Design of Rigid Pavement

Progress Report
 SELECTED SITE

The site chosen for this project is the way that connects main road with L.I.T
campus. This site begins from main gate of Azad Institute of Technology
and ends at L.I.T main gate. In other words we can say that the road
selected for design of rigid pavement is the way between main gate of
Azad Institute of Technology and main gate of Lucknow Institute of
Technology.
 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SELECTED SITE

• Total length of road is 326 m. The footpath is present on the left hand side
of the selected site facing L.I.T gate forward. The width of this footpath is
about 1.50 m. On the right hand side of this road C.R.P.F wall is present
and on the left side Azad Boys Hostel wall is there. The available road or
way is not straight and is curved shaped. In current situation the available
road to reach L.I.T campus is about 3.20 m wide (where the distance
between C.R.P.F wall and Azad Boys Hostel wall is 7.05 m).
• At about 203.62 m from the beginning of the site the gate of Azad Degree
College is there which also provide a way to reach New Azad Boys Hostel.
This gate is about 9.55 m wide. Currently no designed road is present on
this selected site and this road can be known as Earth road.
 NEED OF THE PROJECT

1. This road is used by various types of road users like engineering students, faculty
members, helping and supporting staff and others to reach L.I.T campus.
Construction of rigid pavement on this road provides suitable, efficient and smooth
way to all road users during rainy season and in bad weather conditions.
2. Lucknow Institute of Technology has been selected as an examination centre many
times to conduct various job entrance exams. Rigid pavement provides a smooth
and convenient way to examinees driving cars and other vehicles without any road
inconvenience. At the present situation of this site road is not properly designed
and has many depressions and undulations.
3. In depressions precipitated water is stored as runoff is not generated which aids
breeding of mosquitoes and cause havoc to road users. To remove depressions we
require a well designed pavement.
4. It offers a complete freedom to road users to transfer the vehicle from one
road to another according to the need and convenience. Cars, college buses
pedal cycles can be easily used up without any jerks and inconvenience.

5. The construction of rigid pavement is required for advancement of Azad

Technical Campus and for the general development of the area.

6. Adequate mass transportation facilities are needed to cater the internal

movements in Azad Technical Campus such as daily movements to and from
Azad Institute of Technology, Lucknow Institute of Technology and for other
social needs.
 DETAILS OF SURVEY WORK PERFORMED

INTRODUCTION:-

The survey work is performed to get the following results:

1. The total length and width of available road site (using linear measurement
survey).

2. The graphical representation of the available road site (plane table survey).

3. The level of the ground surface at regular intervals (levelling).

 LINEAR MEASUREMENT SURVEY

The linear measurement survey is done to determine the total length of

road, the width of road. We use measuring tape to measure the length
and width of the road. The center line of the road is marked and the
length is measured along the center line.
RESULT OF LINEAR MEASUREMENT SURVEY:-
1. The total length of road is 326 meters.
2. The width of present road is 3.20 meters.
3. Width of left footpath present is 1.50 meters.
4. Road is 4.55 meters wide where lit gate is situated.
5. At 203.62 m from beginning of site the gate of Azad Degree College is
there. This gate is about 9.55 m wide.
 PLANE TABLE SURVEY

The plane table survey is done which gives the graphical representation of the alignment
of the road. The instruments used are plane table, tripod, u-fork, magnetic needle, spirit
bubble, plumb bob and alidade. We adopt the following procedure to perform the plane
table survey:

1. Various stations are selected on site at regular intervals to place plane table.

2. Plane table is set up by moving legs of tripod and balancing plane table.

3. Balanced plane table is observed by spirit bubble holding mid position (as balancing
position) along the four corners of plane table.
4. Station is marked on the chart with the help of plumb bob holding its rest position.

5. The different points at regular intervals are selected.

6. At that points ranging rods are placed and are observed with the help of alidade
moving alidade at station point on the chart.

7. Using suitable scale we plot the distance between station and observation point.

8. We use scale 1C.M = 2.5 M.

 LEVELLING

Levelling is done to find out whether the ground surface is rising or falling with respect
to the general surface. The instruments used are an auto level, leveling staff, tripod.
The steps for performing levelling are :

1. Auto Level is adjusted temporarily on the tripod.

2. It is levelled with the help of three screw head.
3. Turn this levelling screw until the bubble is central.
4. Place levelling staff at regular intervals.
5. Note the reading by observing levelling staff from an auto level.
6. We perform levelling by rise and fall method.
7. Rise is indicated when back side reading is greater than fore side reading i.e.
B.S>F.S.
8. 8. Fall is indicated when back side reading is less than fore side reading i.e. B.S<F.S
 RESULT OF LEVELLING
Readings observed along the center line of the site by placing the leveling rod at 12 m
intervals considering the initial reduce level as 100 m.
The data obtained are as follows: