What are the parameters in designing flexible pavements? *
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Chapter10: Shear Strength Of Soil
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Transcribed Image Text:What are the parameters in designing
flexible pavements? *
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Q1: What is the estimated SN of the
data given? (1 Decimal point) *
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Transcribed Image Text:1. Using the design chart below. Estimate the SN if W18=10x10^6, R=90%, So=0.35, Mr-
10000Psi, ΔPSI=3.
Use the chart below.
TL
Overall
standard
deviation, S.
TL
Design serviceability loss, APSI
50
10
5.0
99.9
0.2
99
1.0
0.4
0.6
90
0.5
0.5
0.1
1.5
0.05
2.0
80
70
60
50
2.5
3.0
9 87 6|5 4 3
1
Eхample:
6.5 5.5 4.5 3.5
2.5
1.5
W18 = 5 x 106
Design structural number, SN
R = 95%
S, = 0.35
MR = 5000 Ib/in?
APSI = 1.9
Solution: SN = 5.0
Figure 4.5 Design chart for flexible pavements based on the use of mean values for each input.
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