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CALCULATION OF MSA FOR PAVEMENT DESIGN OF NH-32

DATA INPUT
Sl No Symbol Description Value Unit
Initial Traffic in the year of completion of
(i) A construction in terms of the number of 1765 CVPD
commercial vehicles per day.
(ii) D Lane Distribution Factor 0.75 Per cent

(iii) F Vehicle damage factor 5.81 Plain

(iv) n Design life in years 15 Years

(v) r Annual growth rate of commercial vehicles 0.05 Per cent

(vi) P Number of commercial vehicles as per last count 1601 Nos

No of years between the last count and the year of

(vii) x 2 Years
completion of construction

(viii)

DESIGN CALCULATION
A A=P(1+r) x

Initial Traffic in the year of completion of

A construction in terms of the number of 1765 CVPD
commercial vehicles per day.

N 365*[[(1+r) n-1] r] *A* D*F

Cumulative number of standard axles to be

N(MSA) 61 MSA
catered for in the design in terms of msa

PAVEMENT THICKNESS
Million Standard Axle 61 MSA
Design CBR of Subgrade 10 Per cent
As Per IRC:37-2001, Plate-1
BC 40 MM
DBM 120 MM
WMM 250 MM
GSB 200 MM

Total Pavement Thickness 610 MM

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