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Medium Man walking sinks 4-8 > 66 24 - 48 0.24 - 0.49 0.36 - 2.5 0.8 - 1.6
~ 25mm
Stiff Pickup truck ruts 8 - 15 > 100 66 - 46 48 96 0.49 - 0.98 2.5 - 6.8 1.6 - 3.2
~ 12 25mm
Loaded dump truck
Very Stiff 15 - 30 100 - 56 46 - 33 > 109 96 193 0.98 - 1.95 6.8 - 15.5 3.2 - 6.4
ruts ~ 25 75mm
2004, Tensar Earth Technologies, Inc. (TET). Tensar and Spectra are registered trademarks of the Tensar Corporation. Printed in the U.S.A. SPECTRA_PKTCARDM_12.04
Aggregate Thickness Requirements for a
Typical Subgrade Improvement Scenario
Rut Depth = 38mm
900
Given:
Axle Load = 89 kN
800 Tire Pressure = 689 kPa
Unreinforced No. Passes = 1,200
700 Subbase CBR = 20 (min.)
Thickness Requirements (mm)
600
Subgrade
Consistency:
500
soft
~600mm
medium
400 w/ BX1100 Geogrid stiff
~400mm
300
200
~275mm
100
w/ BX1200 Geogrid
1.6
0
0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.2
600 Subgrade
Consistency:
500
soft
medium
400 Unreinforced stiff
300
200 w/ BX1100
100
w/ BX1200
0
0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.2