IJSTE - International Journal of Science Technology & Engineering | Volume 2 | Issue 12 | June 2016

ISSN (online): 2349-784X

Feasibility of Porous Pavement: A Case Study at

Khokhra Circle Area of Ahmedabad City
Jaimin Solanki
PG Student
Department of Civil Engineering
Hashmukh Goswami College of Engineering, Ahmedabad

Abstract
This study represents the experimental work related to porous pavement feasibility at Khokhra circle. Nowadays porous pavement
is a new concept introduced worldwide. In India and other countries research is going in positive direction. There are many
advantages of porous pavement. Porous pavements allow storm water runoff to filter through surface voids into an underlying
stone reservoir where it is temporarily stored and/or infiltrated. For this study khokhra area of Ahmedabad city has been selected
with the specific road network from the Laxminarayan society to Khokhra circle, Madrasi mandir to Anupam cinema and Haripur
housing to Hatkeshwar circle. The above road network has the history of the accumulation of water in the area during the monsoon
season for long duration. To study the above objective, the rainfall data for the area during the different day, month is collected.
The volume data is the other important aspect for identifying the low volume road. The quality of soil sub grade is the other data,
which is collected for determining the thickness of porous asphalt concrete at this road network. The soil quality is also useful in
order to identify suitability of disposal of the seepage ground water nearby to the stream/artificial drainage link.
Keywords: Porous pavement, soil sub grade, Rainfall data, soil quality, surface voids, Stone reservoir, Infiltration, low
volume road, porous asphalt concrete
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I.

INTRODUCTION

A porous asphalt pavement differs from traditional asphalt pavement designs in that the structure permits fluids to pass freely
through it, reducing or controlling the amount of run-off from the surrounding area. By allowing precipitation and run-off to flow
through the structure, this pavement type functions as an additional storm water management technique. The overall benefits of
porous asphalt pavements may include both environmental and safety benefits including improved storm water management,
improved skid resistance, reduction of spray to drivers and pedestrians, as well as a potential for noise reduction. Under increased
urbanization, engineers tried to introduce innovative methods to reduce peak flow rates and minimize pollutants in surface runoff
generated by rainfall. New initiatives explored include rain gardens, pervious pavements, infiltration trenches, wetlands, infiltration
basins as a component of water sensitive urban design. Pervious pavements will help protect natural systems, integrate storm water
treatment into the landscape, reduce runoff volume and peak flow rates and add to sustainability of footpaths while minimizing
development costs. Porous pavement used in place of traditional impervious paving materials decreases the total amount of runoff
leaving a site, promotes infiltration of runoff into the ground, reduces the amount of pollutants carried to a storm drain or waterway,
and aids with reducing peak runoff velocity and volume. Applying permeable pavements as an alternative to traditional drainage
systems should be extended, especially in dry regions in order to recharging groundwater. Under these conditions, capturing more
rainfall and minimizing evaporation is the main purpose.
II. POROUS PAVEMENT
A highway pavement is a structure consisting of superimposed layers of processed materials above the natural soil sub-grade,
whose primary function is to distribute the applied vehicle loads to the sub-grade. It is designed to support the wheel loads imposed
on it from traffic moving over it. Additional stresses are also imposed by changes in the environment. It should be strong enough
to resist the stresses imposed on it and it should be thick enough to distribute the external loads on the earthen sub grade, so that
the sub grade itself can safely bear it.
III. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
Infrastructure development in major cities of the country is getting covered with high buildings and road pavements. Traditional
pavements cannot absorb the water through the pavement surface during the rainy season, which leads to problems like surface
runoff and water logging on the site. Because of this the feasibility of porous pavement is carried out in internal area of Hatkeshwar.
For porous pavement application in this area the following data are collected which consists of (1) rainfall data of the area, (2)
traffic volume on the road link, and (3) soil quality of the road segment.

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IV. STUDY AREA

Ahmedabad city is the major city of Gujarat, which attracts people from the different place of Gujarat for different activities. This
leads to very high traffic to and from Ahmedabad. Khokhra area of the Ahmedabad is one of the prime locations.

Fig. 1: Study area hatkeshwar area. Source: Google Map

Rainfall Data
The total rainfall data of the Ahmedabad city of west zone, new west zone, south zone, central zone, north zone and east zone is
collected from the Ahmedabad municipal corporation office. Khokhra area is situated in the east zone of Ahmedabad city. There
are three places Odhav, Nikol and Chakudia at which the rain gauges are provided to record the daily rainfall of east zone. The
daily rainfall of Khokhra area is recorded at chakudia. Day to day Rainfall data is collected from the Ahmedabad municipal
corporation office from the year 2005 to year 2015.
Table 1
Zone wise Rainfall data

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Fig. 2: Graphical representation of rainfall data

Traffic Volume Survey:

The traffic volume count survey was carried out for the purpose of identifying the area having low traffic volume. The traffic
survey is conducted in the internal street road of the Hatkeshwar area in front of karnavati society. Traffic volume details in PCU/hr
are tabulated as below:
Table 2
Traffic volume detail

Soil Sample and CBR

For this study the soil sample is collected from the under construction road site at Khokhra area. After the collection of soil sample,
the California bearing ratio test is carried out to design the different layer of pavement for the conventional pavement.

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Sr.
No

Wt. Of Wet Soil + Mould

W1 (Gm)

Wt. Of Mould
W2 (Gm)

1
2
3
4
5

4013
4067
4113
4183
4188

1958
1958
1958
1958
1958

Table 3
Observation of MDD and OMC
Volume Of The
Wt. Of Wet Soil
Mould
W3 (Gm)
V (Cc)
2082
981.25
2100
981.25
2108
981.25
2108
981.25
2105
981.25

Bulk Density
Yb

Moisture Content
W%

Dry Density
Yd

2.122
2.140
2.148
2.148
2.145

8%
9%
10%
11%
12%

1.965
1.963
1.953
1.935
1.915

Fig. 3: Graph of Dry Density vs. Water Content

Table 4
Load Penetration Test Data
INPUT
Trail No - 1 Trail No - 2
Penetration(mm)
Load (kg)
Load (kg)
0.0
0
0
0.5
45.5
46.0
1
84.5
80.2
1.5
129.8
129.0
2
151.2
146.3
2.5
159.8
158.1
3.0
180.1
176.5
4
193.7
190.6
5
222.8
212.3
7.5
225.2
220.3
10
200.8
190.6
12.5
180.2
170.6

Trail No - 3
Load (kg)
0
41.1
77.0
117.0
134.1
142.7
161.9
178.0
206.0
210.7
180.3
145.6

Output:
Table 5
Output of Load Penetration Test for CBR @ 2.5 mm
CBR @ 2.5 mm
T1 11.6
T2 11.5 11.2
T3 10.4
Table 6
Output of Load Penetration Test for CBR @ 5.0 mm
CBR @ 5.0 mm
T1 10.8
T2 10.3 10.4
T3 10.0

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Design of Pavement According to CBR Value:

Fig. 4: Cross Section of Pavement

V. CONCLUSION
From the rainfall data it is concluded that the study area is most heavily rainfall area. Total average PCU/hr in the internal road of
the study area is about 456 PCU/hr which is shows that the area is low traffic volume.so the study area is applicable for the porous
pavement study. There are mainly three types of solution like porous concrete, porous asphalt and interlocking concrete paver
block for applicability of porous pavement...
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