Research Article

Evaluation of Resilient Modulus of Subgrade and Base Materials in Indiana and Its Implementation in MEPDG

Table 5

Material properties for soils used.

SiteSampleAASHTOUSCSF200Liquid limitPlastic limitPlasticity indexSpecific gravityOptimum moisture contentMaximum dry density
(pcf)

US 2785.00A-6CL77.1%34.8%20.8%14.1%2.5514.8%115.4
85.06A-6CL65.7%27.2%17.0%10.2%2.5815.5%117.3
85.36A-4CL-ML72.3%22.6%15.8%6.9%2.5712.9%118.6
85.42A-4CL64.0%23.6%15.9%7.7%2.7113.0%118.6
85.78A-4CL-ML72.9%28.9%22.1%6.8%2.5516.8%110.4
85.84A-4ML78.4%36.4%27.1%9.3%2.6419.6%107.0

SR 3258.60A-4ML55.2%37.4%26.8%10.6%2.9617.5%108.0
58.66A-4ML57.4%27.5%24.3%3.2%3.1415.3%109.8
59.14A-4CL57.5%33.2%24.1%9.0%2.7515.0%118.6
59.20A-6CL80.3%40.3%23.3%17.0%2.7019.0%108.6
59.68A-4SC47.5%30.5%21.2%9.3%2.7513.2%120.4
59.74A-4ML56.2%29.1%25.3%3.8%3.0515.5%122.3

SR 6927.00A-4ML90.9%25.5%24.8%0.7%2.8117.3%104.8
27.06A-4CL94.2%30.7%21.6%9.1%2.4816.2%111.7
28.01A-4CL52.3%26.7%19.4%7.3%2.6714.9%115.4
28.07A-4ML83.5%25.1%23.1%1.9%2.8215.5%111.7
29.04A-1-bSM24.2%19.4%18.5%0.9%2.737.5%124.8
29.10A-4ML60.7%19.4%16.4%3.0%2.6610.3%123.6

Test Roadā€‰A-4CL63.7%30.6%21.4%9.1%2.6815.4%109.6