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The document outlines an assignment for CE 432 Design of Pavement at Jubail University College, detailing six problems related to pavement design calculations and methodologies. It includes tasks such as determining Equivalent Single Wheel Loads (ESWL), estimating Equivalent Single Axle Loads (ESAL), and analyzing material properties for different pavement structures. Additionally, it mentions software used in pavement design and requests a detailed explanation of the design procedure for one specific software.

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Assignment 2 CE 432 - Key

The document outlines an assignment for CE 432 Design of Pavement at Jubail University College, detailing six problems related to pavement design calculations and methodologies. It includes tasks such as determining Equivalent Single Wheel Loads (ESWL), estimating Equivalent Single Axle Loads (ESAL), and analyzing material properties for different pavement structures. Additionally, it mentions software used in pavement design and requests a detailed explanation of the design procedure for one specific software.

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Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu

Jubail University College


Department of Civil Engineering
CE 432 Design of pavement
Assignment No: 2 Sem 431 Due Date: 09-12-2021

1. A set of dual tires is spaced at 34 in. center to center and carries a total load of 45,000 lb with a
tire pressure of 100 psi. Assuming the pavement to be a homogeneous half-space, determine
the ESWL for a pavement of 25 in. using (a) the Boyd and Foster method, (b) the Foster and
Ahlvin method.
Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu
Jubail University College
Department of Civil Engineering
Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu
Jubail University College
Department of Civil Engineering

2. A full-depth asphalt pavement is loaded by a set of dual wheels, each weighing 8000 lb and
spaced at 20 in. on centers. The hot mix asphalt has a thickness of 10 in. and an elastic modulus
of 250,000 psi; the subgrade has an elastic modulus of 10,000 psi. Both layers are
incompressible with a Poisson ratio of 0 .5. If the dual wheels and the equivalent single wheel
have the same contact radius of 6 in., determine the ESWL based on (a) equal interface
deflection and (b) equal tensile strain at the bottom of asphalt layer.
Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu
Jubail University College
Department of Civil Engineering

3. A six-lane (three in each direction) rural interstate highway has a truck count of 1885 per day
(including two-axle, four-tire panel and pickup trucks) and an annual growth rate of 4%. The HMA
will be laid on an untreated granular base, 8 in. thick, which is placed on a subgrade with a resilient
modulus of 10,000 psi. (a) Referring to Tables 6 .9 and 6 .10, estimate ESAL for a design period of 20
years by the Asphalt Institute method. (b) Determine the HMA thickness required by the Asphalt
Institute method. (c) If part of the HMA is replaced by emulsified asphalt mix type I, determine the
thicknesses of HMA and of emulsified asphalt required.
Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu
Jubail University College
Department of Civil Engineering

4. An interstate highway pavement composed of a HMA surface course, a cement treated base
course, and a sand–gravel subbase is to be designed for an ESAL of 1 .2 X 10 6. The quality of
drainage is considered fair because water can be removed from the subbase within a week.
However, there is a large amount of precipitation, so more than 25% of the time the pavement
will be exposed to moisture levels approaching saturation. The material properties are as
follows: effective roadbed soil resilient modulus = 5500 psi, resilient modulus of subbase =
15,000 psi, unconfined compressive strength of cement-treated base at 7 days = 500 psi (see
Figure 7.15c for correlation), and resilient modulus of HMA = 4.3 x 105 psi. Assuming a minimum
thickness for HMA, determine the thicknesses of the surface, base, and subbase courses
required.
Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu
Jubail University College
Department of Civil Engineering
Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu
Jubail University College
Department of Civil Engineering

5. Determine the EALF for a rigid pavement, tandem axle and tridem axle load. Take p t=2.5 D
=10mm.

6. Explain in detail what are the software’s used in pavement design. Explain the step by step
design procedure for any one SOFTWARE.

AASHTOWare , PaveXpress, CIRCLY, PAVERS, these are software using in pavement design.

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