Question: Please give solution step by step in detail ( Don ' t skip mathamatical equations ) Question 1 : A Plain Jointed Concrete Pavement is

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Question 1:
A Plain Jointed Concrete Pavement is to be designed using the AASHTO 93 Pavement Design Method to
withstand a traffic of 10,000,000 ESALs. The slabs are connected longitudinally and transversally using
dowel and tie bars and asphalt shoulders were used. The geotechnical investigation conducted before
the construction indicated that the subgrade is composed of clay with high plasticity (Class CH according
to USCS) and that the bedrock layer was found at five feet from the surface of the subgrade.
The following information and design assumptions are available:
Concrete slab: Ec=3.8106,Sc'=650
Unbound Granular Subbase: DSB=12 in., EsB =30,000 psi.
Resilient Modulus of the Subgrade: MR=4,000 psi.
Initial Serviceability index value: pi=4.5
Terminal Serviceability index value: p1=2.5
Reliability and Standard Deviation: R=90% and S0=0.3
The quality of the drainage is good and the pavement is exposed to moisture level approaching saturation
for 15% of the time.
Determine the thickness of the concrete slab to withstand the projected traffic. Assume reasonably any
missing information and justify your assumptions.
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