CTC 440 - Homework 8 (Pavement Thickness Design)

Use the New York State Pavement Design Manual, Chapter 4 to determine the thickness of a rigid pavement and flexible pavement given the following information:

• 4-lane freeway with one long uphill grade
• Mr=48 Mpa

Year	AADT	DHV	DDHV	%Trucks
2013	14,040	1500	980	7.5
2020 (ETC)	15,370	1642	1073	7.5
2030 (ETC+10)	17,490	1872	1220	7.5
2040 (ETC+20)	19,900	2140	1390	7.5

Use figure 4-1 (Simple Method) of the NYS PDM or you can reproduce figure 4-1 on a spreadsheet (provide a printout).

Reference: https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/engineering/design/dqab/cpdm/repository/chapter4.pdf