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    This document summarizes the AASHTO method for designing the thicknesses of flexible pavement layers based on input parameters. It provides an example calculation for a pavement with an equivalent single axle load of 2 million, initial and terminal serviceability indexes of 4.5 and 2.5, and material properties. The calculation determines thicknesses of 7.5 inches for the asphalt surface layer, 8.5 inches for the crushed stone base layer, and 14 inches for the gravel subbase layer. Structural numbers and coefficients are used to iteratively solve for the thicknesses meeting the design requirements.

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    This document summarizes the AASHTO method for designing the thicknesses of flexible pavement layers based on input parameters. It provides an example calculation for a pavement with an equivalent single axle load of 2 million, initial and terminal serviceability indexes of 4.5 and 2.5, and material properties. The calculation determines thicknesses of 7.5 inches for the asphalt surface layer, 8.5 inches for the crushed stone base layer, and 14 inches for the gravel subbase layer. Structural numbers and coefficients are used to iteratively solve for the thicknesses meeting the design requirements.

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    This document summarizes the AASHTO method for designing the thicknesses of flexible pavement layers based on input parameters. It provides an example calculation for a pavement with an equivalent single axle load of 2 million, initial and terminal serviceability indexes of 4.5 and 2.5, and material properties. The calculation determines thicknesses of 7.5 inches for the asphalt surface layer, 8.5 inches for the crushed stone base layer, and 14 inches for the gravel subbase layer. Structural numbers and coefficients are used to iteratively solve for the thicknesses meeting the design requirements.

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    This document summarizes the AASHTO method for designing the thicknesses of flexible pavement layers based on input parameters. It provides an example calculation for a pavement with an equivalent single axle load of 2 million, initial and terminal serviceability indexes of 4.5 and 2.5, and material properties. The calculation determines thicknesses of 7.5 inches for the asphalt surface layer, 8.5 inches for the crushed stone base layer, and 14 inches for the gravel subbase layer. Structural numbers and coefficients are used to iteratively solve for the thicknesses meeting the design requirements.

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    FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT THICKNESS DESIGN AASHTO METHOD

    Example Determine the thickness of the surface, base and subbase layers using the following design parameters: Equivalent Single Axle Load (ESAL) = 2 106 Initial Present Serviceability Index, PSIi = 4.5 Terminal Present Serviceability Index, PSIt = 2.5 Resilient modulus of asphalt concrete, MR1 = 450,000 psi CBR of crushed stone base = 100% CBR of gravel subbase = 22% CBR of subgrade = 6% Exposure to moisture = 30% of the time Quality of drainage: Surface layer Good Base layer Fair Subbase layer Fairly poor Reliability, R = 99% Standard deviation, So = 0.35

    Solution (1) Design Serviceability Loss, PSI PSI = PSIt PSIi = 4.5 2.5 = 2.0 (2) Resilient Modulus Subgrade : Subbase : Base : MR4 = 6,800 psi (Figure 16-4 Appendix A-4, with CBR = 6%) MR3 = 13,300 psi (Figure 16-16, Appendix A-10, with CBR = 22%) MR2 = 30,000 psi (Figure 16-15, Appendix A-9, with CBR = 100%)

    (3) Structural Number (Use nomograph in Figure 16-11, Appendix A-5) Surface : SN1 = 3.2 (with R = 99%, S = 0.35, ESAL = 2 106 , and MR2 = 30 103 ) (with R = 99%, S = 0.35, ESAL = 2 106 , and MR3 = 13 103 ) (with R = 99%, S = 0.35, ESAL = 2 106 , and MR4 = 6.8 103 )

    Base :

    SN2 = 4.2

    Subbase :

    SN3 = 5.2

    (4) Structural Coefficient Surface : Base : Subbase : a1 = 0.44 a2 = 0.14 a3 = 0.098 (Figure 16-13, Appendix A-7 with MR1 = 450,000 psi) (Figure 16-15, Appendix A-9, with CBR = 100%) (Figure 16-16, Appendix A-10, with CBR = 22%)

    (5) Drainage Coefficient (Use Table 16-5, Appendix A-11) Surface : m1 = 1.00 m2 = 0.80 m3 = 0.70 (with moisture exposure > 25% and drainage quality = good) (with moisture exposure > 25% and drainage quality = fair) (with moisture exposure > 25% and drainage quality = fairly poor)

    Base :

    Subbase :

    (6) SURFACE THICKNESS


    D1 = SN1 3 .2 = = 7.27 in 7.5 in a1m1 0.44(1.00)

    SN1* = a1 D1 m1 = 0.44 (7.5) (1.00) = 3.3 SN1* SN1 OK!

    (7) BASE THICKNESS


    D2 = SN 2 SN1 * 4 .2 3 .3 = = 8.04 in 8.5 in a 2m2 0.14(0.80)

    SN2* = a2 D2 m2 = 0.14 (8.5) (0.80) = 0.95 SN1* + SN2* = 3.3 + 0.95 = 4.25 SN1* + SN2* SN2 OK!

    (8) SUBBASE THICKNESS


    D3 = SN 3 SN 2 * SN1 * 5.2 0.95 3.3 = = 13.85 in 14 in a 3m 3 0.098(0.70)

    SN3* = a3 D3 m3 = 0.098 (14) (0.70) = 0.96 SN1* + SN2* + SN3* = 3.3 + 0.95 + 0.96 = 5.21 SN1* + SN2* + SN3* SN3 OK!

    (9) PAVEMENT LAYER PROFILE

    Surface

    a1 = 0.44 , m1 = 1.00 MR1 = 450,000 psi a2 = 0.14 , m2 = 0.80 MR2 = 30,000 psi

    7.5 in

    Base

    8.5 in

    Subbase

    a3 = 0.098 , m3 = 0.70 MR3 = 13,300 psi

    14 in

    Subgrade

    MR4 = 6,800 psi

    (1 inch = 25.4 mm , 1 psi = 6894.76 Pa)

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