log10 ∆PSI

4.2 – 1.5
log10w18 = ZR * So + 9.36 * log10(SN+1) – 0.20 + + 2.32 * log10MR – 8.07
1094
0.40 +
(SN+1)5.19

TL TL
50
Design serviceability loss, ∆PSI

10
99.9 5.0 40

o
20

,S n
99 .2 1.0 10

iatio
.5 5

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r d
.4

da vera
Estimated total 18-kip equivalent
Effective roadbed soil
.1

stan
resilient modulus, MR (ksi)
90 .6 1

single axle load applications, w18 (millions)

Reliability, R (%)
.05
.05
80
70 1.0
Example:
60 1.5
w18 = 5 × 106 2.0 3.0
50
R = 95% 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
So = 0.35 Design structural number (SN)
MR = 5000 psi
∆PSI = 1.9
Solution: SN = 5.0

Figure 4.3 AASHTO flexible pavement design nomograph.

Source: From Guide for the Design of Pavement Structures;  1991, by the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials, Washington, DC. Used by permission.