SELECTION OF PAVEMENT STRUCTURE

5.1. The pavement systems of which design is the object of this norm, depending on structure,
are classified as:
- flexible pavement systems;
- composite pavement systems.

Table 4. The design values of deformability characteristics for cohesive materials of

capping layer
Dynamic modulus of elasticity Poisson’s coefficient
Name of material
E capping layer, MPa 
Cohesive soils lime treated
- type P3 and P4 150 0.35
- type P5 250 0.35
Cohesive soils stabilized with
200 0.30
granulated slag and lime
Soils stabilized with cement 300 0.27
Natural aggregates stabilized
with pozzolan binders:
- granulated slag 400 0.27
- thermo-electric power
station ash 500 0.27
- volcanic tuff 400 0.27

5.2. The flexible pavement systems, named non-rigid too, have a bituminous pavement and
sub-base made up generally of natural aggregates. The alternatives of structures, according to
stipulations of STAS 6400 are given in table 5.
5.3. The composite pavement systems, named mixed too, have a bituminous pavement and
one layer at least of natural aggregates stabilized with hydrologic and pozzolan binders. The
alternatives of structures, according to stipulations of STAS 6400 are given in table 6.
5.4. Structure alternatives of flexible and composite pavements from tables 5 and 6 depend on
the road technical class, defined according to stipulations of M. T. Direction no 46/27,
January 1998 with a view of approval of Technical Norms to determine the road technical
class of the public roads.
5.5. Road classification in technical classes is made according to stipulations of the norms
specified at 5.4.
5.6. Type of the road pavement is determined according to prevalent materials in the area,
namely:
- quarry natural aggregates, with an important weight in the flexible road pavements
- gravel pit natural aggregates, with an important weight in the composite road
pavements.
5.7. Pavement structure, namely, variation on its thickness of the road layers type and their
thickness is determined considering the following:
- the minimum constructive thickness of the different layers, according to stipulations of
tables 5 and 6;
- the maximum thickness of the different road layers, taking into account the certain
restrictions characteristics to construction technologies;
- decrease of the number of layers, interfaces respectively, as goal to decrease the
appearance risk of some damages concerning adhesion between layers;
- determination of capping layer structure so that, its thickness to be considered at road
pavement design at frost-thaw phenomenon, according to stipulations of STAS
1709/2;
- providing of enough protection for reflective cracking.