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Design of Flexible Pavements with Maccaferri Geogrids

Welcome to Maccaferri FlexPave, a simplified Excel worksheet for the design of flexible pavements with and wit Maccaferri Geogrids, utilizing the AASHTO 93 design guidelines. For additional information, please refer to Maccaferri technical note on Design of Flexible Pavements.

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e to the

Calculation of Required Thickness

D1 D2 D3
Asphalt
Base
Maccaferri Geosynthetic

Sub-Base

Subgrade

Pavement Cross-Section BACK TO THICKNESS

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THICKNESS OF BASE COURSE Input Data

Project Title: Subgrade: Reliability: Standard Deviation: Design Traffic Load: Serviceability Loss: Maccaferri Geogrid: Asphalt Layer: Base Layer: life cycle benefit analysis CBR MR (psi) R (%) So w18 (ESAL) W18=w18*FR (ESAL) DPSI LCR Price ($/yd2) D1 (inch) a1 a2 m2 Price ($/yd3) D3 (inch) a3 m3 = Re * = = = Re = = = = = = = = = = = = 11600.0 85 0.35 10,000,000 2.2 1.2 $2.30 4.00 0.42 0.14 1.00 $10.00

Output Data
Structural Number: SN = inch 14.62 12.18 2.44 -$1.62 3.74 cm 37.1 30.9 6.2 -$1.94

Thick. w/o Geosynthetics:

Thick. with Maccaferri Geogrids:

D2 D2 * D2-D2* $/yd2 $/m2

Reduction in Thickness: Cost Savings:

= = = = =

Sub-Base Layer:

Notes:

1) Please note that the two Reset buttons allow for the calculation of the subgrade MR and the traffic W18 from CBR and w18 respectively. The user, however, has the option to insert these values directly into the assigned cells if they were known.
2) Click on "Calculate Time to Drain" button to calculate the time to drain for the designed pavement cross section. Based on the time to drain, you can select a corresponding drainage coefficient from the attached table (as a comment for the cell ). GO TO VIEW MACCAFERRI

CALCULATE TIME TO

CALCULATE BASE

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Time To Drain Calculations

Input Data
Roadway Geometry Width of permeable base W (ft) S (ft/ft) Sx (ft) H (ft) No = = = = = = 12.00 0.010 0.020 1.50 0.15 1.00 Resultant slope Resultant length

Output

Longitudinal slope Cross slope

Base Course Material

Thickness Effective Porosity Coefficient of Permeability

Slope Factor Time Factor "m" Factor Time to Drain

k (ft/day)

LR W Sx S SR

For more details refer to Maccaferri Inc., 2001, "Design Manual For Roadway Geocomposite Underdrain Systems"
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SR= (S2+Sx2)1/2 LR= W*[1+(S/Sx)2]1/2 Sl= LR*SR/H T50 m (days)=No*LR2/k*H t (hours)=T50*m*24

= = = = = =

0.022 13.42 0.20 0.75 18.00 324.80

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Maccaferri Geogrids Series

Maccaferri Geogrids series is a multilayer Geogrid consisting of high strength extruded biaxially oriented polypropylene geogrids. The layers are rolled and stitched together without superimposing the meshes creating a Geogrid with random sized apertures designed to accommodate a variety of fill materials. The random aperture geometry, many tensile elements and multiple layers of the Geogrid enhance soil/Geogrid interaction. Maccaferri Geogrids greatly improve the geogrid interlocking capacity, distribute applied loads, and prevent localized shear failure. Typical applications: - Soft soil stabilization - Base reinforcement - Embankments over weak soils - Working platforms - Haul roads

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Maccaferri EB2
MULTILAYER BI-ORIENTED GEOGRIDS
Maccaferri EB2 geogrid is composed of two layers of high strength extruded biaxially oriented polypropylene geogrids. The layers are rolled and stitched together without superimposing the meshes creating a geogrid with random sized apertures designed to accommodate a variety of fill materials. The random aperture geometry, many tensile elements and multiple layers of the geogrid enhance soil/geogrid interaction. Maccaferri EB2 geogrid greatly improves the geogrid interlocking capacity, distributes applied loads, and prevents localized shear failure. Typical applications: - soft soil stabilization - base reinforcement - embankments over weak soils - working platforms - haul roads

MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS STRUCTURE POLYMER TYPE CARBON BLACK CONTENT

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

TEST METHOD

DATA LAYERS OF BI-ORIENTED GEOGRIDS SEWN TOGETHER POLYPROPYLENE 0.50%

EB2 Notes

ASTM D4218
TEST METHOD UNIT

TEST DIRECTION PEAK TENSILE STRENGTH TTURE INITIAL MODULUS IN USE TRUE TENSILE STRENGTH at 2% STRAIN TRUE TENSILE MODULUS at 2% STRAIN TRUE TENSILE STRENGTH at 5% STRAIN TENSILE MODULUS at 5% STRAIN YIELD POINT ELONGATION JUNCTION STRENGTH
DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

