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Sovik Jain
Deepak Mathur
Keywords:
IRC, CBR, IIT-PAVE, Group Index, Flexible Pavement, Rigid Pavement.
Abstract:
The development of a robust road network is pivotal for fostering balanced economic growth within a nation, connecting urban hubs with rural areas and commercial centers. This study investigates most economical method of design of flexible pavements in Jaipur compared different methods like Group Index (GI), California Bearing Ratio (CBR), and Indian Roads Congress (IRC) methods, this research expands the analysis by incorporating the Mechanistic-Empirical (IIT Pave) method.
Focusing on a specific road project – a stretch connecting Sitapura and Chaksu in Jaipur, India. The findings reveal significant variations in pavement thickness across the methods. The IRC method results in the thickest pavement, followed by the CBR and GI methods. The IIT Pave method yield the thinnest pavements. Construction cost analysis demonstrates that the IIT-PAVE method offers the most economical design, while the IRC method proves to be the least economical. A cost analysis of the IIT-Pave method for flexible pavement compared to rigid pavement construction revealed that the IIT-Pave method offers approximately 50% lower material costs.
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International Journal of Recent Research and Review
ISSN: 2277-8322
Vol. XVII, Issue 2
June 2024
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PUBLISHED
June 2024
ISSUE
Vol. XVII, Issue 2
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Articles
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