Parking Lot Design: Elements of Design

At the end of this course you will be able to: Recognize the types of parking lots and parking lot pavement systems that are designed to support traffic loads. Define the economic measures of the performance of parking lot pavement systems. Evaluate a parking lot pavement competing with other pavement systems for implementation using engineering economic principles. Describe the structure of flexible pavement systems for parking lots and how to provide a safe and comfortable driving surface to the public. Describe flexible pavement structural design methodologies for parking lots. Perform design calculations for flexible pavements using the AASHTO method to determine layer thicknesses and to ensure strength and durability. Describe the structure of Portland cement concrete pavement systems for parking lots. Describe Portland cement concrete pavement structural design methodologies for parking lots. Perform design calculations for Portland cement concrete pavements using the AASHTO method to determine layer thicknesses and to ensure strength durability and control cracking and to minimize susceptibility to moisture.