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Traffic Characterization and Structure Design

Q1. Define the following:


a. SAL
b. ESAL
c. LEF (EALF)
d. Truck Factor
Q2.
a. What are the inputs and outputs for the AASHTO 1993 flexible pavement design
method?
b. Indicate with sketch the relationship between serviceability and time.
c. What are the design criteria for the Asphalt Institute structural design method for
flexible pavements?
d. Show the relationship between resilient modulus and CBR.

Q3. A six-lane (three in each direction) rural interstate highway has a truck count of 1885 per
day (including two-axle, four-tire panel and pickup trucks) and an annual growth rate of
4%. The hot mix asphalt will be laid on an untreated granular base, 8 inches thickness,
which is placed on a subgrade with a resilient modulus of 10,000 psi.
a) Referring to tables for distribution of trucks and truck factors on different
highways, calculate ESAL for a design period of 20 years.

Q4. An 8 –lane divided highway is to be constructed on a new alignment. Traffic volume


forecasts indicate that the average annual daily traffic (AADT) in both directions during the
first year of operation will be 12,000. With the following vehicle mix and axle loads.

Passenger car (1000 Ib/axle) = 50 percent


2 – Axle single unit trucks (5000 Ib/axle) = 33 percent
3 – Axle single unit trucks (7000 Ib/axle) = 17 percent

The vehicle mix is expected to remain the same throughout the design life of the pavement. If
the expected annual traffic growth rate is 4 percent for all vehicles, determine the design
ESAL using Load Equivalency Factors. Given a design period of 20 years.

Q5. A 6 lane divided highway is expected to have an average annual daily traffic in both
directions during the first year of operation of 18000. The traffic composition is expected to
be as follows:

Truck Category Axle weight (Ib) Percent


Passenger cars 2000 40
2-axle single unit trucks 5000 30
3-axle single unit trucks 10000 12
4-axle tractor semi-trailer 22000 18

If the annual growth rate is expected to be 3% for the passenger car and the 2-axle single unit
trucks, and 5% for the other truck categories, determine the total ESAL for a 30-year design
period.

Q6. This projected vehicle mix for a proposed 2 – lane rural highway during its first year of
operation is given below.

Passenger cars = 66 percent


Single unit trucks
• 2 – axle, 4 – tire = 18 percent
• 2 – axle, 6 – tire = 8 percent
• 3 – axle or more = 4 percent
Tractor semitrailers and combination
• 3 – axle = 3 percent
• 4 – axle = 1 percent

If the first AADT will be 3000, the annual growth rate is 5 percent, and the design period is
20 year. Determine the accumulated ESAL using The Truck Factors.

Q7. Calculate the effective resilient modulus for the roadbed soil due to the following data:
Season CBR of Roadbed soil, %
Spring 7
Summer 15
Autumn 12
Winter 5

Q8. Figure (1) is a pavement system with resilient modulus layer coefficients, and drainage
coefficients as shown. If predicted ESAL = 50x106, Reliability = 95%, standard deviation
= 0.35, and PSI = 2.1. Select Thicknesses D1, D2, and D3.

Surface E1 = 400,000 psi a1 = 0.42 D1

Base E2 = 30,000 psi a2 = 0.14 m2 = 1.2 D2

Subbase E3 = 11,000 psi a3 = 0.08 m3 = 1.2 D3

Subgrade Mr = 5,700 psi

Figure 1. Flexible Pavement System

Q9. An interstate highway pavement composed of a Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) surface course.
A cement treated base course, and a sand-gravel subbase is to be designed for an ESAL
of 1.2x106. The quality of drainage is considered fair because water can be removed from
the subbase within a week. However, there is a large amount of rain, so more than 25%
of the time the pavement will be exposed to moisture levels approaching saturation. The
material properties are as follows: effective roadbed soil resilient modulus = 5,500 psi,
resilient modulus of subbase = 15,000 psi, resilient modulus of base = 40,000 psi, and
resilient modulus of HMA = 4.3x105 psi. Assuming a minimum thickness for HMA,
determine the thicknesses of the surface, base, and subbase required.

Dr. Sherif El-Badawy

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