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    Pavement Engineering 4300:565 Assignment #3 Spring 2014: Submitted by Mir Shahnewaz Arefin Student Id: 2824475

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    Pavement Engineering

    4300:565
    Assignment #3
    Spring 2014

    SUBMITTED BY
    Mir Shahnewaz Arefin
    Student Id: 2824475
    PAVEMENT ENGINEERING (4300:565) Mir Shahnewaz Arefin
    ASSIGNMENT #3 (Spring 2014) Student Id:2824475

    Problem 1

    The following axle load measurements were obtained from weighing a Class 9 truck
    empty and full:

    Given a flexible pavement with an SN of 5 and a terminal serviceability of 2.0, compute


    the total ESALs caused by one pass of this vehicle in both cases.

    Solution

    For Empty Truck,

    Tandem Axle -1 = 53.4KN = 12Kips


    Tandem Axle -2 = 53.4KN = 12Kips
    Single Axle -1 = 44.5KN x 1.1 = 10Kips x 1.1 = 11Kips

    So from Appendix-D (AASHTO Design Method 1993), For SN=5 & Terminal
    Serviceability=2.0

    Tandem Axle -1 = 0.013


    Tandem Axle -2 = 0.013
    Single Axle -1 = 0.1265

    ESAL (Empty) = 0.013+0.013+0.1265 = 0.1525

    For Fully Loaded Truck,


    Tandem Axle -1 = 151.3KN = 34.03Kips
    Tandem Axle -2 = 151.4KN = 34.03Kips
    Single Axle -1 = 53.4KN x 1.1 = 12Kips x 1.1 = 13.2Kips

    Appendix-D (AASHTO Design Method 1993), For SN=5 & Terminal Serviceability=2.0
    Tandem Axle -1 = 1.08225
    Tandem Axle -2 = 1.08225
    Single Axle -1 = 0.2724

    ESAL (Full) = 1.08225+1.08225+0.2724 = 2.4369

    Problem 2

    Assume that you are working on a project for ODOT that involves widening an existing
    rural principal arterial from 2 lanes (one lane per direction) to 4 lanes (two lanes per

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    PAVEMENT ENGINEERING (4300:565) Mir Shahnewaz Arefin
    ASSIGNMENT #3 (Spring 2014) Student Id:2824475

    direction). Given the annual average daily traffic (AADT) values for the last seven
    years:

    Year AADT
    2007 3,005
    2008 3,373
    2009 3,587
    2010 3,956
    2011 3,864
    2012 4,143
    2013 4,423

    Estimate the AADT for the first year of operation (2014) and the design year (2034)
    AADT by fitting a linear model to the previous data.

    Additional information about ODOT procedures for traffic forecasting is available at


    http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/SPR/ModelForecastingUnit/Pages/Certifi
    edTraffic.aspx under ODOT Certified Traffic Manual (available under Documents).

    Solution

    AADT From Year 2007-2013


    4,550
    4,350 f(x) = 216.82 x − 432046.64
    4,150 R² = 0.95
    3,950
    3,750
    AADT

    3,550
    3,350
    3,150
    2,950
    2,750
    2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
    Year

    From the provided data we get the prediction equation,


    Y=216.82X-432047

    Operation Year (2014) AADT = 216.82 x 2014 - 432047 = 4629


    Design Year (2034) AADT = 216.82 x 2034 - 432047 = 8965

    Problem 3

    Using the information obtained in Problem 3 and assuming that the 24-hour truck
    percentage is 20%, calculate the total number of ESALs in the design lane over the next
    20 years using ODOT’s axle load factors for flexible pavements.

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    PAVEMENT ENGINEERING (4300:565) Mir Shahnewaz Arefin
    ASSIGNMENT #3 (Spring 2014) Student Id:2824475

    Additional information about ODOT traffic characterization procedures for pavement


    design is available at: http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Engineering/Pavement/
    Pavement%20Design%20%20Rehabilitation%20Manual/Forms/AllItems.aspx under
    PDM_Section_200.

    Solution

    Design AADT (2034) from previous problem = 8965


    Road Type: Rural Principal Arterial
    Lane: 4

    B-ESAL’s = 8965 x 0.20 x 0.50 x 0.90 x 0.83 x 1.45 = 971.04


    C-ESAL’s = 8965 x 0.20 x 0.50 x 0.90 x 0.17 x 0.58 = 79.56

    Total Daily ESAL’s = 971.04 + 79.56 = 1050.6

    Total ESAL’s for 20 Years = 1050.6 x 365.25 x 20 = 7674633

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