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    This document contains homework problems related to pavement design. It asks the student to compare empirical and mechanistic-empirical pavement design methods, discuss limitations of the 1993 AASHTO guide, describe types of rigid pavements and distresses in both flexible and rigid pavements. It also contains problems calculating traffic inputs using AASHTO 1993 and MEPDG methods, including ESAL calculations and determining numbers of single axles of different weights over time.

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    HOMEWORK #7

    Answer the questions below in your own words


    1. Compare the empirical method and the mechanistic-empirical method in pavement design.
    2. Discuss limitations of AASHTO 1993 design guide based on AASHO road tests.
    3. What are the different types of rigid pavements?
    4. List the types of distresses in HMA pavement and briefly explain.
    5. List the types of distresses in PCC pavement and briefly explain.
    6. What is Present Serviceability Index, PSI?
    7. What is International Roughness Index, IRI?

    Calculation: AASHTO 1993 Traffic Input


    8. The axle load data are obtained from 30 class 6 vehicles. Calculate
    Axle Load, Number of
    average truck factors for the conditions below. kip Daily Axles

    a) Flexible pavement with SN = 6, Pt = 2.0 Single front axle loads


    10 5
    b) Flexible pavement with SN = 3, Pt = 2.5 18 10
    c) Rigid pavement with slab thickness D=6”, Pt = 2.5 20 10
    30 5
    d) Rigid pavement with slab thickness D=12”, Pt = 2.5 Tandem rear axle loads
    10 2
    20 5
    30 10
    40 10
    50 3

    CVEN 418/612 Spring 2018 1


    9. Complete the given ESAL calculation table and answer the questions. Given conditions are:
    • Design life = 20 years
    • Number of lanes = 4 (two ways)
    • Directional distribution factor = 0.53
    • Annual traffic growth rate = 4 % (same for all vehicle classes)

    FHWA D L Average TF Design Lane Average TF Design Lane


    ADT Growth Cumulative
    Vehicle Dir. dist. Lane dist. for HMA ESALs: HMA for PCC ESALs: PCC
    measured Factor Traffic
    Class factor factor pavement pavement pavement pavement
    1 60 0.00002 0.00002
    2 7,920 0.008 0.008
    3 1,440 0.010 0.010
    4 120 0.700 0.940
    5 180 0.190 0.300
    6 120 0.440 0.620
    7 120 0.390 0.590
    8 240 0.950 1.320
    9 1,440 1.610 2.840
    10 60 1.800 2.910
    11 60 1.620 2.340
    12 180 1.710 2.540
    13 60 1.210 1.870
    Sum 12,000

    a) What is the design ESAL for HMA pavement?


    b) What is the design ESAL for PCC pavement?
    c) What is % traffic of class 9 vehicle?
    d) What is % contribution of class 9 vehicles to the total ESALs?
    e) What is % traffic of class 4 and over vehicles?
    f) What is % contribution of class 4 and over vehicles to the total ESALs?

    CVEN 418/612 Spring 2018 2


    Calculation: MEPDG Traffic Input
    10. Using the traffic count data of Problem 9, answer the questions (use the given blank table
    format for calculation). Given conditions are:
    • MAF for May = 1.2
    • Number of lanes = 4 (two ways)
    • Directional distribution factor = 0.53
    • Annual traffic growth rate = 4 % (same for all vehicle classes)

    FHWA
    ADTi ALDF
    Vehicle TCDF (%) D L (TT1)i (TT1)i5 ATi1 (n1)i51 (n1)i51-10k (n5)i51-10k
    measured i1-10k
    Class
    4 120
    5 180
    6 120
    7 120
    8 240
    9 1,440
    10 60
    11 60
    12 180
    13 60
    Total

    a) What is AADTT1?
    b) Calculate TCDFi for each truck class based on the measured traffic information.
    c) Calculate the number of trucks (all classes) per day of the design lane in year 1.
    d) Calculate the number of trucks (all classes) of the design lane in May of year 1.
    e) Find the average number of single axles for each truck class (ATi1).
    f) Calculate the number of single axles in May of year 1 for each truck class.
    g) What is the total number of 10-kip single axles in May of year 1 and year 5 (4 years later)?
    h) What is the total number of 15-kip single axles in May of year 1 and year 5 (4 years later)?
    i) What is the total number of 20-kip single axles in May of year 1 and year 5 (4 years later)?

    * The data for Problem 8 – 10 can be downloaded from eCampus. The file name is “homework 7
    data.xlsx”.

    CVEN 418/612 Spring 2018 3

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