TM 5-822-2/AFM 88-7, Chap. 5
Table 3-2. Rigid Pavement Design Index
traffic for categories V, VI, and VII has been divided
index than does one vehicle per day of category VII
further into various levels of frequency. If the tracked
traffic.
vehicle traffic is composed of vehicles from more than a
Thus, the designer cannot rely on maximum gross
single traffic category, it will be necessary for the
weight alone to determine rigid pavement design
designer to determine the anticipated frequency of traffic
requirements for tracked vehicles. For vehicular parking
in each category in order to determine the appropriate
areas, the design index should be determined from the
design index. For example, 40 vehicles per day of
column for class E roads
category VI traffic require a greater pavement design
3-7
Previous Page
