Pavement Design Construction and Evaluation - 3721302

HASMUKH GOSWAMI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

M.E – 2ND SEM TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

PAVEMENT DESIGN CONSTRUCTION AND EVALUATION - 3721302

TUTORIALS

CHAPTER -1 INTRODUCTION AND DESIGN OF PAVEMENT

Q1. Distinguish between rigid & flexible Pavement.
Q2. Discuss different types of stresses in Rigid Pavement? What is its
influence on Pavement structure?
Q3. Enlist various types of failures in flexible and rigid pavement. Describe
any two methods withsketches stating its remedial measures.
Q4. Explain Benkelman Beam test with sketch.
Q5. Explain with sketch Marshall’s stability test procedure for bituminous
mixdesign.
Q6. Explain Group index method of Pavement Design.
Q7. Write a note on Triaxial method of Pavement design. Under what
conditions themethod is advantageous?
Q8. Explain the Terms: Tyre Pressure, contact pressure, inflation pressure.
Explain howit Influences the Pavement surface in flexible & rigid
Pavement.
Q9. Explain ESWL and EWLF concepts for pavement design.
Q10. How will you determine the elastic moduli of pavement materials?
Q11. Explain the significance of Joints in rigid Pavement? Discuss types of
joints in rigidPavements?
Q12. Write a note on Burmister layered concept of Pavement Design? How is
itadvantageous as compared to other available design concepts?
Q13. Design a suitable bituminous pavement section for a two-lane road with
aSingle carriageway. The traffic expected is 600 commercial vehicles per
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day inboth directions with average vehicle damage factor of 1.8. Design
subgradeCBR is 4 % and the assumed design life of the pavement is 10
years. Take lanedistribution factor 0.75. Use Guidelines of IRC 37-2001.
Q14. Calculate the stresses at interior, edge and corner region of cement
concretepavement using Westergaard’s stress equations.
Take wheel load = 5200 kg, Ec = 3 x 105 kg/cm2 , Pavement thickness =
18 cm, μ = 0.15, Modulus ofsubgrade reaction K = 6 kg/cm3, Radius of
contact area = 16cm.
Q15. Compute the radius of relative stiffness and equivalent radius of
resistingsection of 22 cm thick cement concrete slab from the following
data:E of Cement concrete = 2.1 x 105 kg/cm2, Poisson’s ratio for concrete
= 0.15,Modulus of subgrade reaction = 8 kg/cm3, radius of contact area of
wheel load= 15 cm.
Q16. Benkelman beam deflection studies were carried out on 10 selected
points on astretch of flexible pavement during summer season using a
dual wheel load of 4085 kg, 5.6 kg/cm2 pressure. The deflection values
obtained in mm aftermaking the necessary leg corrections are given below.
If the present trafficconsists of 850 CV per day, determine the thickness of
bituminous overlay required, if the pavement temperature during the test
was 300 C and correctionfactor for subsequent increase in subgrade
moisture content is 1.3.
Assumetraffic growth rate increase as 8 % and duration between last
count andconstruction of overlay as 2 year.
Assume allowable deflection = 1.0mm andequivalency factor = 2 for the
bituminous concrete overlay.
1.40, 1.35, 1.48, 1.60, 1.55, 1.45, 1.36, 1.46, 1.52, and 1.45 mm.

Q17. The loaded wt. on the rear dual wheels of a truck is 5500 kg. The c/c
spacingand clear space in the dual wheels are 30 cm and 10 cm
respectively. Calculatethe ESWL for pavement thickness of (i) 20 cm, (ii )
35 cm.
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CHAPTER -2 HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION METHODS

Q1. Discuss the importance and methods of surface and sub surface drainage
in pavement construction.
Q2. Explain the importance of Highway Drainage?
Q3. What Precautions should be taken in Designing drainage for Pavement?
Discuss Procedure to design filter for drainage.
Q4. Explain special points to be considered while road construction in black
cottonsoil.
Q5. Write short note on ‘Pavement Evaluation’. What is ‘Pavement
Serviceability’concept?
Q6. Describe with sketches Expansion joint and Contraction joint with
dowel bar in CC pavement.
Q7. Write a short note on Road Overlay.
Q8. Explain the CBR method of flexible pavements design. What are the
considerations in Design of bituminous pavements as per IRC – 37?
Q9. Briefly explain the construction procedure of bituminous macadam as a
base course in flexible pavement.
Q10. Explain with sketch Falling Weight Deflection Test.
Q11. Describe PSI & PSR. Discuss their importance and evaluation procedure.