EXAMPLE CALCULATION 6

Question:

The following conditions are given:-

Class of road = R5
Initial daily traffic volume (ADT) = 6,600
Percentage of commercial vehicles = 15%
Annual growth rate = 7%
Equivalence factor = 2.0
Subgrade CBR = 5%
Rolling terrain

Solution:

i) Initial annual commercial traffic for one way, Vo

Vo = ADT x Pc/100 x 0.5 x 1.0 x 365

= 6,600 x 0.15 x 0.5 x 1.0 x 365
= 181,000

ii) Accumulative sum of commercial traffic one way for 10 year

design period


V 1  r   1
Vc  o
x

r
=
 
181,000 1  0.07   1
10

0.07
= 2.5 x 106
iii) Total Equivalent Standard Axles

ESA = Vc x e
= 2.5 x 106 (2.0)
= 5.0 x 106

iv) Maximum hourly one way traffic flow

c=IxRxT Table 3.6; I = 1000,

= 1000 x 1.0 x 0.77 Table 3.7; R = 1.00
= 770 vph Table 3.8; T = 100/(2Pc +
100)
= 100/(30 +100)
= 0.77
Assuming hourly capacity is 10% of daily capacity
 C = 10 x c
C = 7,700 veh/day/lane
v) The estimated daily traffic Vx after 10 years is given by

ADT
Vx  V1 1  r  x  1  r  x
2
6,6001  0.07 
10
= = 6490 veh/day/lane
2

Check for C and Vx  C > Vx (OK!!!)

vi) Selection of structural number, T’A

From Figure 3.5, the nomograph shows that for a ESA of 5.0 x
106, the required T’A is 26 cm

vii) Design of layer thickness

TA = a1D1 + a2D2 + …+ anDn

Layer Material Coefficien Allowabl

t e
Thicknes
s
a1 Asphalt 1.00 9 - 15 cm
a2 Concrete

a3 Mechanically 0.32 10 – 20
Stabilized cm
Crushed
Aggregate 0.23
10 - 30 cm
Sand

1st Trial:
D1 = 12.5 cm
D2 = 18.0 cm
D3 = 20.0 cm

Then, TA = 1.0 x 12.5 + 0.32 x 18 + 0.23 x 20

= 25.36 cm < T’A (26.0 cm)

2nd Trial
 D1 = 15 cm
D2 = 20.0 cm
D3 = 20.0 cm

Then, TA = 1.0 x 15 + 0.32 x 20 + 0.23 x 20

= 26 cm  T’A

Taking into consideration the minimum thickness requirements, the

pavement structure then comprise of the following layer thicknesses.

Wearing = 5 cm
Binder = 10 cm
Base = 20 cm
Subbase = 20 cm

TOTAL PAVEMENT THICKNESS = 55 cm

Cross Section of the Flexible Pavement Design

Wearing Course 5 cm
Binder Course 10 cm
Base Course 20 cm

Subbase Course 20 cm

Subgrade