Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysi (NEW!!)
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Chapter 4, Problem 21P
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The structural number such that PCC and the flexible pavement have same life expectancy.
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subgrade reaction is 190 Ib/in^3, and a reliability of 90% is used along with a drainage coefficient of 0.87. The pavement is
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A rigid pavement is used with a modulus of subgrade reaction of 200 lb/in3, a slab thickness of 8 inches, a load transfer coefficient of 3.2, a modulus of elasticity of 5 million lb/in2, a modulus of rupture of 600 lb/in2, a reliability of 85%,a standard deviation of 0.30, PSI = 2.2(TSI=2.5),and a drainage coefficient of 1.0. How many years would the pavement be expected to last based on the following traffic data?
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