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8.4 References,

Department of the Environment (1973) Road Note 29–Aguide to the structural design

of pavements for new roads,3rd edn. The Stationery Office, London.

DoT (2001) Pavement design and construction. HD 26/01.Design Manual for Roads and

Bridges, Volume 7: Pavement Design and Maintenance. The Stationery Office, London,

UK.

Nunn, M.E., Brown, A., Weston, D. & Nicholls, J.C. (1997) The design of long-life flex-

ible pavements for heavily trafficked roads. Department of the Environment, Depart-

ment of Transport, TRRL Report 250. Transport and Road Research Laboratory,

Crowthorne, UK.

Powell, W.D., Potter, J.F., Mayhew, H.C. & Nunn, M.E. (1984) The structural design of

bituminous roads. Department of the Environment, Department of Transport, TRRL

Laboratory Report LR1132. Transport and Road Research Laboratory, Crowthorne,

UK.

Mayhew, H.C. & Harding, H.M. (1987) Thickness design of concrete roads. Department

of the Environment, Department of Transport, TRRL Research Report RR87. Trans-

port and Road Research Laboratory, Crowthorne, UK.

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Design traffic in left hand lane (msa)

Design thickness

(mm)

1 10 100 1000

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

CRCR with 100 mm

asphalt surfacing

CRCP with no

TWCS (minsurfacing or with 30 mm)

Figure 8.16Design thickness for continuously reinforced concrete pavements and continuously

reinforced concrete roadbase (HD 26/01) (DoT, 2001).