A flexible pavement has the following class of loads during a particular hour of the day, i. 80 buses with 2-axles (each axle load of 40 kN): ii. 160 trucks with 2-axles (front and rear axle loads of 40 kN and 80 kN, respectively) The equivalent standard axle load repetitions for this vehicle combination as per IRC:37-2012 would be A. 320 B. 250 C. 240 D. 180
A flexible pavement has the following class of loads during a particular hour of the day, i. 80 buses with 2-axles (each axle load of 40 kN): ii. 160 trucks with 2-axles (front and rear axle loads of 40 kN and 80 kN, respectively) The equivalent standard axle load repetitions for this vehicle combination as per IRC:37-2012 would be A. 320 B. 250 C. 240 D. 180
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![A flexible pavement has the following class of loads during a particular hour of the day,
i. 80 buses with 2-axles (each axle load of 40 KN):
ii. 160 trucks with 2-axles (front and rear axle loads of 40 kN and 80 kN, respectively)
The equivalent standard axle load repetitions for this vehicle combination as per IRC:37-2012
would be
A. 320
B. 250
C. 240
D. 180](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3e134209-da2e-452a-93cb-cb45a87ffe31%2F02f42ae9-cbd6-43fb-beb0-a42241f2674f%2F0af92qf_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A flexible pavement has the following class of loads during a particular hour of the day,
i. 80 buses with 2-axles (each axle load of 40 KN):
ii. 160 trucks with 2-axles (front and rear axle loads of 40 kN and 80 kN, respectively)
The equivalent standard axle load repetitions for this vehicle combination as per IRC:37-2012
would be
A. 320
B. 250
C. 240
D. 180
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