Question: 1 1 . 1 0 An interstate highway pavement composed of a HMA surface course, a cement treated base course, and a sand - gravel

11.10 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 1.2106. 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, unconfined compressive strength of cement-treated base at 7 days =500 psi (see Figure 7.15c for correlation), and resilient modulus of HMA=4.3105 psi. Assuming a minimum thickness for HMA, determine the thicknesses of the surface, base, and subbase courses required. [Answer: 3 in.,6 in., and 9in.]
1 1 . 1 0 An interstate highway pavement composed

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