STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF INTERURBAN AND RURAL ROAD PAVEMENTS

Procedures for the structural design of pavements for interurban and rural roads are presented and a choice of four different road categories, differentiated on the basis of importance, service level, traffic and riding quality, is provided. The procedures cover a range of pavement types and materials currently used in local practice. Factors such as road category, design strategy, traffic, pavement materials, environmental conditions and construction details, have to be considered. The possible pavement structures are presented in a CATALOGUE of designs. The final selection of pavement design is based on the behaviour of the pavement type and the analysis of the present worth of initial and future costs. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  National Institute for Transport & Rd Res S Af

  P.O. Box 395
  Pretoria 0001, Transvaal,   South Africa 
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 93 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building materials; Classification; Design standards; Highway capacity; Highways; Level of service; Pavement design; Pavements; Rural highways; Structural design; Urban highways
• Uncontrolled Terms: Highway classification
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway pavement
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00348742
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Draft TRH4
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1982 12:00AM