Flexible Pavement Design

Batinah Expressway - Service Roads

Analysis of Traffic in 2014
Construction Completion Year 2015
Base Year ADT 2014
Projected Year 2035
Design Life (year) 20
Daily Traffic Volume in 2014 900
Growth rate 0.05
Annual Heavy Traffic Volume (Heavy Trucks) in 2014 328500
Percentage of Trucks 100%
Lane factor 1.00
Annual Heavy Truck Volume in 2014 328500
Assumed Heavy Trucks Ratio 0.70

Equivalent Standard Axle (ESAL) in year 2014

Axle factors are based on Axle Load Study for DGRLT by Nespak in 2001
Loaded Trucks 70%
Type of Vehicle %age Annual 2014 Axle Factor ESAL M
Medium Truck 0.30 68,985 1.50 0.11
Heavy Truck 0.70 160,965 4.50 0.73
Sub Total 0.84 A

Empty Trucks 30%

Medium Truck 0.30 29565 0.05 0.01
Heavy Truck 0.70 68985 0.10 0.01
Sub Total 0.02 B
Total ESAL (A+B) 0.86

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Cumulative ESALs (AASHTO Method)

Year ESAL Growth Cumulative ESAL

2015 0.860 5.00% 0.860

2,016 0.910 5.00% 1.770
2,017 0.960 5.00% 2.730
2,018 1.010 5.00% 3.740

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(AASHTO GUIDE FOR THE DESIGN OF PAVEMENT STRUCTURE - 1993)
A- PROJECT DATA
Construction Completion Year 2015
Base Year ADT 2014
Projected Year 2035
Design Life (year) 20
B- DESIGN DATA
Standard axle weight - 18.00 Kips
Reliability Level R 70.00 %
Terminal Serviceability Index Pt 1.50 -
Initial Serviceability Index Po 4.20 -
Soaked C.B.R of Subgrade 25.00 %
C- INPUT DATA FOR CALCULATING SN
No. of Equivalent Standard Axles for above design life ESAL 32.13 Million
Standard Deviation S 0.45 -
Standard Normal deviate Value corresponding to selected level of ReliabiZ -0.524
Overall Serviceability Loss during design period PSI 2.70 -
Effective Roadbed Soil Resilient Modulus CBR =25, MR=2555x(25)^0.64
MR. 20000 psi
Drainage Coefficient for Base Course m2 - 1.00 -
Drainage Coefficient for Subbase m3 - 1.00 -
D- DESIGN STRUCTURAL NUMBER (SN)
Log ESA 7.51 7.51
Design SN (Enter suggestive value) 3.42
E- ASPHALT CONCRETE WEARING COURSE
Thickness of Asphalt Concrete Wearing Course d1 5.00 cm
Layer coefficient for Asphaltic Concrete Surface Course a1 0.170 -
Wearing Course SN a1d1 0.85 -
F- ASPHALT CONCRETE BASE COURSE 0.85
Thickness of Concrete Base Course d1* 6.00 cm
Layer coefficient for Asphaltic Concrete Base Course a1* 0.150 -
Asphalt Concrete Base Course SN a1*d1* 0.90 -
Total Structural Number a1m1+a1*d1* 1.75 -
G- AGGREGATE BASE COURSE
Thickness of Aggregate Base Course d2 15.00 cm
Layer coefficient for Aggregate Base Course CBR 80% a2 0.055 -
Aggregate Base Course SN a2m2d2 0.83 -
Total Structural Number a1m1+a1*d1*+a2m2d2 2.58 -
H- GRANULAR SUBBASE COURSE
Thickness of Granular Subbase Course d3 20.00 cm
Layer coefficient for Granular Subbase Course when CBR 30% (MR) a3 0.043 -
Subbase Course SN a3m3d3 0.86 -
Total Structural Number a1m1+a1*m1*+a2m2d2+a3m3d3 3.44

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Pavement Design Summary

Construction Completion Year 2015

Base Year ADT 2014
Projected Year 2035
Design Life (year) 20

Layer Drainage Layer Structural Number

Pavement Layer Coeff. Coeff. Thick. SN
(cm.) Achieved Accum. Reqd.

1. Asphalt Concrete Wearing Course 0.17 - 5 0.85 0.85

2. Asphalt Concrete Base Course 0.15 - 6 0.9 1.75

3. Aggregate Base Course 0.055 1 15 0.825 2.58

4. Granular Subbase course 0.043 1 20 0.86 3.44 3.42

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