20 - Factors affecting pavement design
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Practice Questions
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What is contact pressure?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens at the tire interface.
Name one type of structural model used in pavement design.
💡 Hint: This model handles stresses and strains.
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What major factors affect pavement design?
💡 Hint: Consider the categories we've discussed.
True or False: Higher speeds of moving vehicles increase the deformation stresses in pavements.
💡 Hint: Recall the difference in effects at slow speeds.
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A busy intersection experiences a high frequency of heavy trucks that create significant pavement deformation. How would you design a pavement to accommodate this traffic pattern?
💡 Hint: Think about how traffic density impacts the design.
Given seasonal temperature extremes, what actions would you recommend to mitigate damage to both asphalt and concrete pavements?
💡 Hint: Consider how to account for thermal reactions in different materials.
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