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B. Sc. Eng. Honours Degree

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Midterm Examination
Year 4, Semester II (20 17)

CE4422 -Pavement Design

Duration: 1 Hour

August 2017

Instructions to Candidates:
+ This paper has 2 parts on 9 pages including the cover page.
+ Part A has 3 questions and Part-B has 1 question.
+ Answer All Questions.
+ Part-A: Write answers on the question paper.
+ Part-B: Use the given booklet and graph paper.
+ Questions do not carry equal marks.
+ Total mark attainable is 100.
+ Mobile phones are not permitted. Only equipment allowed is a
calculator approved by the Faculty of Engineering.
+ All notations stand for their regular meanings.
+ Make reasonable assumptions, where necessary, and state them.

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Part-A
Write Answers on the question paper.
Question 1 [21 Marks!
Select the correct choice for the following sentences. (3 marks each)

(a) Which of the following axle configuration causes the maximum pavement damage for
the same load and tire pressure?
(i) Single
(ii) Tandem
(iii) Tridem
(iv) Quad

(b) Which of the following is NOT a common failure criterion for rigid pavements?
(i) Cracking
(ii) Pumping
(iii) Faulting
(iv) Rougness

(c) In the AASHO Road test, where was the most rutting of flexible pavement sections
noted?
(i) Surface
(ii) Base
(iii) Subbase
(iv) Sub grade

(d) What is the basic load carrying mechanism of rigid pavements?

(i) Bending
(ii) Shear Deformation
(iii) Axial Deformation
(iv) Torsional Deformation

(e) What is the basic load carrying mechanism of flexible?

(i) Bending
(ii) Shear Deformation
(iii) Axial Deformation
(iv) Torsional Deformation

(f) For practical purposes, the contact area between the tire and the pavement can be
described as
(i) One middle rectangular portion surrounded by two semi-circles
(ii) Rectangular
(iii) Circular
(iv) Either (ii) or (iii)

(g) The failure criteria in the 1993 AASHTO Pavement Design Guide is described in
terms of
(i) Cracking
(ii) Rutting
(iii) Present Serviceability Index
(iv) Longitudinal Profile

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Question 2 [14 Marks]

A Class-9 truck has 30,000 lb (13,608 kg) load on each of its tandem axles and 12,000 lb
(5,443 kg) load on its steering axel. Show the foot print of this truck with dimensions
assuming I 00 psi (680 kPa) tire pressure for each wheel and circular contact area.
(14 Marks)
Use this space to answer Question 2.

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Question 3
The traffic on a proposed 4-lane rural highway reconstruction project consists of 40 percent
trucks. If classification studies have shown that the truck factor can be taken as 0.45, design a
suitable flexible pavement using the 1993 AASHTO procedure if the AADT is 1,000 and
subsequent annual growth rate of 4 percent.

The subgrade resilient moduli (Mr) values for each month from January through December
are 25,000; 20,000; 6,000; 7,000; 6,000; 9,000; 8,000; 9,000; 9,500; 9,500; 9,000; and 20,000
psi, respectively.

The subbase consists of untreated sandy gravel materials and the base course has untreated
crushed gravels. The resilient moduli values for the base and subbase materials are 28,500
and 13,700 psi, respectively.

The pavement structure will be exposed to moisture levels approaching saturation for 20
percent of the time, and it will take about 4 weeks for drainage of water from the pavement.

(Refer relevant the design tables, graphs, and charts in the 1993 AASHTO Design Guide)
(45 Marks)
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Part-B
Write Answers on an answer booklet and attach the graph paper.
Question 4 120 Marks)

Table Q4.1 presents the result of sand cone test which is conducted on a subgrade layer.
Same sub grade soil is subjected to a laboratory standard proctor compaction tests and test
results are tabularized in Table Q4.2.

Table Q4.1: Result of sand cone test

Weight of the sand in hole 1.600 kg

Density of used sand 1700 kg/m 3
Mass of sub grade soil from hole 2.400 kg
Moisture content of sub grade soil from the 8.3%
hole

Table Q4.2: Result of proctor compaction test

Sample No Moisture Content Bulk density(kg/m 3 )

1 4.8 2164
2 7.5 2340
3 7.8 2351
4 8.9 2315
5 9.7 2300

For subgrade soil,

I. Find the optimum moisture content and maximum dry density (6 marks)
11. Plot the zero-air void line in the same plot. (3 marks)

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Where Gs = 2.67, p\\ = 1000 kg/m 3 , w%- percentage water content

111. Plot the approximate density vs. moisture content variation on the same plot if
modified Proctor compaction test was conducted on the same soil. (3 marks)
IV. Calculate the degree of compaction for the sub grade layer (5 marks)
v. Explain the reasons for your result in (iv) (3 marks)

End of the Question Paper