A traffic survey conducted on a road yields an average daily traffic count of 5000 vehicles. The axle Load distribution on the same road is given. in the following table: Axle Load (tonnes) 18 14 10 8 6 Frequency of traffic (%) 10 20 35 15 20 The design period of the road is 15 years, the yearly traffic growth rate is 7.5% and the load safety factor (LSF) is 1.3. If the vehicle damage factor (VDF) is calculated from the above data, the design traffic (in million standard axle Load, MSA) is

A traffic survey conducted on a road yields an average daily traffic count of 5000 vehicles. The axle Load distribution on the same road is given. in the following table: Axle Load (tonnes) 18 14 10 8 6 Frequency of traffic (%) 10 20 35 15 20 The design period of the road is 15 years, the yearly traffic growth rate is 7.5% and the load safety factor (LSF) is 1.3. If the vehicle damage factor (VDF) is calculated from the above data, the design traffic (in million standard axle Load, MSA) is

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A traffic survey conducted on a road
yields an average daily traffic count
of 5000 vehicles. The axle Load
distribution on the same road is given.
in the following table:
Axle
Load
(tonnes)
18
14
10
8
6
Frequency of traffic
(%)
10
20
35
15
20
The design period of the road is 15
years, the yearly traffic growth rate is
7.5% and the load safety factor (LSF)
is 1.3. If the vehicle damage factor
(VDF) is calculated from the above
data, the design traffic (in million
standard axle Load, MSA) is

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