Traffic and Highway Engineering
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Author: Garber, Nicholas J.
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A concrete pavement is to be constructed for a four-lane urban expressway on a subgrade with an effective modulus of subgrade reaction k of 100 lb/in3. The accumulated equivalent axle load for the design period is 3.25 x 106. The initial and terminal serviceability indices are 4.5 and 2.5, respectively. Using the AASHTO design method, determine a suitable thickness of the concrete pavement if the working stress of the concrete is 600 lb/in2 and the modulus of elasticity is 5 x 106lb/in2. Take the overall standard deviation So as 0.30, the load-transfer coefficient J as 3.2, the drainage coefficient as 0.9, and R = 95%.
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A six-lane concrete roadway is being designed for a metropolitan area. This roadway will be constructed on a subgrade with an effective modulus of subgrade reaction k of 170 lb/in3. The ESAL used for the design period is 2.5 ? 106. Using the AASHTO design method, determine a suitable thickness of the concrete pavement (to the nearest 1⁄2 inch), provided that the working stress of the concrete to be used is 650 lb/in2 and the modulus of elasticity is 5 ? 106 lb/in2. Assume the initial service- ability is 4.75 and the terminal serviceability is 2.5. Assume the overall standard devi- ation, So, as 0.35, the load transfer coefficient J as 3.2, the drainage coefficient, Cd as 1.15, and R as 95%.
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