GRI-GG1 GRI-GG1 GRI-GG1 GRI-GG1 GRI-GG1 GRI-GG1 GRI-GG1 GRI-GG2

TEST METHOD

lb/ft (kN/m) lb/ft (kN/m) lb/ft (kN/m) lb/ft (kN/m) lb/ft (kN/m) lb/ft (kN/m) % lb/ft (kN/m)
UNIT

MD TD 925 (13.5) 1400 (20.5) 15,508 (226.4) 24,667 (360.1) 301 (4.4) 450 (6.57) 15,050 (220) 22,500 (328) 616 (9.0) 920 (13.42) 12,320 (180) 18,400 (269) 12.0 11.0 835 (12.2) 1315 (19.2)
EB2

a,c,e a,c,e a,c,e a,c,e a,c,e a,c,e b,c,e a,e

Notes

NUMBER OF LAYERS APERTURE SIZE - MD, TD OPEN AREA UNIT WEIGHT ROLL DIMENSIONS (WIDTH x LENGTH) ROLL AREA GROSS ROLL WEIGHT NOTES: a) 95% lower confidence limit values, ISO 2602 b) Typical value c) Tests performed using extensometers

ASTM D 5261

in. (mm), in. (mm) % oz/yd2 (g/m2) ftxft (mxm) yd2 (m2) lb (kg)

2 1.65 (42), 1.96 (50) 75 6.4 (220) 12.5x328 (3.8x100) 455 (380) 217 (98.5)

b,d,e a b b b b

d) Single layer dimension e) MD : machine direction (longitudinal to the roll) TD : transversal direction (across roll width)

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Maccaferri EB3
MULTILAYER BI-ORIENTED GEOGRIDS
Maccaferri EB3 geogrid is composed of three layers of high strength extruded biaxially oriented polypropylene mesh. The layers are rolled and stitched together without superimposing the meshes creating a geogrid with random sized apertures designed to accommodate a variety of fill materials. The random aperture geometry, many tensile elements and multiple layers of the geogrid enhance soil/geogrid interaction. Maccaferri EB3 geogrid greatly improves geogrid interlocking capacity, distributes applied loads, and prevents localized shear failure. Typical applications: - soft soil stabilization - base reinforcement - embankments over weak soils - working platforms - haul roads

MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS STRUCTURE POLYMER TYPE CARBON BLACK CONTENT TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS TEST DIRECTION PEAK TENSILE STRENGTH TTURE INITIAL MODULUS IN USE TENSILE STRENGTH at 2% STRAIN TENSILE MODULUS at 2% STRAIN TENSILE STRENGTH at 5% STRAIN TENSILE MODULUS at 5% STRAIN YIELD POINT ELONGATION JUNCTION STRENGTH

TEST METHOD

DATA LAYERS OF BI-ORIENTED GEOGRIDS SEWN TOGETHER POLYPROPYLENE 0.50%

ASTM D4218 TEST METHOD GRI-GG1 GRI-GG1 GRI-GG1 GRI-GG1 GRI-GG1 GRI-GG1 GRI-GG1 GRI-GG2 UNIT lb/ft (kN/m) lb/ft (kN/m) lb/ft (kN/m) lb/ft (kN/m) lb/ft (kN/m) lb/ft (kN/m) % lb/ft (kN/m) UNIT in. (mm), in. (mm) % oz/yd2 (g/m2) ftxft (mxm) yd2 (m2) lb (kg)

EB3 MD TD 1370 (20.0) 2100 (30.7) 32,962 (481.2) 44,700 (652.5) 418 (6.1) 616 (9.0) 20,900 (305) 30,800 (450) 925 (13.5) 1340 (19.6) 18,500 (270) 26,850 (392) 12.0 11.0 1230 (18) 1970 (28.8) EB3 3 1.65 (42), 1.96 (50) 70 9.6 (330) 12.5x164 (3.8x50) 227 (190) 165.0 (75.0)

Notes a,c,e a,c,e a,c,e a,c,e a,c,e a,c,e b,c,e a,e Notes b,d,e a b b b b

DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS TEST METHOD NUMBER OF LAYERS APERTURE SIZE - MD, TD OPEN AREA UNIT WEIGHT ASTM D 5261 ROLL DIMENSIONS (WIDTH x LENGTH) ROLL AREA GROSS ROLL WEIGHT NOTES: a) 95% lower confidence limit values, ISO 2602 b) Typical value c) Tests performed using extensometers

d) Single layer dimension e) MD : machine direction (longitudinal to the roll) TD : transversal direction (across roll width)

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