Project Name: NAD – Vizag Designed: V.

Manikanta
Title : Design of FP at Approaching Road Checked: B. Veeresh
Date: 17.12.2019

Flexible Pavement Design

Width of the Pavement = 7500 mm

No. of Lanes nlanes = 2 One-way
No. Commercial Vehicles as per last count P = 1000 (Assumption)
Annual Growth rate of commercial vehicles r = 5.00% IRC 37(2018) - § 4.2.1
CBR Value = 10 % CBR (Assumption)
No. of years between last count and year of x = 0.5 years
completion of construction

Lane Distribution Factor LDF = 0.75 (based on n IRC 37(2018) - § 4.5.1.5

Design Period of pavement nd = 20 years IRC 37(2018) - § 4.3.1

Initial Traffic Growth (Commercial Vehicles Per

A = 𝑷𝟏+𝒓𝒏
Day)

2653 CVPD IRC 37(2018) - § 4.6

Vehicle Damage Factor VDF = 5 IRC 37 (2018) - § 4.4.6 Tab.-

𝟏+𝒓𝒏−𝟏
Traffic Growth Factor TGF =
𝒓
33.07 IRC 37(2018) - § 4.6.1

Cumulative No. of Axles to be catered for in the 𝟑𝟔𝟓 𝟏 + 𝒓 𝒏 − 𝟏

N = ∗𝑨∗𝑫∗𝑭
design in terms of MSA 𝒓

N = 1.2E+08 IRC 37(2018) - § 4.5

N = 120 Msa

Where
A = Initial traffic in the year of completion of construction in terms of the
number of commercial vehicles per day (CVPD).
D = Lane distribution factor.
F = Vehicle damage factor (VDF).
n = Design life in years.
r = Annual growth rate of commercial vehicles.

IRC 37(2001) -
=
Pavement Thickness 620 mm Pg-37
Type-2 W/C
= MORTH §
1. Wearing Course (BC+MA) 65 mm 2702.1
2. Wearing Course (DBM) = 105 mm
3. Base Course (WMM) = 250 mm
4. Sub Base Course (GSB) = 200 mm
5. Sub Grade = Well Compacted

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Project Name: NAD – Vizag Designed: V. Manikanta
Title : Design of FP at Approaching Road Checked: B. Veeresh
Date: 17.12.2019

Material Considerations:
1.a. Wearing Course (MA=25mm) - MASTIC ASPHALT

1. Bitumen (IG 85/25)

Aggregate Grading IRC 107

(2013) Table-3 Mastic
Asphalt (Coarse Aggregate)
Sieve (mm) rade-5 (200m m

19 100
13.2 88-96
2.36 00-05
Bitumen 14 to 17 %
Content
Aggregate Grading IRC 107
(2013) Table-3 Mastic
Asphalt (Fine Aggregate
including Fillers)
Sieve (mm) rade-5 (200m
m
2.36 00-25
0.6 May-25
0.212 Oct-20
0.075 30-50

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Project Name: NAD – Vizag Designed: V. Manikanta
Title : Design of FP at Approaching Road Checked: B. Veeresh
Date: 17.12.2019

1.b. Wearing Course (BC=40mm)

1. Bitumen (Preferred Grade VG-40)
2. Coarse Aggregate (Sieve 26.5 mm to 4.75 mm)
3. Fine aggregate (<4.75mm to 150μ)
4. Fillers (<150μ)
5. Bitumen Content - 5.4 %

Aggregate Gradeing and BT

content IRC-111 (2009) Table-
7
Sieve (mm) Grade-2 (40m m

26.5 -
19 100
13.2 9.-100
9.5 70-88
4.75 53-71
2.36 42-58
1.18 34-48
0.6 26-38
0.3 18-28
0.15 12-20
0.075 04-10
BT Content Min. 5.40%

1.c. Binder Course (DBM=105mm)

1. Bitumen (Preferred Grade 60/70 or VG-30 )
2. Coarse Aggregate (Sieve 50 mm to 4.75 mm)
3. Fine aggregate (Sieve, <4.75mm to 150μ)
4. Fillers (Sieve, <150μ)

Aggregate Gradeing and BT

content IRC-111 (2009) Table-
7- DBM
Sieve (mm) Grade-1 (105 mm

45 100
37.5 95-100
26.5 63-93
13.2 55-75
4.75 38-54
2.36 28-42
0.3 07-21
0.075 02-08
BT content Min. 4.00%

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Project Name: NAD – Vizag Designed: V. Manikanta
Title : Design of FP at Approaching Road Checked: B. Veeresh
Date: 17.12.2019

2. Base Course WMM (IRC 109-2015)

Aggregate Gradeing IRC-101

(2015) Table-2 WMM
mm
Sieve (mm) Grade-1 (250

53 100
45 95-100
22.4 60-80
11.2 40-60
4.75 25-40
2.36 15-30
0.6 08-22
0.075 00-05

3. Sub Base Course (Granular Sub-Base)

Aggregate Gradeing MORTH 5th

(400)Revision GSB
mm
Sieve (mm) Grade-5 (200

75 100
53 80-100
26.5 55-90
9.5 35-65
4.75 25-50
2.36 Oct-20
0.85 02-10
0.425 0-05

Tack Coat (IRC 16-2008) Table-3

1. 0.3 to 0.4 kg per m (Top of DBM)
2. Grade of Bitumen Should be preferred 80/100 or VG-10

Prime Coat (IRC 16-2008) Table-1

1. 0.7 to 1.0 kg per metre (On Top of WMM)
2. Grade of Bitumen Should be preferred 80/100 or VG-10

*Note: Sieves Consider as per MORT&H 5th

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