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S TRUCTURAL DESIGN OF

FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT
Standard Design Procedure

Dr. Muhammad Naqiuddin bin Mohd Warid


Faculty of Civil Engineering, UTM
S TRUCTURAL DESIGN OF FLEXIBLE
PAVEMENT
1. Elements of a Flexible Pavement Structure
2. Factors to be Considered in the Design
3. Methods of Design for New Pavements
4. Malaysian Design Methods

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INTRODUCTION
Aim:
to design a structure that will ensure that the
transmitted stresses are sufficiently reduced and
do not exceed the capacity of the underlying
subgrade

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ELEMENTS OF A FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT
WEARING COURSE uppermost layer, provide safe & comfortable
riding surface, withstand traffic stresses, protect
lower layers, impermeable and flexible, may
BINDER COURSE
consist of BC and WC, HMA layer.

specified material, main load spreading


ROAD BASE layer, provide pavement with added
stiffness and resistance to fatigue

secondary load spreading layer, prevent infiltration of


SUB BASE sub-grade, construction platform, drainage layer

upper layer of natural soil or fill, support load


SUB GRADE transmitted from overlaying layers

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FACTORS TO BE C ONSIDERED IN THE
DESIGN
1. Failure mechanism – two of concern are permanent
deformation and cracking
▪ rut (accumulation of permanent strain – water ponding)
▪ crack (fracture failure under repeated or fluctuating
stress – fatigue failure in the bituminous layer)

2. Traffic loading – pavement design must account for


cumulative traffic loading during design life
a. Tire loads & pressure – contact load and area
b. Axle & wheel configuration – no of contact points
c. Load repetition – cumulative
d. Traffic distribution – lane, direction
e. Speed – loading period (slow, climbing)……

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FA C TORS TO BE C ONSIDERED IN THE
DESIGN
f. ESAL – convert wheel loads to standard loads
std load = 80 kN, 8160 kg, or 18000 lb
load equivalency factor, e = (L/Ls)n
consider only commercial vehicles,
CV (BTM > 1.5 ton, 3 ton for RN31)

3. Environmental – temperature (asphalt – brittle/soft)


and moisture (safety of users and pavement)

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Classification of CV ATJ5/85 (2013)

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Cars and Taxis – C (0.0)

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Small Lorries and Van – CV1 (0.1)

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Large Lorries (2-4 axles) - CV2 (4.0)

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Articulated Lorries (3 or more axles) – CV3 (4.4)

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Buses (2 or 3 axles) – CV4 (1.8)

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Motorcycles – MC (0.0)

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METHODS OF DESIGN FOR N EW
PAVEMENTS
Objective – to determine the number, material composition, and
thickness of different layers that will be suitable in a specific
environment and able to sustain the anticipated traffic
loading
Three methods:
1. Precedent – rule-of-thumb, std thickness for particular road
classification
2. Empirical – soil classification or strength using experience,
experimentation, or both
3. Theoretical/semi – mechanistic, based on mechanical model,
relate pavement parameters (stress, strains, deflections) to
physical causes (loads, material properties) using
mathematical model
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DESIGN P ROC ESS

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MALAYSIAN DESIGN METHODS

Adopt design method based on AASHTO Guide, and


catalogue of structure method:
1. Arahan Teknik Jalan 5/85 – based on AASHO
road test, developed using multi-layered elastic
theory. Suitable for major roads with heavy and
medium traffic
2. Overseas Road Note 31 – based on research in
tropical and sub-tropical countries. Design to
cater traffic up to 30MSA in one direction
3. Arahan Teknik Jalan 5/85 (revision 2013) - later

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PAVEMENT THICKNESS DESIGN
ATJ 5 / 85
Data required:
1. Design period, n – suggests 10 years
2. Class of roads
3. Initial Average Daily Traffic - ADT
4. Percentage of Commercial Vehicle - Pc
5. Average annual traffic growth - r
6. Sub-grade strength - CBR
7. Terrain condition

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PAVEMENT THICKNESS DESIGN
ATJ 5 / 85
Design Procedure:
1. Calculate Vo = ADT x (1/2) x 365 x (Pc/100)
2. Calculate Vc= Vo [(1 + r)n - 1] / r
3. Calculate cumulative ESA, ESA = Vc x e (Table 4.1
or e = 2.52)
4. Check daily capacity (Table 4.2, 4.3, 4.4)
5. Determine sub-grade CBR
6. Obtain equivalent thickness, TA’ from nomograph
7. Calculate thickness for each layer (Table 4.5, 4.6,
4.7)
TA’ = SN = a 1D1 + a 2 D2 + ... + a nDn
8. Sketch the designed thickness 18
E QUIVALENCE FA C TOR

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MAXIMUM HOURLY C APACITY

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REDUCTION FA C TOR

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TERRAIN FA C TOR

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LAYER C OEFFICIENTS

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S TANDARD AND C ONSTRUCTION THICKNESS

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MINIMUM THICKNESS OF BITUMINOUS LAYER

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N OMOGRAPH

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PAVEMENT THICKNESS DESIGN
ATJ 5 / 85
In case of varying CBR for 1m depth of sub-grade, mean
CBR is determined as follows:
CBRm = [(h1CBR11/3 + h2CBR21/3 + … + hnCBRn1/3) / (1000)]3

where:
CBRm = mean CBR for that location
CBR1, CBR2, … CBRn = CBR of soil strata
h1, h2, … hn = thickness of soil strata (mm)
h1 + h2 + … + hn = 1000 mm

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PAVEMENT THICKNESS DESIGN
ATJ 5 / 85
Example:
Determine the mean CBR for this subgrade

CBRm = [(350 x 301/3 + 350 x 81/3 + 300 x 51/3) / (1000)]3


= 12%

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PAVEMENT THICKNESS DESIGN
ROAD N OTE 31

▪ Designed for tropical and sub-tropical countries to


carry up to 30M CSA
▪ Heavy vehicle > 3 ton
▪ Equivalence: e = (L/Ls)4.5

Design procedure:
1. Estimate CSA for design life >>>T(Table 3.8)
2. Assess sub-grade strength >>> S (Table 3.9, 3.10)
3. Select combination of material and thickness from
structure catalogues based on T and S
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TRAFFIC C LASSES

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S UB -g RADE C LASSES

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E S TIMATION OF S UB -g RADE C LASS ES

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MATERIAL DEFINITION

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G RANULAR BA SE , SURFACE DRESSING

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G RANULAR BASE , S TRUCTURED SURFACE

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Thank you for
your
attention

e-mail your questions to:


[email protected]
or
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