CHAPTER 19

Pavement Design
 PAVEMENT
DESIGN
PAV E M E N T
– palitada, simento, aspalto, kalsada

– a man-made surface on natural ground

that people, vehicles or animals can cross.

– any ground surface prepared for

transport.
REQUIREMENTS OF A PAVEMENT

 DUST PROOF SURFACE

 SUFFICIENT THICKNESS
 IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
 STRUCTURALLY STRONG

 ADEQUATE COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION

 LONG DESIGN LIFE
 SMOOTH SURFACE

 PRODUCE LEAST NOISE

 TYPES OF PAVEMENTS

1. F L E X I B L E P A V E M E N T S

2. RIGID PAVEMENTS
 FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS

- WHEEL LOADS ARE TRANSFERRED BY GRAIN-TO-GRAIN

CONTACT OF THE AGGREGATE THROUGH THE GRANULAR
STRUCTURE.

- HAVING LESS FLEXURAL STRENGTH, ACTING LIKE A

FLEXIBLE SHEET.
 RIGID PAVEMENTS

- WHEEL LOADS ARE TRANSFERRED TO SUBGRADE SOIL BY

FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF THE PAVEMENT.

- THE PAVEMENT ACTS LIKE A RIGID PLATE.

 3 TYPES
OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS

1. CONVENTIONAL LAYER PAVEMENT

2. FULL-DEPTH ASPHALT PAVEMENT

3. CONTAINED ROCK ASPHALT MAT (CRAM)

 5 LAYERS
OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS

1. SEAL COAT 5. BINDER COURSE

2. TACK COAT 6. BASE COURSE

3. PRIME COAT 7. SUB-BASE COURSE

4. SURFACE COURSE 8. SUB-GRADE

 FAILURE CRITERIA
OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS

1. FATIGUE CRACKING
– due to horizontal tensile strain at the bottom of the asphaltic concrete.

2. RUTTING
– permanent deformation or rut depth along wheel load path.

3. THERMAL CRACKING
– is primarily a result of the low temperature environment. After the
thermal crack develops, water can enter the crack and cause raveling of the
joint and/or loss of base support.
 RIGID PAVEMENTS

- WHEEL LOADS ARE TRANSFERRED TO SUBGRADE SOIL BY

FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF THE PAVEMENT.

- THE PAVEMENT ACTS LIKE A RIGID PLATE.

 4 TYPES
OF RIGID PAVEMENTS

1. JOINTED PLAIN CONCRETE PAVEMENT (JPCP)

2. JOINTED REINFORCED CONCRETE PAVEMENT (JRCP)

3. CONTINUOUS REINFORCED CONCRETE PAVEMENT (CRCP)

4. PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE PAVEMENT

 FAILURE CRITERIA
OF RIGID PAVEMENTS

1. FATIGUE CRACKING

2. PUMPING

3. FAULTING

4. SPALLING

5. DETERIORATION