IRC:37-2001 IRC:37-2001

6.3. Another precaution against frost attack is that water (iii) Total pavement thickness for = 660 mm
should not be allowed to collect at the subgrade level which CBR 4% and Traffic 7.2 msa
may happen on account of infiltration throgh the pavement (from Fig. 1)
surface or verges or due to capillary rise from a high water (iv) Pavement Composition interpolated
table. Whereas capillary rise can be prevented by subsoil from Plate 1, CBR 4%

drainage measures and cut-offs, infiltrating water can be checked (a) Bituminous surfacing = 25 mm SDBC
+ 70 mm DBM
only by providing a suitable wearing surface. = 250 mm WBM
(b) Road base
(c) Sub-base = 315 mm . granular material
7 WORKED EXAMPLES ILLUSTRATING of CBR not less than
THE DESIGN METHOD 30 per cent

Example - 1 : Design the pavement for construction of a new Example - 2 : It is proposed to widen an existing 2-lane
bypass with the following data : National Highway section to 4-lane divided road. Design the
pavement for new carriageway with the following data :
DATA
DATA
(i) Two-lane single carriageway
(i) 4-lane divided carriagway
(ii) Initial traffic in the year of = 400 CV/day Initial traffic in each directions in the = 5600 CV/day
(ii)
completion of construction (sum of both directions)
year of completion of construction
(iii) Traffic growth rate per annum = 7.5 per cent
Design · 1ife = 10 years/15 years
(iii)
(iv) Design life = 15 years (iv) Design CBR of subgrade soil = 5 per cent
(v) Vehicle damage factor = 2.5 (standard axles per (v) Traffic growth rate = 8 per cent
(based on axle load survey) commercial vehicle) = 4.5 (Standard axles per CV)
(vi) Vehicle damage factor
(vi) Design CBR of subgrade soil · = 4 per cent
(Found out from axle load survey
on existing road)
DESIGN CALCULATIONS
DESIGN CALCULATIONS
(i) Distribution factor (para 3.3.5) = 0.75 (i) Distributio.n factor (para 3.3.5) = 0.75
(ii) Cumulative number of standard
(ii) Vehicle damage factor = 4.5
axles to be catered for in the design
(iii) Cumulative number of standard
(Equation given in para 3.3.6.1) axles to be carried during
15
N= 365 x [(l+0.075) -l] x400x0.75x2.5 = 7200000 = 7.2 msa (a) Design life of 10 years
0.075 10
N= 365x[(l+O.OS) -l] x5600x0.75x4.5 = 99.2 msa or say 100 msa
. 0.08

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