EXAMPLE CALCULATION 6

Question:
The following conditions are given:Class of road
Initial daily traffic volume (ADT)
Percentage of commercial vehicles
Annual growth rate
Equivalence factor
Subgrade CBR
Rolling terrain

=
=
=
=
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R5
6,600
15%
7%
2.0
5%

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
r
10
181,000 1 0.07 1
=
0.07
= 2.5 x 106
Total Equivalent Standard Axles
x

iii)

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

Maximum hourly one way traffic flow

c=IxRxT
= 1000 x 1.0 x 0.77
= 770 vph

Table 3.6; I = 1000,

Table 3.7; R = 1.00
Table 3.8; T = 100/(2Pc +

100)
= 100/(30 +100)
= 0.77
Assuming hourly capacity is 10% of daily capacity

v)

C = 10 x c
C = 7,700 veh/day/lane
The estimated daily traffic Vx after 10 years is given by
ADT
1 r x
2
10
6,6001 0.07
= 6490 veh/day/lane
2

Vx V11 r x

Check for C and Vx

vi)

C > Vx (OK!!!)

Selection of structural number, TA

From Figure 3.5, the nomograph shows that for a ESA of 5.0 x
106, the required TA is 26 cm

vii)

Design of layer thickness

TA = a1D1 + a2D2 + + anDn
Layer

Material

Coefficien
t

a1
a2

Asphalt
Concrete

1.00

a3

Mechanically
Stabilized
Crushed
Aggregate

0.32

Allowabl
e
Thicknes
s
9 - 15 cm
10 20
cm

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 < TA (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 TA
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
Binder Course

5 cm
10 cm

Base Course

20 cm

Subbase Course

20 cm

Subgrade