Design of

Pavements
FLEXIBLE DESIGN PAVEMENT

ICBP
RIGID DESIGN PAVEMENT

SEMI RIGID DESIGN PAVEMENT

FLEXIBLE RIGID
1. 15 years Life Span 1. 30 years Life Span

2. Use Bitumen 2. Use Concrete

3. Grain to Grain Transfer 3. Slab Action Take Place

4. Initial Cost is LESS 4. Initial Cost is MORE

Maintenance cost is MORE Maintenance Cost is LESS

5. Take LESS Load 5. Take MORE Load

6. More thickness 6. Less thickness

7. Joints are NOT REQUIRED 7. Joints are REQUIRED

 Flexible vs. Rigid

1.Negligible 1. Very high

flexural strength. flexural strength
or flexural
rigidity.
2. Constructed
in couple of 2. Constructed
layers. in form of slabs.
Components of Flexible Slab
 Subgrade
• TEST
1. Dynamic Cone Penetrometer
2. Tri-axial Compression Test
3. CBR Test
4. Plate Load Test Thin Bituminous
Layer
Sub-Base
Thick Bituminous
Base Course Layer
SOIL STABILIZATION
Treatment of Natural Soil
Soil Stabilization is the alteration of soils to enhance their
physical properties. Stabilization can increase the shear
strength of a soil and/or control the shrink-swell properties
of a soil, thus improving the load bearing capacity of a sub-
grade to support pavements and foundations.

MECHANICAL CHEMICAL
Mechanical Stabilization
 • Calcium Chloride CaCl2
• Sodium Chloride NaCl
• Sodium Silicate
• Polymers
• Chrome Lignin

Chemical Stabilization
1. Cement –Stabilized Soil
2. Soil Cement
3. Cement Modified Soil
4. Plastic Soil Cement
5. Soil Lime

Commonly used agents