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Geogrid Reinforced Flexible Pavement Design

ABG can offer a geogrid-stabilised, reduced road foundation thickness for weak subgrade conditions, utilising the benefits of geosynthetics to improve the layer stiffness / drainage quality within the AASHTO pavement design approach. This increases the lifespan and / or reduces the thickness of the overall pavement. We can apply one, or a combination of geogrids, geocomposites and geotextiles to benefit our clients in the design of flexible road foundations. Please contact ABG to discuss your project specific design requirements.

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Project name

Project description

Contact name

Company

Telephone

Region

Sector

Subgrade soil

CBR [%]

and/or Undrained shear strength, Cu: [kN/m²]

Soil type
ClaySiltSandPeat

Further description of sub-grade soil (if required)

Ground water table below ground surface level [m] (approximate)

Aggregate fill

DoT Type 16F1/6F46F2/6F5Others

Approximate maximum aggregate particle size:

Asphalt layers

Asphalt Base Course [mm]

Asphalt Surfacing Course [mm]

Asphalt Binder Course [mm]

Project drawings provided?
YesNo

Project Geometry and Loading

Total length of road [m]

Total Width of road [m]

or Total trafficked area [m²]

In addition to the construction traffic, please include the traffic the road may experience during its design life,
and input the number of visits per day/week/month:

Vehicle type	Number of visits
Typical cars [w ≈ 10kN (≈ 1 tonne)]
Light construction vehicles [w ≈ 50kN (≈ 5 tonnes)]
Fully loaded vans [w ≈ 25kN (≈ 2.5 tonnes)]
Typical lorries [w ≈ 80kN (≈ 8 tonnes)]
Heavy tippers and lorries [w ≈ 120kN (≈ 12 tonnes)]

Estimated number of axle passes [ESALs] = [e.g. 0.5msa, 1.0msa, etc.]

Is Foundation Class (CD225/ Class 1 or 2) required?
YesNo

[Note: For construction purpose, we will consider a typical 20t truck (max axle load 97.5kN) in our assessment.]

Notes:

Design Parameters used by ABG to be reviewed and confirmed by the Customer:

The following values will be used in our design, if detailed information is not available from the customer.

Typical design capacities:
Housing Development - 1M - 5M ESALs
Unclassified/Private Road - 0.5M-1M ESALs
Car Parking Bays - 0.05M ESALs

Typical asphalt stiffness values:

HRA 40/60 (Hot Rolled Asphalt) - 3100 MPa
SMA / DBM (surface course) - 2500 MPa
DBM 100/150 (binder and base course) - 2500 MPa
DBM / HDM 40/60 (binder and base course) - 4700 MPa

Typical aggregate stiffness values:
Unbound Sub-base - 135 - 150 MPa
Unbound Capping - 60 - 75 MPa

Additional notes relative to overall design assessment

Attachments

Relevant drawings / project info

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SI Report

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