PAVEMENT DESIGN

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Ref : IRC:37- 2018 TENTATIVE GUIDELINES FOR THE DESIGN OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS
Clause 10.1 : Pavement Combination
Stablised Granular Base and Granular Sub base
No. of layers - 3 No. of critical locations for strain - 3
Critical Location for
Wheel Load Tensile Strain

Bituminous layer
Treated as single
Stablised Granular Base
Granular Layer
Granular Sub base

Sub Grade (Semi infinite)

Critical Location for vertical

sub grade strain

The design traffic in terms of cumulative no.of standard axles to be carried during the design life of the road
is computed from the following formula.
n
N = 365 [ ( 1 + r ) - 1 ] x A x F x D
r
Where N = Cumulative number of standard axles to be catered for in the design in terms of msa
A = Initial traffic ( commercial vehicles per day ) in the year of completion of construction
D = Lane distribution factor
F = Vehicle damage factor ( number of standard axles per commercial vehicle )
n = Design life in years
r = Annual growth rate of commercial traffic
The traffic in the year of completion is estimated using the following formula.
x
A = P ( 1 + r )
Where P = Number of commercial vehicles per day at last count
x = Number of years between the last count and the year of completion of construction

COMPUTATION OF DESIGN TRAFFIC

Sl. No. Item Nomenclature Figure/No. Unit
1 Category of road ( EW / NH / SH / MDR / ODR / VR ) ODR
2 Type of carriageway proposed ( SINGLE / DUAL ) Single
3 No. of proposed lanes/carriageway ( 1 / 1.5 / 2 / 3 / 4 ) 2 No.
4 Type of terrain (PLAIN / ROLLING / HILLY) PLAIN
5 Traffic census ( Total of both direction )
CVPD 504 No.
PCU 6149 No.
No. of years between the last count and the year of
6 x 1 Years
completion of construction
7 Lane distribution factor ( As per Clause 4.5 of IRC :37-2018
D 0.50 No.
and Clause 3.4.3 of IRC:SP:72-2015 )
No. of proposed Lane
Type of carriageway proposed lanes/ distribution
carriageway factor
Single 1/1.5 1/0.75
Single 2 0.50
Single 4 0.40
Dual 2 0.75
Dual 3 0.60
Dual 4 0.45
Annual growth rate of commercial traffic ( As per Clause
8 r 5 %
4.2.2 of IRC:37-2018 )
9 Design Period in years ( As per Clause 4.3.2 of IRC :37-2018 ) n 15 Years
10 Vehicle damage factor (Number of standard axles per
commercial vehicle - As per Clause 4.4.6 table 4.2of IRC:37- F 3.9 No.
2018 )
No. of proposed
Initial Traffic Volume in CVPD
lanes/carriageway
Plain/Rolling Hilly
0-150 1.7 0.60
150-1500 3.9 1.70
>1500 5 2.80
 Number of commercial vehicles per day per carriageway at
11 P 504 No.
last count (CVPD/carriageway)
DESIGN TRAFFIC
1
A = 504 ( 1 + 0.05 )

A = 529 CVPD
And
15
N = 365 [ ( 1 + 0.05 ) - 1 ] x 529 x 0.50 x 3.9
0.05
Thus
N = 8124669 or 8.12 msa
COMPUTATION OF DESIGN CBR
Sl. No. Km Average CBR
1 1 6.44
2 3 6.45
3 7 6.48
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
The 80th Percentile CBR 6.44