Design Of Road Pavements (Designing of Road Pavement
Linking Federal Secretariat Industrial Centre And Mass
Communication Department (IMT Campus III) Enugu)
TABLE CONTENTS
Approval page
Dedication
Abstract
Acknowledgement
Table of content
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
Relevance of project
1.2
Site inspection
1.3
Evolution of road network in nigeria
1.4
Motor vehicle characteristic that affects road design data
1.5
Drivers and their characteristics
1.6
Reconnaissance survey
1.6.1 Chain survey
1.6.2 Station marking
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1.7
Factors Affecting Choice Of Station
CHAPTER TWO
THEODOLITE TRANSVERSING OF THE ROAD CONTROL
2.1
Definitions
2.2
Thetheodolite
2.3
Theodorite adjustment
2.3.1 Temporary adjustment
2.3.2 Permanent adjustment
2.4
Procedure for theodolite traversing
2.5
Materials used for the theodolte traversinging
CHAPTER THREE
PROJECT FIELD LEVELING WORK
3.1
Leveling
3.2
Profile leveling
3.3
Cross leveling
3.4
Objectives of leveling
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3.5
Instruments used in leveling
3.6
Temporary adjustment of leveling instrument
3.7
Definition of some leveling terminologies
3.8
Leveling book
3.9
Earthwork computation
3.9.1 Method
CHAPTER FOUR
SOIL ANALYSIS
4.1
Collection and preliminary preparation of samples
4.2
Mechanical analysis
4.3
Atterberg/consistency limit tests
4.3.1 Liquid limit test
4.3.2 Plastic limit test
4.4
Compaction test
4.5
The California bearing ratio (cbr) test
4.6
Pavement design using cbr
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CHAPTER FIVE
GEOMETRIC ELEMENTS DESIGN
5.1
Basic design parameters
5.1.1 Design speed
5.1.2 Gradient
5.1.3 Sight distance
5.2
Curve design
5.3
Curve parameters and formula used, in designing of horizontal curves
5.4
Vertical curve design
5.5
Cross sectional elements of the road
5.6
Brief description on stages of work and equipment used n road
constriction
5.7
Summary and conclusion
Bibliography
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
The importance of road to life and activities can not be overemphasized.
Roads have important role to play in the transportation system of the country.
Good transportation system through the pavement design has in the recent
years provide to be of much significance commercially and otherwise history
testifies that the provision of roadways is necessary to draw a country out of a
state of uncivilization, but that civilization is not attained until good road
network between neigbours is made so easy that the local difference which
brench narrowness is minimized.
However this project has been designed strictly to modern design
standards e.g ASSHO method and it centers on the route survey and pavement
design of the road to meet with the present day effective services.
Moreover, this project work could really sever as a future guide in
making a new rural road, down to industrial layout to connect mass comm..
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Therefore being in a school environment a good transportation system
will improve the healthy studying condition of the new road pavement and
maintenance of the existing one.
1.1
RELEVANCE OF PROJECT
The roadway linking Federal Secretariat industrial centre and Mass
Communication Department is an earth road of about 0.620km in length whose
origin can be traced back to the origin of the I.M.T campus III environment.
The project work has its relevance centered on the general design of a
roadway which will link federal secretariat, industrial centre and Mass
communication Department in order to ensure a hitch free traffic especially to
the lecturer, visitors and students making use of that industrial centres
However the improvement of this roadway would grieve the students
and lecturers the service of belonging as it gives easier access to masscom.
Department.
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1.2
SITE INSPECTION
This project site which is the roadway linking Federal Secretariat
industrial centre and Mass Communication Department was inspected to
ascertain its location and the present state of the road. It was vividly observed
that the area was a dusty roadway throughout its length and had been graded
without siderains, spanning about 620m length with the width of 85m.
To obtain these information, a preliminary survey was carried out which
also helped to ascertain the geological and soil conditions likely intervals
forming the chainages to be referred to until the construction id\s brought to a
completion.
1.3
EVALUATION OF ROAD NETWORK W NIGERIA
There are three types of roads in Nigeria
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Grade I: Surface dressed road
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Grade II: laterite on natural soil road
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Grade III road on nature soil
Road, which were built earlier in Nigeria, were built as grade III roads,
which consist of roads built on level earth. This grace of road was
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subsequently improved to grade II roads, which comprises of stone laterite on
soil and on general surface roads.
