Practice Traffic and loading - 20.2 | 21. Factors affecting pavement design | Transportation Engineering - Vol 1
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is contact pressure?

💡 Hint: Think about what a tire does when it is on the road.

Question 2

Easy

How does wheel load affect pavement depth?

💡 Hint: Consider the weight of the vehicles.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the primary factor affecting pavement design?

  • Environmental factors
  • Traffic
  • Material properties

💡 Hint: Think about what stresses a pavement the most.

Question 2

True or False: Higher speeds of moving vehicles decrease the stress and deformation on pavement.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider how speed and time affect stress.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given a truck with a total weight of 40 kN distributed on 4 wheels, calculate the contact pressure if the contact area per wheel is circular with a diameter of 0.6 m.

💡 Hint: Remember the contact pressure formula and how to calculate the area of a circle.

Question 2

Analyze a scenario where a pavement experiences 10,000 load applications of 80 kN each. Discuss how this may affect the pavement’s longevity, considering the cumulative effect.

💡 Hint: Look into how repeated stresses contribute to material fatigue.

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