Give a summary of rigid pavement design procedure by AASHTO method (1993), and describe the variables used in the method.
Give a summary of rigid pavement design procedure by AASHTO method (1993), and describe the variables used in the method.
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DESIGN OF A RIGID PAVEMENT
- Give a summary of rigid pavement design procedure by AASHTO method (1993), and describe the variables used in the method.
- Explain the CBR test; how to conduct the test and its purposes. Where are the usages of test results in practical applications? Explain its advantages and disadvantages.
- Determine the thickness of a rigid pavement (thickness of concrete slab) by using the data provided below:
DATA PROVIDED:
- Cumulative 18kips ESAL = 5.000.000
- Overall standard deviation = 0.3
- Reliability = 95%
- Design serviceability loose =1.7
- Drainage coefficient = 1
- Load transfer coefficient = 3.2
- Mean concrete modulus of rupture = 650 psi
- Elastic modulus of the concrete to be used = 5.000.000psi
- Results of CBR test on subgrade material in the laboratory (Table 1):
10. Standard force-penetration data.
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