TRC:SP:72-2007 GUIDELINES FOR THE DESIGN OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS FOR LOW VOLUME RURAL ROADS Published by THE INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS Kama Koti Marg, Sector 6, R-K. Puram, New Delhi — 110 022 2007 Price Rs. 120.00 (Packing & Postage Extra)IRC:SP:72-2007 CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS yee Personnel of the Highways Specifications and Standards Committee Introduction: The Design Proc Traffic Parameter Subgrade Strength Evaluation Pavement Composition and Maximising Use of Locally Available Materials Pavement Design of Gravel/Soil-Aggregate Roads Design of Flexible Pavement for Traffic Over 100,000 Cumulative ESAL Repetitions Recommended Pavement Designs weak age and Shoulders References Appendices Appendix A — Cumulative ESAL Applications for 10-year Design Life Appendix B-— Correction Factor for SWC Traffic Appendix C — Nomograph for Computing Soaked CBR from Sieve Analysis Data Appendix D — Quick Estimation of CBR Appendix E — Salient Features of DCP Test iii 15 19 20 30 31 32P:72-2007 AASHTO ADT AADT ASCE, BC CBR cv cvPD pep ESAL, GNP GpP Gwr HCV IRC IRC:SP, Is ISS Lev LL MCY MORD MOST MOSRT&H MSA OECD, PI swe VDF ABBREVIATIONS ‘American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Average Daily Traffic Average Annual Daily Traffic ‘American Society of Civil Engineers Black Cotton (Soil) California Bearing Ratio Commercial Vehicle Commercial Vehicles Per Day Dynamic Cone Penetrometer Equivalent Standard Axle Load Gross National Product Gross Domestic Product Ground Water Table Heavy Commercial Vehicle Indian Roads Cong) Indian Roads Congress Special Publication Indian Standard Indian Standard Sieve Light Commercial Vehicle Liquid Limit Medium-heavy Commercial Vehicle Ministry of Rural Development Ministry of Surfac nsport Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Million Standard Axles Orzanization for Economic Cooperation and Development Plasticity Index Solid-Wheeled Cart Vehicle Damage Factor