Name of the Road.

Calculation for Traffic Growth

Twenty four hour traffic counts over a period of 3 days taken on a single lane rural road during the
peak harvesting season, yielded the following results for the Average Daily Traffic
Vehicle Type Laden/Unladen Laden Unladen Tatol

Animal - drawn carts ( Pneumatic Tyred ) 0 0

Bicycles 68 68
Light commercial vehicle 34 34
Trucks (OLCV ) 18 0 18
Trucks (HCV) 69 59 128
Agricultural Tractor - Trailers and Jugads 62 54 116
Buses 9 0 9
Tempo, 407 goods Cars, Jeeps Vans, Three
21 21
Wheelers
Motor cycles 84 84
Solid - Wheeled (iron-rimmed ) Cart Traffic 13 13
( Motorized and Non-Motorised Vehicles per day ) Nos 473

There are two harvesting seasons in the area, each having a duration of about 2.5 months, the
harvesting season traffic remaining at its peak for 15 day. The above traffic count data was collected
2 years before opening the road to traffic.

Design Calculations

Since the lean-season traffic data is not available, it is assumed that the peak harvesting season
traffic is double the traffic during the non-harvesting season.

Average Daily Traffic during the non-harvesting season = 473/1 = 473

Average Annual Daily Traffic ( AADT ) = T + ( 1.2nTt )/365

AADT= 473 + (1.2 x 473 x 75 ) /365.

= 590
Before opening of the road to traffic, AADT = 590 (1.06*1.06) = . 663
(Assuming an initial growth rate of 6% )
Where -
n - Factor for enhanced traffic in peak season = 1
t - Duration of harvesting season in days = 75
T - Daily traffic during non harvesting season = 473
From the given traffic count data, the proportions of HCV and MCV out of the ADT of 663 Work out
as under .
Vehicle Type Laden Unladen Tatol
OL Commercial Vehicals ( Trucks ) = 18 0 18
Heavy Commercial Vehicals ( Trucks ) = 69 59 128
Medium Heavy Commercial Vehicals ( Tractors ) = 62 54 116
Heavy Commercial Vehicals ( Buses ) = 9 0 9
CVPD Total no 271
There fore, Commercial Vehicles per day ( CVPD ) to be considered for design purposes =
18+128+116+9+0 = 271 .
Since the traffic count data does not give the proportion of unladen and laden vehicles, it is assumed
that these are equal in number.

ESAL applications per day

Factor for VDF Value para 3.4.4 of SP 72

Axle Load in Tonnes Equivalency Factor

Vehicle Type
Unladen/Partial Unladen/Partial
Laden Laden
Laden - L1
Laden - L2
OLCV ( Trucks ) 2.86 0.31
HCV ( Trucks ) 2.58 0.31
HCV ( Bus ) 2.58 0.31
MCV ( Tractor ) 0.34 0.02

ESAL applications per day ( OLCV - Trucks ) =( OLCV*L1)+(OLCV*L2)= 51.48

ESAL applications per day( HCV -Trucks ) =( HCV*L1)+( HCV*L2 ) = 196.31
ESAL applications per day ( HCV- Bus ) = (HCV*L1)+ (HCV*L2) = 23.22
ESAL applications per day ( MCV - Tractor ) =( MCV*L1)+(MCV*L2) = 22.16
Total ESAL application per day = 293.17

Cumulative ESAL applications over 10 year at 6 % growth rate

Equivalent Standard Axle Load ( ESAL ) ( N )

ESAL = To x 365 x (((1+0.01r)n-1)/0.01r) xL

10
= To x 365 x (((1+0.06) -1)/0.06)xL
= To x 4811 x L,
= 4811x 329.41x1 = . 1584791.51 1.585 msa

To = n
CVPD(1+0.06) x VDF VDF = (Cum. ESAL appl./day)/ CVPD
271 x (1+0.06)x(1+0.06) x VDF . n= 2
To = 329.41

Where
To = ESAL per day = number of commercial vehicles per day in the year of opening x VDF
L= Lane distribution factor: L = 1 for single lane / intermediate lane

For cumulative ESAL applications of 1584791.51 referring to the Traffic category ( T9 ) in

the range 1500000 - 2000000 .
 Pavement Thickness and Composition

For cumulative ESAL applications of 1584791.51 referring to the Traffic category ( T9 ) in

the range 1500000 - 2000000 .

Composite of pavement for ( T9 ) as per CBR .

Composite of Pavement
Granular Base of
Subgrade Gravel Gravel/CR Bituminous
Total Crust Subgrade sub base
KM category of Design CBR base CBR MB/WBM: surface
Thickness CBR not less CBR not
CBR not less CBR not treated
than 10 less than
than 80 less than WBM/CRMB
20
100

1 5.0 5.0 425 - 200 0 225 50+OGPC