A six-lane divided highway is to be designed to replace an existing highway. The present AADT (both directions) of 6000 vehicles is expected to grow at 5% per annum. Assume SN = 4 and pt = 2.5. The percent of traffic on the design lane is 45%. The design life is 20 years and the vehicle mix is: Passenger cars (1000 lb/axle) = 60% 2-axle single-unit trucks (5000 lb/axle) = 30% 3-axle single-unit trucks (7000 lb/axle) = 10% Design a suitable pavement consisting of an asphalt mixture surface with an elastic modulus of 250,000 lb/in2, a granular base layer with a structural coefficient of 0.14 on a subgrade having a CBR of 10. Assume all mi values = 1. Use a reliability level of 85%, a standard deviation of 0.45, and a design serviceability loss of 2.0.
A six-lane divided highway is to be designed to replace an existing highway. The present AADT (both directions) of 6000 vehicles is expected to grow at 5% per annum. Assume SN = 4 and pt = 2.5. The percent of traffic on the design lane is 45%.
The design life is 20 years and the vehicle mix is:
Passenger cars (1000 lb/axle) = 60%
2-axle single-unit trucks (5000 lb/axle) = 30%
3-axle single-unit trucks (7000 lb/axle) = 10%
Design a suitable pavement consisting of an asphalt mixture surface with an elastic modulus of 250,000 lb/in2, a granular base layer with a structural coefficient of 0.14 on a subgrade having a CBR of 10. Assume all mi values = 1. Use a reliability level of 85%, a standard deviation of 0.45, and a design serviceability loss of 2.0.
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