The following project and traffic data are available: Four-lane interstate highway Rolling terrain in rural location Design period 20 year Axle loads and expected repetitions are shown in table below Subbase-subgrade k = 150 lb/in³ Concrete modulus of rupture = 650 lb/in² Determine minimum thickness of a pavement with doweled joints and without concrete shoulders using the PCA design method. Axle load kips Expected repetitions Single axle 23 35642 21 55423 19 69821 Tandem axle 45 8755 43 15832 41 22547
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- 3. The AASHTO present serviceability index (PSI) correlates the PSR to actual pavement performance in terms of applied traffic, and select distresses.a. Trueb. FalseRepeat Problem 19-7 using two different depths of untreated aggregate bases of 6 in. and 12 in. Highway contractors in your area can furnish rates for providing and properly laying an asphalt concrete surface and untreated granular base. Assume a structural coefficient of 0.12 for the base course. If these rates are available, determine the cost for constructing the different pavement designs if the highway section is 5 miles long and the lane width is 12 ft. Which design will you select for construction?Determine the base thickness of plain concrete pavement (PCP) without dowelled joints using the information and charts provided be • Desired project reliability - 85% Subgrade design CBR-6% • Design period -30 years • Design Traffic 5.0*10* HVAG(B) Note: The information obtained from each table or figure must be stated in the examination script to obtain relevant marks. Table 3.1: Minimum subbase requirements for rigid pavements Design traffic (HVAG) Subbase type 125 mm bound Up to 10⁰ Up to 5x10 150 mm bound or 125 mm LCS Up to 1x10 170 mm bound or 125 mm LCS 150 mm LCS Greater than 1x 10 1 Under CRCP, a heavily bound subbase with an asphalt surfacing is an acceptable alternative 75 Maximum permitted value CBR % Effective subgrade strength used in concrete base thickness determinations 60 50 40 35 30 25 20 15 12 10 Concrete Base 200 Thickness 190 (mm) 180 8. Pavement type 7. 6. 5. PCP Dowelled & CRCP 260 250 240 230 220 210 170 160 150 140 150mm LCS 125mm LCS 8 10 Design subgrade…
- 26. Refer to Figure 8 Design 1A attached. For the design of a 4-lane interstate highway, the damage analysis shown in the figure was performed for a 9.5-inch thick slab according to the PCA design approach. This analysis indicates that the 9.5-inch thick slab: a. Only satisfies the fatigue damage condition b. Only satisfies the erosion damage condition c. Satisfies both fatigue damage and erosion damage conditions. d. None of the above theA 10-in. concrete pavement without concrete shoulders is placed on an untreated subbas ehaving the k value 150 pci . Estimate the allowable corner deflection by the PCA erosio ncriterion if the pavement is subjected to 2 million applications of a given axle load .Explain with sketches, the basis of Austroads mechanistic pavement thickness design method (i.e. what theories and assumptions are these methods based on). What is the major difference between the Austroads mechanistic-empirical (CIRCLY) design method and other mechanistic-empirical design methods?
- a) Discuss the strategy of pavement evaluation process in detail? b) Write short notes on Dynamic Cone Penetrometer and Road Dynaflect?A 10-in. concrete pavement without concrete shoulders is placed on an untreated subbas ehaving the k value 150 pci. Estimate the allowable corner deflection by the PCA erosio ncriterion if the pavement is subjected to 2 million applications of a given axle load .[Answer: 0 .0468 in . ]A roadway project will be constructed in 2026 as flexible pavement, pt= 2.5, expected SN=4 and has a 20-year design life. Design work was done in 2021, with growth rate of 6%. The traffic survey gives axles loads shown in table above. Find the design ESAL according to AASHTO design method. Truck type Type-1 Type-2 Type-3 Type-4 Type-5 Type-6 Axle Category 1-single axle of 30 kips 1- tandem axle of 32 kips 1-single axle of 18 kips 2- tandem axle of 40 kips 1-single axle of 20 kips 1- tandem axle of 36 kips 1- tandem axle of 50 kips 2-single axle of 38 kips 1- tandem axle of 52 kips 2-single axle of 14 kips 1- tandem axle of 32 kips 1- triple axles of 50 kips 1-single axle of 40 kips 1- tandem axle of 32 kips Type-7 CS CamScanner triple axies of 58 kips J 2-single axle of 22 kips 1- tandem axle of 38 kips % Total AADT 9% 10% 7% 5% 3% 5% 4% 12:
- 1- What are the two main criteria of pavement failure in mechanistic-experimental design approach? Explain the type and location of applied stresses.Q3: Evaluate whether Sin of slab thickness for rigid pavement will be adequate on a rural expressway for 20-year analysis period if design criteria are as follows: (30 Marks) Pi = 4.5, Pi=2.5, ESAL over design period = 10* 10, Concrete Elastic modulus, E, 6.5*10 Ib/in', Mean Concrete modulus of Rupture 800 Ib/in', Drainage Coefficient C= 1.0, R=0.95, S. = 0.3, K = 100 Ib/in', Load transfer coefficient 3.2Pavement Design and Analysis - Design a HMA pavement structure for a 6-lane divided urban highway using the AASHTO method to accommodate the traffic loads and conditions as follows. Give two alternative layer thickness combinations.