Practice IRC Method of Design of Flexible Pavements - 28 | 7. IRC Method of Design of Flexible Pavements | Transportation Engineering - Vol 2
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Question 1

Easy

What does CBR stand for?

💡 Hint: It's a key term related to soil strength.

Question 2

Easy

List one type of flexible pavement.

💡 Hint: Think of materials used at the surface level.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does IRC stand for in pavement design context?

  • Indian Road Congress
  • International Road Council
  • Indian Research Council

💡 Hint: The answer is linked to the national body's role in road construction.

Question 2

True or False: The design of flexible pavements is solely based on empirical data.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider the shift in methodologies emphasized in the chapter.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A new expressway is projected to have an initial traffic of 800 CVPD and grows at 10% annually. Calculate the cumulative design traffic over 20 years and discuss its implications for layer design.

💡 Hint: Think about compounding interest in finances.

Question 2

Critically evaluate how varying CBR values influence the choice of granular and bituminous layers in flexible pavement design.

💡 Hint: Consider material strength versus thickness.

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