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This document describes an asphalt pavement design with 4 inches of hot mix asphalt, 8 inches of bituminous base, and 8 inches of crushed stone subbase over soil with a resilient modulus of 10,000 psi. Using the traffic data provided, the estimated life of the pavement before its PSI drops below 2.5 is 5 years if wanting to be 99% confident and 11 years if wanting to be 95% confident. Calculations are shown to determine the structural number, 18-kip equivalent single axle loads, and design life in years.

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Activity No. 4

This document describes an asphalt pavement design with 4 inches of hot mix asphalt, 8 inches of bituminous base, and 8 inches of crushed stone subbase over soil with a resilient modulus of 10,000 psi. Using the traffic data provided, the estimated life of the pavement before its PSI drops below 2.5 is 5 years if wanting to be 99% confident and 11 years if wanting to be 95% confident. Calculations are shown to determine the structural number, 18-kip equivalent single axle loads, and design life in years.

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Darnayla, Jan Adrielle G.

NCE3101
20180150418 10/18/2022

Activity No. 4
Asphalt Pavement Design
A flexible pavement is constructed with 4 in. (10.16 cm) of hot mix asphalt wearing surface, 8 in.
(20.32 cm) of emulsion/aggregate-bituminous base, and 8 in. (20.32 cm) of crushed stone subbase. The
subgrade has a soil resilient modulus of 10,000 psi (68.95 MPa), and M2 and M3 are equal to 1.0 for the
materials in the pavement structure. The overall standard deviation is 0.5, the initial PSI is 4.5, and the
TSI is 2.5. The daily traffic has 1080 20-kip (89.0-kN) single axles, 400 24-kip (106.8-kN) single axles, and
680 40-kip (177.9-kN) tandem axles. How many years would you estimate this pavement would last (i.e.,
how long before its PSI drops below a TSI of 2.5) if you wanted to be 99% confident that your estimate
was not too high, and if you wanted to be 95% confident that your estimate was not too high?

Solution:

𝑆𝑁 = 𝑎1 𝐷1 + 𝑎2 𝐷2 𝑀2 +𝑎3 𝐷3 𝑀3
𝑆𝑁 = 0.44 × 4 + 0.30 × 8 × 1 + 0.11 × 8 × 1 = 5.04 ≈ 𝟓. 𝟎𝟎
According to the Table:
1080 20 − kip (89.0 − kN)single axles = 1.51
400 24 − kip (106.8 − kN)single axles = 3.03
680 40 − kip (177.9 − kN)tandem axles = 2.08
Daily 18 kips- ESAL
𝐷𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑊18 = (1.51)(1080) + (3.03)(400) + (2.08)(680) = 4257.20

Design 18 kips- ESAL using R= 99% & Zr= -2.326


USE SN=5.04

4.5 − 2.5
𝑙𝑜𝑔10 ( )
𝑙𝑜𝑔10 𝑊18 = −2.326 × 0.5 + 9.36𝑙𝑜𝑔10 (5.04 + 1) − 0.20 + 2.7 + 2.32𝑙𝑜𝑔10 (10000) − 8.07
1094
0.40 +
(5.04 + 1)5.19
𝑾𝟏𝟖 = 𝟕, 𝟖𝟓𝟒, 𝟐𝟗𝟗. 𝟑𝟏𝟐

Design Esal for R= 99% & Zr= -2.326


𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝐸𝑆𝐴𝐿 7,854,299.312
𝑌𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 = = = 5.05464 𝑌𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 ≈ 𝟓. 𝟎𝟓 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔
𝐷𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑦 × 365 4257.20 × 365
Darnayla, Jan Adrielle G. NCE3101
20180150418 10/18/2022

Activity No. 4
Asphalt Pavement Design

Design 18 kips- ESAL using R= 95% & Zr= -1.645


USE SN=5.04

4.5 − 2.5
𝑙𝑜𝑔10 ( )
𝑙𝑜𝑔10 𝑊18 = −1.645 × 0.5 + 9.36𝑙𝑜𝑔10 (5.04 + 1) − 0.20 + 2.7 + 2.32𝑙𝑜𝑔10 (10000) − 8.07
1094
0.40 + 5.19
(5.04 + 1)
𝑾𝟏𝟖 = 𝟏𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟑, 𝟏𝟐𝟗. 𝟎𝟓

Design Esal for R= 95% & Zr= -1.645


𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝐸𝑆𝐴𝐿 17,203,129.05
𝑌𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 = = = 11.07109 𝑌𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 ≈ 𝟏𝟏. 𝟎𝟕 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔
𝐷𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑦 × 365 4257.20 × 365

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