Ultimately, the road was improved to grade I which is laterite road with
good surfacing. The surfacing is either asphalted concrete for flexible
pavement (in this project work flexible pavement will be considered).
The progressive method of road construction produced very durable roads
but because of this rapid growth of traffic on the grade I and II this method of
road construction was discontinued and surface dressed roads were built.
Road development receive a set back due to the development of railway in
the country between 1895 and 1910 but was only revitalized early 1960when
highways were built to connect various party of the country. Today, there is
virtually on state capital (if not local government area headquarter) that is not
linked directly by a highway.
1.4
MOTOR VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS THAT AFFECT ROAD
DESIGN DATA
In design of road, the current physical characteristics of ehicle in use and
the anticipated future improvement in se are all essential. These vehicles are
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evaluated in terms f a standard vehicle known a design vehicle. The design data
for a road stretch include: aix load, axle space, overall length, eight and width
of the design vehicle.
1.
Length: The length of the vehicle will affect the extra widening at
curves and minimum turning radius the passing sight distance the
road capacity and parking facilities for example 12m are
recommended for a single unit truck while 20m (19:812m) for
Troilus
2.
Width: The width of the vehicle will affect the lane width the width
of shoulders and the width of parking spaces. AASHO recommends a
maximum width of 2.59m.
3.
Height: The height of the vehicle will affect the overall height
distance provided under structure such as: bridges, overhead bridges
electric services lines etc. the maximum height for vehicle should not
be more than 4m.
4.
Weight: The weight of vehicles affects the thickness of the pavement,
ruling and limiting gradient and design of bridges.
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5.
speed: vehicle affects horizontal and vertical alignment design
elevation limiting radius, signal distances, width of pavement on
straight and curves for the purpose of this project a design speed of
30km/n is been considered. He design speed is the maximum speed
maintainable throughout the journey with compatible safely and
comfort)
1.5
DRIVER AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS
A driver could be a vehicle rive, cyclist or pedestrian. There are no
average drivers as the capabilities of a driver changes under such effects as
fatigue ,frustration, monotony and alcohol. Much speed is the primary cause of
accident.
Drivers have different visual perception capabilities to tract promptly to
conditions requiring positive action
The major driver characteristics considered are:
1.
Reaction time: this is the period of time, which elapses from the
period the eye of a driver registers a sene to the time muscular
reaction occurs.
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2.
perception time: this is the period of the much elapses before reaction
time begins. AASHO recommends combined reaction plus perception
time tobe2.5 sec and can be taken as 3 sec in complex situations.
1.6
RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY
This is a quick type of surveyor rapid examination of the ground and its
adjacent natural features usually made with out survey instruments to limit the
alternate route in terms of cost tone or two.
In the cause of this project, there reconnaissance survey was carried out
in order to obtain a first hand view of the road by walking through the length of
the road thereby having a clear picture of the entire roadway. This is also
helped in determining the most suitable way of carrying out the project
economically in time and energy. During the process of reconnaissance, survey
stations were chosen and marked.
1.6.1 CHAIN SURVEY
The method adopted in marking linear measurement is the linear
measurement in which a employed in making a direct measurement is
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dependent of the degree of accuracy required. However in cause of this project,
accuracy in measurement was maintained to a moderate level. Obstacle such as
rough ground, pedestrian traffic and motor cycle traffic were avoided as much
as possible.
1.6.2 STATION MARKING
The survey stations were marked in such
way that will fulfill the
following requirement.
a.
The stations where to be easily and quickly found during
survey operations.
b.
They were to be fairly permanent so that pedestrians will not
easily remove them.
c.
They were marked using bottle tops and nails at the center line
of the road for easy location of these stations, temporary
stations were established at the edge of the road using wooden
pegs.
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1.7
FACTORS AFFECTING THE CHOICE OF STATION
These factors include the following
1.
Easy meaning condition: stations are to be chosen in such a way as to
avoid obstructs during draining or tapping exercise.
2.
Inter-visibility: stations are to be chosen and placed in such a manner
that no station on struts the line of sight of another stations. This was
considered for both traversing and leveling.
3.
Traversing at close distance should be avoided in order to avoid
angular errors being introduced if targets at short range are not
properly bisected.
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