This design guide is intended to give general structural design and mix type selection guidance for some typical Iowa pavements.  It is organized by general purpose, with each use type being addressed on a different page.  These guidelines are intended for use in lieu of other guidance or specification.  They are not intended to supercede

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Click icon to view	Chapter 1 - The Asphalt Advantage
Click icon to view	Chapter 2 - Asphalt and Asphalt Paving 2-1 Materials 2-1 Asphalt Defined 2-1 Aggregates 2-4 Asphalt Cement 2-5 Asphalt Concrete 2-6 Cold Mix Asphalt Concrete
Click icon to view	Chapter 3 - Design Considerations 3-1 Fundamentals of Design 3-1 Traffic 3-2 Traffic Classifications 3-4 Soil Support Capability 3-8 Subgrade Classes 3-9 Drainage 3-11 Desgin Types 3-12 Asphalt Concrete Specifications 3-15 Construction of Asphalt Pavements 3-15 Construction Equipment 3-17 Construction Practices 3-18 Pavement Markings 3-19 Traffic Control Through Work Areas 3-21 Testing and Inspection
Click icon to view	Chapter 4 - Thickness Design 4-1 General Considerations 4-1 Pavement Thickness Design Tables 4-3 Residential Streets 4-4 Collector Streets 4-5 Arterial Streets 4-6 Low Volume Secondary and Rural Roads 4-6 High Volume Secondary and Rural Roads
Click icon to view	Chapter 5 - Parking Lot Design 5-1 General Considerations 5-2 General Planning 5-7 Thickness Design for Parking Lots 5-10 Heavy Loaded Areas 5-10 Industrial Parking Lots 5-11 Asphalt Concrete Curb 5-13 Asphalt Mat-platform for building Construction and Site Paving

Click icon to view	Chapter 6 - Designs for Recreational Uses 6-1 Asphalt Pavements For Non-Vehicular Use 6-2 Bikeways, Golf Cart Paths, Recreation Trails and Walkways 6-4 Pavement Thickness 6-5 Recreational Areas 6-5 Basketball Courts 6-7 Pavement Thickness 6-8 Tennis Courts 6-10 Pavement Thickness 6-11 Asphalt-Rubber Running Tracks
Click icon to view	Chapter 7 - Pavement Management 7-1 Pavement Management Concepts 7-2 Rating a Road 7-2 Interpretation of a Condition Rating 7-4 Pavement Maintainance 7-5 Full-depth Asphalt Patching 7-8 Thin Surface Treatments 7-10 Asphalt Concrete Overlays 7-11 Overlay Thickness Calculations
Click icon to view	Chapter 8 - Rehabilitation 8-1 Recycling Asphalt Pavements 8-3 Breaking and Seating 8-4 Rubblizing 8-5 Paving Fabrics 8-5 Sawcut and Sealing Joints
Click icon to view	Appendix A - Pavement Failure Identification Identifying and Correcting Pavement Failures Types of Pavement Failures
Click icon to view	Appendix B - Glossary
Click icon to view	Appendix C - Conversion Tables Table C-1. Approximate Quantities of Asphalt Concrete Per Square Yard Table C-2. Gallons of Emulsified Asphalt Required Per100 Linear Feet: Various Widths and Rates Table C-3. Tons of material Required Per100 Linear Feet for Various Widths and Pounds Per Square yard Table C-4. Cubic Yards of Material per 100 Linear Feet: Various Widths and Depths
Click icon to view	Appendix D - Publications National Asphalt Paving Association Publications The Asphalt Institute Publications Government Publications
Click icon to view	Appendix E - Credits and References