University Of Technology

Building and Construction Eng. Dept.

Final Exam - First Attempt - 2010/2011
Subject : Pavement Design class: 3d class
Highways and Bridges Branch Time : 3 Hours
Date : 1 5/6/ 201 1

Note: Answer FOUR

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A fl.\ible p.vemenr for a rural intersr.r. bigb\ay i\ to be designed using the
laeS A"ASH tO euide procedure to crrD a design LSAI of 5 l0o. lt h
estimated that it takes about onc dry for waler to be draincd from rvithin the
pavcnent and the pav.mcrt structure rvill bc cxposcd to moisture levels
appro.ching s.turation for 35% of the time. The fouowing additional
infornation is rv!ilrble;
R€siliert modulus ofasphalf concrete at 68 0F = 450 000lb/in1.
CBRvalue of base course naterial= 100,M,= 3l 000Ib/in:.
CBRvalue ofsubbase course material= 22, M,= 13 500lb/in1.
M, ofsubgrade = s 000|b/in':.
Srandard det iarion (Sor - 0..]5. Relidbility le\rl (R"/") - q5 ",..
Initial'sewiceability index Pj = 4.5
Tenninal servicea bility inder P,= 2.6
Determine a suitable pav€ment structure.

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m.rerirl rfter attlying a shcar sfcss of ]00 dt ne/cm'. Sho$ th€ modct
representing this behlvior and deternine thc constarts for thh model

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a. The percent passing of avaitable aggreg.te is as presenied in tabt€
below. Thespecificaiion requiremeDts oleach sieve also presented in rhe
tlble. Sholy the nDal aggregate gradarion to sarhfy the job mix formuta

Available asgregate specrtrcanon

-l' 100 100
95 90-r00
3/8 80 70,90
No.'l 40 60-70
No.50 30 20-50
No.200 5 4-10

b. Draw a relrtion represenis rhe remperature strsceptibiliry ofasphatr.

QA:
a. Explrin the procedure for stabitiziDg soits ryirh c.nent
b. By the aid of drawing cohpare b€twe€n contracrion ,trd eapansioD
joints in rigid pavements.

Q5:
Design ofa flexible pavcmert consistitrg ofasph,rtt coDcrete surface and lime
trc.led base, using the California (Hveen) merhod. The ESAL is 4x106, the
results ofa stabilotuerer tesr on the subgrade soit are:

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19,8 62 1.3

22.1 45 1.9

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Assu me fhe R value for th. linc rr€, ted base ot 80.

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