: Highway Pavement Structural Design Exomple: Dggt 6 inches Egg = 20,000 psi Mg = 7,000 psi Solution: @ = 400 pci "Soo00 Composite Modulus of 400,008 ‘Subbase Elastic Subgrade Reaction, 200,000 Modulus, Ey, (psi) ke (oci) Toao00 30 93.988 Subbase Thickness, Dg, (inches) wool ee 36 2000] 3000 s000 00 19008 12888 18,000 20,000] Roadbed Soil Resilient Modulus, My (psi) Figure 3.3. Chart for Estimating Composite Modulus of Subgrade Reaction, k.., Assuming a Semi-Infinite Subgrade Depth. (For practical purposes, a semi-infinite depth is considered to be greater than 10 feet below the surface of the subgrade.) int a a i a ee ee eh1. Design of Pavement Structures Weld 1000 & s {uoddng Jo ss07 jenuaiog 40) paiza05) a (12d) ¥ ‘vonseay apeiBqng jo sninpoyy annoayj3 o (840) 5 10 50 100 500 1000-2000 Effective Modulus of Subgrade Reaction, k (pci) Figure 3.6. Correction of Effective Modulus of Subgrade Reaction for Potential Loss of Subbase Support (6.