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1.Whatistheumthicknessofbituminoussurfacingfortheempiricaldesignofgranular

pavementsusingFigure8.4ofPart2oftheAustroadsGuidetoPavementTechnology?

Answer:40mm

2.Doesthemechanisticdesignmethodofpavementdesign(describedinSection8ofPart2ofthe

Guide)coverthedesignofgranularpavements?

Answer:yes

3.WhatisthenameofthecomputerprogramspecifiedbyAustroadsforthemechanisticdesignof

pavements?

Answer:CIRCLY

4.Describethestrainsintermsoflocation(bottomoflayer/topoflayer),direction

(vertical/horizontal)andtype(tensile/compressive)thatareconsideredtobecriticalin

mechanisticdesignforasphalt,cementedandsubgradematerials?

Answer:

asphalt:bottomoflayer,horizontal,tensile

cemented:bottomoflayer,horizontal,tensile

subgrade:topoflayer,vertical,compressive

5.Thegeneralformoftheperformancerelationshipsusedinmechanisticdesignis:

N=RF(k/e)m

WhatdoesNrepresentandinwhatunit?

Answer:Nistheallowablerepetitionsofstandardaxlesinunitsofstandardaxlerepetitions

(SAR).

6.Inmechanisticdesign,whyaregranularmaterialssublayered?

Answer:Thestiffness(modulus)ofgranularmaterialsisrelatedtotheirstressenvironment.

Materialfurtherbelowaloadingwheelislessstiffthanthatnearerthewheel.Themechanistic

modelsublayersgranularmaterialwithmodulidecreasingwithdepth.

7.WhatarethethreemainrigidpavementtypesthatareconstructedinNSW?

Answer:plainconcrete(PCP),jointedreinforced(JRCP)andcontinuouslyreinforced(CRCP).

8.Nametwooftheinputsrequiredforrigidpavementdesign?

Answer:Anytwoofthefollowing:

a)effectivesubgradestrength

b)baseconcreteflexuralstrength

c)edgerequirement–shoulder/noshoulder

d)basetype(dowelledor