28.5 - Design Procedure
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What does CBR stand for?
💡 Hint: It is a test that evaluates soil strength.
Define Vehicle Damage Factor.
💡 Hint: It helps in understanding how different vehicles impact the pavement.
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What does CBR stand for?
💡 Hint: Remember, it relates to how much weight the soil can support.
True or False: The Vehicle Damage Factor helps convert axle loads into an equivalent standard axle load.
💡 Hint: Think about why we need to standardize loads for designs.
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A new highway needs to cater to a traffic load of 800 CVPD with a growth rate of 8% for a design life of 15 years. Using these parameters, calculate the total number of standard axles anticipated.
💡 Hint: Pay attention to the increment in traffic as the years progress.
Discuss why understanding the traffic distribution over lanes is vital in pavement design. Provide practical examples.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens if all traffic uses one lane.
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