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    This document provides guidance on estimating subgrade moisture content for pavement design. It outlines a process where a soil sample is compacted and placed in laboratory equipment applying pressure equivalent to the effective depth of the water table. The effective depth takes into account the actual water table depth plus an adjustment for pressure from the overlying pavement, which varies by soil type. A table provides correction factors by soil type P1. Using the water table depth, pavement thickness, and correction factor, an equation calculates the effective depth used to determine the pressure applied to the soil sample. Once equilibrium is reached, the moisture content of the sample indicates the design value.

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    This document provides guidance on estimating subgrade moisture content for pavement design. It outlines a process where a soil sample is compacted and placed in laboratory equipment applying pressure equivalent to the effective depth of the water table. The effective depth takes into account the actual water table depth plus an adjustment for pressure from the overlying pavement, which varies by soil type. A table provides correction factors by soil type P1. Using the water table depth, pavement thickness, and correction factor, an equation calculates the effective depth used to determine the pressure applied to the soil sample. Once equilibrium is reached, the moisture content of the sample indicates the design value.

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    Pavement Design Manual Appendix B

    Volume I Flexible Pavements and Gravel Roads - 2002 Estimating Subgrade Moisture Content

    APPENDIX B ESTIMATING SUBGRADE MOISTURE CONTENT


    FOR CATEGORY 1 CONDITIONS

    The subgrade moisture content under an impermeable road pavement can increase after
    construction where a water table exists close to the ground surface. This ultimate
    moisture content can be predicted from the measured relationship between soil suction
    and moisture content for the particular soil and knowledge of the depth of water table.

    Measuring the complete relationship between suction and moisture content is time
    consuming and a simpler, single measurement procedure can be used. A small sample of
    soil, compacted to field density and moisture content, is placed within suitable laboratory
    equipment that can apply a pressure equivalent to the effective depth of the water table
    (e.g. a pressure plate extractor). The effective depth of the water table for design
    purposes comprises the actual depth from the subgrade to the water table plus an apparent
    depression of the water table due to the pressure of the overlying pavement. This
    apparent depression varies with soil type and an approximate correction factor is given in
    Table B-1.

    Table B-1: Correction Factors for Soil Type P1 Used in Calculating the Effective
    Depth of the Water Table

    Correction factor
    P1
    SF
    0 0
    10 0.3
    15 0.55
    20 0.80
    25 1.1
    30 1.4
    35 1.6
    >35 2.0

    To calculate the effective depth D which is used to determine the applied suction in the
    pressure plate extractor, the following equation is used:

    D = WT + (SF x t)

    Where WT = depth of water table below subgrade (at its highest expected seasonal
    level).
    SF = correction factor from Table B-1.
    t = pavement thickness, with consistent units for WT, t, and D.

    When equilibrium is attained in the pressure plate extractor, the sample is removed and
    its moisture content measured. This moisture content is the value at which the CBR for
    design should be estimated following standard soil tests as outlined in Section 3.2.

    Ethiopian Roads Authority Page B-1

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