Highway Pavement Structural Design 1-39 Exomole 6 inches 20,000 psi Mg = 7,000 psi Solution: ky = 400 pci 00,000 ‘Sooo Composite Modulus of 400,000 ‘Subbase Elastic £200,000 Subgrade Reaction, Modulus, Egg (P8i) ke ( "99098 $8883 30000 13;000| Subbase Thickness, Dg (inches) ooh 4 Bi 8 e 2000] 000] 700 19900] 12888) Is, 588) Rogdbed Soll Resilient Modulus, Ma (psi) Figure 3.3. Chart for Estimating Composite Modulus of Subgrade Reaction, k.., Assuming a Semi-Infinite Subgrade Depth. (For practical purposes, a semi-infinite depth is ‘considered to be greater than 10 feet below the surface of the subgrade.)Design of Pavement Structures 140 (9225 OT RHI) a2ejang zwoN HoNMPUNOY PrBEE Jo SE s9p|su0} 0} woNDeDY spexBqns Jo suMPOTK ATOPY 1 IED “prg aun (isd) 4 ‘sninpow yueijisey |g paqpooy een 1 Pypupudi n Jy }—+-—| Eo y et : uw 18d. 0008 = *w “aamerSHighway Pavement Structural Design 1000 Projected Slab Thickness Tnchest 100 (0) 0 5 é Projected Slab g ‘mickness 3 Cinenes) 10 0 wal 109) 500 1000) 2000 Composite k-value (pci Figure 3.5. Chart for Estimating Relative Damage to Rigid Pavements Based on Slab Thickness ‘and Underlying SupportM82 Design of Pavement Structures 1000 s00 ae ge go ay 3h 38 eae S10 so (100 a0 10002000 Effective Modulus of Subgrade Reaction, k (pci) Figure 3.6. Correction of Effective Modulus of Subgrade Reaction for Potential Loss of Subbase Support (6)