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AASHTO Design Example

Using the AASHTO method, the thicknesses of the pavement layers were determined based on the design parameters. The surface layer thickness was calculated to be 6.5 inches. The base layer thickness was calculated to be 7 inches. The subbase layer thickness was calculated to be 8.5 inches. Factors such as equivalent single axle load, present serviceability index, resilient modulus, structural number, structural coefficient, and drainage coefficient were used in the calculations to determine the optimal pavement thickness design.

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AASHTO Design Example

Using the AASHTO method, the thicknesses of the pavement layers were determined based on the design parameters. The surface layer thickness was calculated to be 6.5 inches. The base layer thickness was calculated to be 7 inches. The subbase layer thickness was calculated to be 8.5 inches. Factors such as equivalent single axle load, present serviceability index, resilient modulus, structural number, structural coefficient, and drainage coefficient were used in the calculations to determine the optimal pavement thickness design.

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FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT THICKNESS DESIGN

AASHTO METHOD
Example
Determine the thickness of the surface, base and subbase layers using the following
design parameters:
Equivalent Single Axle Load (ESAL) = 2 106
Initial Present Serviceability Index, PSIi = 4.5
Terminal Present Serviceability Index, PSIt = 2.5
Resilient modulus of asphalt concrete, MR1 = 450,000 psi
CBR of crushed stone base = 100%
CBR of gravel subbase = 22%
CBR of subgrade = 6%
Exposure to moisture = 30% of the time
Quality of drainage: Surface layer Good
Base layer Fair
Subbase layer Fairly poor
Reliability, R = 99%
Standard deviation, So = 0.35

Solution
(1) Design Serviceability Loss, PSI
PSI = PSIt PSIi = 4.5 2.5 = 2.0
(2) Resilient Modulus
Subgrade :
Subbase :
Base :

MR4 = 6,800 psi (Figure 16-4 Appendix A-4, with CBR = 6%)
MR3 = 13,300 psi (Figure 16-16, Appendix A-10, with CBR = 22%)
MR2 = 30,000 psi (Figure 16-15, Appendix A-9, with CBR = 100%)

(3) Structural Number


(Use nomograph in Figure 16-11, Appendix A-5)
Surface :

SN1 = 2.7

(with R = 99%, S = 0.35, ESAL = 2 106 , and


MR2 = 30 103 )

Base :

SN2 = 3.6

(with R = 99%, S = 0.35, ESAL = 2 106 , and


MR3 = 13 103 )

Subbase :

SN3 = 4.2

(with R = 99%, S = 0.35, ESAL = 2 106 , and


MR4 = 6.8 103 )

(4) Structural Coefficient


Surface :
Base :
Subbase :

a1 = 0.44
a2 = 0.14
a3 = 0.098

(Figure 16-13, Appendix A-7 with MR1 = 450,000 psi)


(Figure 16-15, Appendix A-9, with CBR = 100%)
(Figure 16-16, Appendix A-10, with CBR = 22%)

(5) Drainage Coefficient


(Use Table 16-5, Appendix A-11)
Surface :

m1 = 1.00

(with moisture exposure > 25% and drainage


quality = good)

Base :

m2 = 0.80

(with moisture exposure > 25% and drainage


quality = fair)

Subbase :

m3 = 0.70

(with moisture exposure > 25% and drainage


quality = fairly poor)

(6) SURFACE THICKNESS


D1

SN1
2.7

6.14 in 6.5 in
a 1m1 0.44(1.00)

SN1* = a1 D1 m1 = 0.44 (6.5) (1.00) = 2.86


SN1* SN1

OK!

(7) BASE THICKNESS

D2

SN 2 SN1 * 3.6 2.86

a 2m2
0.14(0.80)

6.61 in 7.0 in

SN2* = a2 D2 m2 = 0.14 (7.0) (0.80) = 0.78


SN1* + SN2* = 2.86 + 0.78 = 3.64
SN1* + SN2* SN2

OK!

(8) SUBBASE THICKNESS

D3

SN 3 SN 2 * SN1 * 4.2 0.78 2.86

a 3m 3
0.098(0.70)

8.16 in 8.5 in

SN3* = a3 D3 m3 = 0.098 (8.5) (0.70) = 0.58


SN1* + SN2* + SN3* = 2.86 + 0.78 + 0.58 = 4.22
SN1* + SN2* + SN3* SN3

OK!

(9) PAVEMENT LAYER PROFILE

Surface

a1 = 0.44 , m1 = 1.00
MR1 = 450,000 psi

6.5 in (165 mm)

Base

a2 = 0.14 , m2 = 0.80
MR2 = 30,000 psi

7.0 in (178 mm)

Subbase

a3 = 0.098 , m3 = 0.70
MR3 = 13,300 psi

8.5 in (216 mm)

Subgrade

MR4 = 6,800 psi

(1 inch = 25.4 mm , 1 psi = 6894.76 Pa)

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