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Pavement Design Calculations

The document describes the process for determining the critical tensile strain in an asphalt layer under a single-wheel or dual-wheel load. It provides the solution for a sample problem involving a single 9,000 lb wheel load on an 8 in thick asphalt layer. It also presents the method for calculating critical tensile strain under a dual-wheel load, and works through an example with an 11.5 in dual wheel spacing. Key steps include using charts to determine conversion factors based on load and pavement parameters, then applying these factors to calculate the critical tensile strain.

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Pavement Design Calculations

The document describes the process for determining the critical tensile strain in an asphalt layer under a single-wheel or dual-wheel load. It provides the solution for a sample problem involving a single 9,000 lb wheel load on an 8 in thick asphalt layer. It also presents the method for calculating critical tensile strain under a dual-wheel load, and works through an example with an 11.5 in dual wheel spacing. Key steps include using charts to determine conversion factors based on load and pavement parameters, then applying these factors to calculate the critical tensile strain.

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PAVEMENT DESIGN 18CV825

3) The picture below shows a full-depth asphalt pavement 8 in. thick subjected to a single-wheel
load of 9000 lb (40 kN) having contact pressure 67.7 psi. If the elastic modulus of the asphalt
layer is 150,000 psi and that of the subgrade is 15,000 psi, determine the critical tensile strain
in the asphalt layer.

Solution: to determine the Critical Tensile Strain of Asphalt Layer

Given data

El/E2 = 150000/15000 = 10, a = √ P / π*p = 165 mm, h 1 / a = (8 / 6.5) = 1.23

Using the Graph find strain factor Fe = 0.7, so the value of e = (q / E1) * Fe

e = 0.0032 microstrains.

Dr. B.V. Kiran Kumar, GSKSJTI, Bengaluru-560 001 Page 47


PAVEMENT DESIGN 18CV825

Strain Factor for Dual Wheel Load


The strain factor for dual wheels depends on the parameters:
contact radius a, dual spacing Sd , Sd / a , E1/E2 ,and h1/a.
• There are two charts one for dual wheels with Sd = 24 in. (610 mm) and a = 3
in. and the other for Sd = 24 in. (610 mm) and a = 8 in. to determine
conversion factors: C1 and C2 as shown below.

Dr. B.V. Kiran Kumar, GSKSJTI, Bengaluru-560 001 Page 48


PAVEMENT DESIGN 18CV825

For any other different Sd and a values the following procedure can be used:

1. From the given Sd, h1 , and a, determine the modified radius a' and the modified thickness h 1'

2. Using h1' as the pavement thickness, find conversion factors C 1 and C2 from graph Determine
the conversion factor for a' by a straight-line interpolation between 3 and 8 in. or the formula,

and

3. Determine the conversion factor for a' by a straight-line interpolation between 3 and 8 in. or
the formula.

For the same pavement as in Example 3, if the 9000-lb (40-kN) load is applied over a set of dual
tires with a center-to-center spacing of 11.5 in. and a contact pressure of 67.7 psi,as shown
below, determine the critical tensile strain in the asphalt layer.

Dr. B.V. Kiran Kumar, GSKSJTI, Bengaluru-560 001 Page 49


PAVEMENT DESIGN 18CV825

Solution:

Compute a = 4.6 in., h1 = 8 in. from a' = 24 x 4.6/11.5 = 9.6 in. and h'1 = 24 x 8/11 .5 = 16 .7 in.,
El/E2 = 10 and an asphalt layer thickness of 16 .7 in. from Graph, C 1 = 1.42 and C2 = 1.46.

From interpolation equation, C = 1 .42 + 0 .2 (9 .6 – 3) (1 .46 – 1 .42) = 1.473.

(C is a modified factor to Fe which is found from graph). From graph, the strain factor for a
single wheel = 0 .47 and that for dual wheels = 1.473 x 0 .47 = 0 .692, so the critical tensile
strain is: e = 67 .7 X 0.692/150,000 = 3 .12 x 10 -4 .

Dr. B.V. Kiran Kumar, GSKSJTI, Bengaluru-560 001 Page 50

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