Faculty of Engineering Civil Engineering Department

Pavement Design Final Exam

Time: 2 hrs only

Part 1: Wheel Stress in the Rigid Pavement (10 points):

Determine the stresses imposed by a wheel load of 750 lb imposed during the night of a concrete
pavement given the following:
Pavement thickness= 8.5 in.
𝜇= 0.15
Ec= 4.2 × 106 lb/in2
k= 200 lb/in3
Radius of loaded area=3 in.

a. The load located at the interior of the slab?

b. The load located at the edge of the slab?

Part 2: Distresses in the Pavement: Fill in the gap (15 points):

1. The joint distress is dividing to ………., ………., ………., based on the severity of the
crack ………….
2. Large Fatigue cracked area should be repaired by ……………………….
3. Two of the possible causes of bleeding distress in the flexible pavement are:
……………….. , ……………………….
4. The combination of both Longitudinal and Transverse cracking is called
…………………….
5. Rutting distress should be invested through a test used to measure the rut ……………….
6. The cracks that extend through the depth of the concrete slab is
called………………….….
7. Water pumping in the pavement could be an indication for a poor ………………, or a
high…………….…. But, it could be repaired by applying ………… or..……….. seals on
the pavement surface.
8. The end result of the alligator cracking distress when it becomes severe is ………………
distress.
Part 3: Design ESAL (10 points):
A six-lane divided highway is to be designed to replace an existing highway. The present AADT
(both directions) of 6000 vehicles is expected to grow at 5% per annum. Assume SN = 4 and pt =
2.5. The percent of traffic on the design lane is 45%.
a. Determine the design ESAL if the design life is 20 years and the vehicle mix is:
Passenger cars (1000 lb/axle) = 60%
2-axle single-unit trucks (5000 lb/axle) = 30%
3-axle single-unit trucks (7000 lb/axle) = 10%

Part 4: Rigid Pavement Design (15 points):