tools as interchangeable, the papers emphasize why model selection and assumptions matter.

Presentations:

  • 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Rigid Pavement Analysis and Design using Mechanistic-Emperical Approaches - PMED, MnPAVE, and Pitt Rigid

    Co-Author: Syed W. Haider, n/a – Michigan State University

    Primary Author: Mohsin Ali – Michigan State University

    Presenter: Mohsin Ali – Michigan State University

    Submitter: Syed W. Haider, n/a – Michigan State University

    Co-Author: Faizan A. Lali, M. ASCE (he/him/his) – Michigan State University

  • 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Dynamic vs. Static Analysis of Jointed Concrete Pavements under Moving Load

    Co-Author: Jaime Hernandez, Ph.D. – Marquette University

    Primary Author: Santiago Trujillo Velez, Sr., n/a – Marquette University

    Submitter: Santiago Trujillo Velez, Sr., n/a – Marquette University

  • 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Implications of Using Different Elastic Joint Models in the Analysis of Rigid Pavements

    Primary Author: Jeremiah M. Stache – USACE

    Presenter: Jeremiah M. Stache – USACE

    Co-Author: Jeremy Robinson, Ph.D., P.E. – U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

    Co-Author: Jami Lynn Rushing, P.E. – U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

    Submitter: Jeremiah M. Stache – USACE

  • 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Optimizing Designs for Concrete Overlays for Roadway Applications

    Primary Author: Eric Ferrebee, P.E. – American Concrete Pavement Association

    Presenter: Eric Ferrebee, P.E. – American Concrete Pavement Association

    Co-Author: Sarah Dalton, P.E. – American Concrete Pavement Association

    Submitter: Eric Ferrebee, P.E. – American Concrete Pavement Association