ABSTRACT

The main principle of our project is to study the existing state highway and design of two
lane flexible pavement by considering the traffic volume at Pragnapur to Bhongir road.
The present road is insufficient for traffic which causes severe disturbance. In order to
facilitate easy transportation we require to widen the existing pavement.
The sequential step involved in the project are, Initially traffic volume study is conducted
to determine the passage of number of vehicles per day and to determine the wheel load,
based on the analysis of traffic volume the road widening technique is applied and then
survey the road by theodolite surveying and elevations and depressions are evaluated.
In the second phase the soil test is conducted to determine the soil properties like CBR
test is conducted for determining the soil bearing capacity.
In the third phase pavement thickness is determined for the design of widening pavement.
The tests are conducted for this project are like soil test, abrasion test, CBR test, bitumen
test, etc.
The codes referred for the design of pavement are IRC:37-2001, IRC:73-2007

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Flexible pavements will transmit wheel load stresses to the lower layers by grain-tograin transfer through the points of contact in the granular structure .
Traffic volume studies are conducted to determine the number, movements, and
classifications of roadway vehicles at a given location. These data can help identify
critical flow time periods, determine the influence of large vehicles or pedestrians on
vehicular traffic flow, or document traffic volume trends. The length of the sampling
period depends on the type of count being taken and the intended use of the data
recorded. For example, an intersection count may be conducted during the peak flow
period. If so, manual count with 30-minute intervals could be used to obtain the traffic
volume data.
CBR test method is used to evaluate the potential strength of subgrade, subbase, and base
course materials, including recycled materials for use in the design of road and airfield
pavements. The CBR value obtained in this test forms an integral part of several flexible
pavement design methods.

CHAPTER 2
STUDY AREA

Bhongir
Latitude: 17.5108N
Longitude:78.8889E

CHAPTER 3
LITERATURE REVIEW

Introduction to Transportation Engineering

Written By: Tom V. Mathew and K V Krishna Rao

IRC method of design of flexible pavements:

Overview:
Indian roads congress has specified the design procedures for flexible
pavements based on CBR values. The Pavement designs given in the previous
edition IRC:37-1984 were applicable to design traffic upto only 30 million
standard axles (msa). The earlier code is empirical in nature which has limitations
regarding applicability and extrapolation. This guidelines follows analytical
designs and developed new set of designs up to 150 msa.