A flexible pavement section is designed using a CBR of 20 for the subgrade. During construction it is found that the subgrade is softer with a CBR of 7. The contractor proposes to place a layer of select fill on top of the subgrade to compensate for this condition. How thick should the select fill layer be if the original pavement section is 8 inches HMA over 12 inches crushed aggregate base over subgrade. Assume a resilient modulus of 15,000 psi for the select fill and clearly describe the design method used to solve this problem as well as any assumptions and results
A flexible pavement section is designed using a CBR of 20 for the subgrade. During construction it is found that the subgrade is softer with a CBR of 7. The contractor proposes to place a layer of select fill on top of the subgrade to compensate for this condition. How thick should the select fill layer be if the original pavement section is 8 inches HMA over 12 inches crushed aggregate base over subgrade. Assume a resilient modulus of 15,000 psi for the select fill and clearly describe the design method used to solve this problem as well as any assumptions and results
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Problem 1: A flexible pavement section is designed using a CBR of 20 for the subgrade. During construction it is found that the subgrade is softer with a CBR of 7. The contractor proposes to place a layer of select fill on top of the subgrade to compensate for this condition. How thick should the select fill layer be if the original pavement section is 8 inches HMA over 12 inches crushed aggregate base over subgrade. Assume a resilient modulus of 15,000 psi for the select fill and clearly describe the design method used to solve this problem as well as any assumptions and results
PROBLEM 2: Design a rigid pavement that will last as long as the flexible structure from problem 1
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