Table of Contents

• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Background and Literature Survey
• 3. Objective of the Study
• 4. Methodology
  • 4.1. Energy Balance in Pavements
  • 4.2. Model Improvements to Include Tilt Angle
    • 4.2.1. Mathematical Description
      • 4.2.1.1. Calculation of the Solar Incidence Angle
      • 4.2.1.2. Calculation of Beam and Diffuse Solar Radiation
      • 4.2.1.3. Splitting Horizontal Solar Radiation into Beam and Diffuse Components
    • 4.2.2. Computer Implementation and Description of Simulations
  • 4.3. Model Improvements to Include Precipitation
    • 4.3.1. Mathematical Description
    • 4.3.2. Computer Implementation and Description of Simulations
  • 4.4. Model Improvements to Include Thermal Stress Estimations
    • 4.4.1 Computer Implementation and Description of Simulations
  • 4.5. Climate and Pavement Data
• 5. Simulation Results and Discussion
  • 5.1. Model Improvements to Include Tilt Angle
  • 5.2. Model Improvements to Include Precipitation
  • 5.3. Model Improvements to Include Thermal Stress Estimations
• 6. Conclusions
• 7. Recommendations for Further Work
• 8. References and Bibliography