Comparison of methods for pavement structural design according to TSC and german guidelines with pavement design catalogue

The question arises whether to design pavement structure for each individual case or to choose the adequate pavement structure for the relevant traffic load from the catalogue of standardized pavement structures. I incline to the fact that the choice of adequate pavement structure from the catalogue is more practical and faster way. In Slovenia such a way is still non-existent. This is the reason why the aim of my diploma work is to produce a catalogue of relevant asphalt pavement structures based on the model of German guidelines. In the first part of my thesis I detailed the method of designing asphalt pavement in our country and in Germany. In Slovenia designing asphalt pavement is carried out according to regulations in Technical specifications for public roads TSC 06.520 Design of new asphalt pavement. In the second part of my thesis I worked out the Catalogue of asphalt pavement considering the demands of standards, technical directives and regulations valuable in Slovenia. In the catalogue I present the suggested compositions of asphalt pavement (dimensions as well as materials) for separate traffic loads classes. The catalogue is elaborated for the structure of asphalt pavement mostly carried out in our country. It is about the asphalt surfacing built in on a crush rock base course and this one on a mineral capping layer