Thickness Design

1972 AASHTO Method

 AASHO Road Test

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 AASHTO Design Equation
Ride Quality
Threshold
Subgrade
Support
1972
 4.2  p t 
log10  
 4.2  1.5  1
log10 W18  9.36 log10  SN  1  0.20   log  0.372  Si  3.0 
1094 R
0.4 
SN  1
5.19

Lifetime
ESALs Regional
Factor
Structural Number
(Flexural Rigidity)

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 Ride Quality Threshold (pt)

5
Very good
4.2
4
Good

PSI 3
Limit for High-Volume Roads
Fair
Limit for Low-Volume Roads
2
Failure Poor
1.5
1
Very poor

0
ESALS
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 Regional Factor (R)

Condition R value

Roadbed materials frozen to a depth of 5 in. or more (winter) 0.2 – 1.0

Roadbed materials dry (summer and fall) 0.5 – 1.5

Roadbed materials wet (spring thaw) 4.0 – 5.0

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 Regional Factor (R)

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 Soil Support Value (S)

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 AASHTO Design Nomograph

CAREFUL!

20-year Life
pt = 2.5 only

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 AASHTO Pavement Design

D1 Asphalt

D2 Base

D3 Subbase

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 AASHTO Layer Coefficients

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 Pavement Design
Dense-Graded
5"
Asphalt

Crushed Stone
10"
Base
SN = ??

Sandy Gravel
12"
Subbase

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 Pavement Design
Dense-Graded
?
Asphalt

Crushed Stone
6"
Base
SN = 2.7

Sand
8"
Subbase

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