28.6 - Design Traffic
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Practice Questions
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What does CVPD stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about how we measure traffic for pavement design.
What growth rate is often used if specific traffic data is unavailable?
💡 Hint: It's a standard percentage!
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does CVPD measure?
💡 Hint: Think about which types of vehicles are most damaging to roads.
Is the standard growth rate adopted for traffic design often variable?
💡 Hint: Remember if we always stick to a conventional percentage.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a new four-lane highway segment projected to carry an initial traffic of 1200 CVPD. If the expected traffic growth is 6% annually over a 20-year design life, calculate the cumulative standard axles using a VDF of 2.0.
💡 Hint: Make sure to apply the growth formula correctly!
You discovered discrepancies in reported traffic counts on a major arterial road. Discuss why these differences could lead to problems in pavement design.
💡 Hint: Focus on how miscalculations impact durability and safety.
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