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Design the flexible pavement using Group index method and California bearing ratio method using the following...

Design the flexible pavement using Group index method and California bearing ratio method using the following data and compare the pavements.

Soil portion passing 75 micron sieve = 60%

Liquid limit = 43% and plastic limit = 28%

Area of the plunger = 19.6 cm2

Load at 2.5 mm penetration = 45kg

Load at 5 mm penetration = 68kg

Sub-base CBR = 30%

Base course CBR = 70%

Expected traffic = 900 vehicles per day.

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Charts used for GI method and CBR method are attached below.

Ally Wells answered 8 months ago
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