Rigid Pavement Design (PCA Method)

Solution:

For the case of an 18-kip (80-kN) single-axle load​,

p = kw = 100 x 0.0353 = ​3 .53 psi (24.4 kPa)

Using ; P = 268 .7 x (3.53 ) 2/[8 x (100) 073] = ​14.512

Assuming that C1 = 1.0

log N = 14.524 – 6.777(14 .512 – 9.0)0103 = 6.444, or N = ​2 .78 X 10^6​ .

With C2 = 0.06

percent erosion damage = 100 x 0.06 x 5 x 106/(2.78 X 106 ) = ​10.8%

For the case of a 36-kip (160-kN) tandem-axle load​,

p = 100 x 0 .0458 = ​4 .58 psi (31 .6 kPa)​;

P = 268 .7 x (4.58 ) 2/[8 x (100) 073 ] = ​24 .429​ ;
log N =14.524 – 6.777(24 .429 – 9.0)0.1°3 = 5 .541 ; ​N = 3.47 x 105​ ;
and percent erosion damage = 100 X 0 .06 x 5 x 106/(3.47 x 105 ) = ​86.5%
Rigid Pavement Design (AASHTO Method)

Solution:

1. ​Starting from Figure 12 .17a with k = 72 pci (19.5 MN/m3 ), a series of lines, as
indicated by the arrows, are drawn through​ Ee = 5 x 106 psi (34.5 GPa), Se = 650 (4 . 5
MPa), J = 3.2, and Cd = 1.0​ until a scale of 7​ 4​ is obtained at the match line .
2​. Starting at 74 on the match line in Figure 12 .17b, a line is drawn through ​APSI = 1 . 7
until it intersects the vertical axis.
3.​ From the scale with R = 95%, a line is drawn through So = 0.29 and then through W18
= 5.1 x 106 until it intersects the horizontal axis.
4​. A horizontal line is drawn from the last point in Step 2, a vertical line from that in Step
3. The intersection of these two lines gives a ​D of 9.75 in. (246 mm)​, which is rounded to
10 in . (254 mm).