Question: Complete the given ESAL calculation table and answer the questions. Given conditions are: Design life = 2 0 years Number of lanes = 4 (

Complete the given ESAL calculation table and answer the questions. Given conditions are:
Design life =20 years
Number of lanes =4(two ways)
Directional distribution factor =0.53
Annual traffic growth rate =4%(same for all vehicle classes)
\table[[\table[[FHWA],[Vehicle],[Class]],\table[[ADT],[measured]],\table[[Growth],[Factor]],\table[[Cumulative],[Traffic]],\table[[D],[Dir. dist.],[factor]],\table[[L],[Lane dist.],[factor]],\table[[Average TF],[for HMA],[pavement]],\table[[Design Lane],[ESALs: HMA],[pavement]],\table[[Average TF],[for PCC],[pavement]],\table[[Design Lane],[ESALS: PCC],[pavement]]],[1,60,,,,,0.00002,,0.00002,],[2,7,920,,-,,,0.008,,0.008,],[3,1,440,,,0,,0.010,,0.010,],[4,120,,,,,0.700,,0.940,],[5,180,,,,,0.190,,0.300,],[6,120,,a,,,0.440,,0.620,],[7,120,2,-,,,0.390,,0.590,],[8,240,,,,,0.950,,1.320,],[9,1,440,,,,,1.610,,2840,],[10,60,,,,,1.800,,2910,],[11,60,,1,,ater,1620,,2340,E],[12,180,,,,,1710,,2540,],[45,cn,,,,,1210,,1.870,]]
a) What is the design ESAL for HMA pavement?
b) What is the design ESAL for PCC pavement?
c) What is % traffic of class 9 vehicle?
d) What is % contribution of class 9 vehicles to the total ESALs?
e) What is % traffic of class 4 and over vehicles?
f) What is % contribution of class 4 and over vehicles to the total ESALs?
Complete the given ESAL calculation table and

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