Group Assignment two 20 marks

Highway Eng. II CEng.4183 for 4th Year Civil Eng.

Submission date (20-04-2021) by a group of 5 students.

1. Design the road with the following data.

2. Vehicle type/DATE Car Pick Heavy Articulated

S. Bus L. Bus
s up truck truck
22 September Mon. 16h. 102 248 107 299 174 105
23 September Tue day 119 278 103 216 143 169
23 September Tue. Night 65 173 45 61 95 226
24 September Wed. 16h. 165 256 91 291 135 115
25 September Thu. 16h. 106 248 98 257 145 161
26 September Sunday. day 108 220 117 254 155 104
26 September Sunday 60 129 39 32
Night 110 56
27 September Sat. 16h. 114 236 114 255 150 93
28 September Friday. 16h. 133 214 84 201 141 101

Traffic count on the road segment in both directions is the same. Use it twice
Articulated Truck Axle load Survey
Axle loads (Kg)
Vehicle No Axle 1 Axle 2 Axle 3 Axle 4
1 6680 14050 8190 8270
2 6160 12720 7990 9840
3 6250 12900 8390 9240
4 5380 12380 7840 9370
5 6350 8780 6190 10060
6 5750 12440 8750 10350

Heavy Truck Axle load survey

Axle loads (Kg)
Vehicle No Axle 1 Axle 2 Axle 3
1 5580 9950 6090
2 5360 9020 6190
3 5150 8900 6390
Buss Axle Load Survey
Vehicle No Axle 1 Axle 2
1 4780 9150
2 4260 7920
3 4350 8000
 4 3480 7480
Vehicle type Medium Heavy Articulated
Cars S. Bus Pick up L. Bus
truck Truck Truck
Seasonal variation factor 1.12 1.02 1.093 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.07

Generated traffic
Vehicle type/DATE S. Pick L. Heav
Cars Medium Articulated
Bus up Bus y

Expected rate of increase

(%) 1.7 2 1.8 1.31 1.71 1.72 2.1

Normal Traffic
Expected rate of increase
(%) 5 4 5 4.5 4.8 5 5.3

Sub grade soil Data

Station 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
CBR 20 23 24 21 28 31 31 30
(%)

3. Differentiate between fixed traffic procedure and fixed vehicle procedure of converting
different vehicle load configuration and method of conversion.
4. Explain different aggregate tests and their respective engineering properties (Which test for
what property).
5. Explain types of stabilization.
6. Explain types of unbounded granular materials.