A flexible pavement has a SN of 4 (all drainage coefficients are equal to 1.0). The initial PSI is 4.7 and the terminal serviceability is 2.5. The soil has a CBR of 9. The overall standard deviation is 0.40 and the reliability is 95%. The pavement is currently designed for 1800 equivalent 18-kip single-axle loads per day. If the number of 18-kip single-axle loads were to increase by 30%, by how many years would the pavement's design life be reduced? For SN, please round-off to the nearest whole number if necessary.

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A flexible pavement has a SN of 4 (all drainage coefficients
are equal to 1.0). The initial PSI is 4.7 and the terminal serviceability is 2.5. The soil
has a CBR of 9. The overall standard deviation is 0.40 and the reliability is 95%. The
pavement is currently designed for 1800 equivalent 18-kip single-axle loads per day. If
the number of 18-kip single-axle loads were to increase by 30%, by how many years
would the pavement's design life be reduced? For SN, please round-off to the nearest
whole number if necessary.
Transcribed Image Text:A flexible pavement has a SN of 4 (all drainage coefficients are equal to 1.0). The initial PSI is 4.7 and the terminal serviceability is 2.5. The soil has a CBR of 9. The overall standard deviation is 0.40 and the reliability is 95%. The pavement is currently designed for 1800 equivalent 18-kip single-axle loads per day. If the number of 18-kip single-axle loads were to increase by 30%, by how many years would the pavement's design life be reduced? For SN, please round-off to the nearest whole number if necessary.
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