Highway Engineering - Engineering

Q1:

The basic formula for determination of pavement thickness was first suggested by

A Spanglar

B Picket

C Kelly

D Goldbeck

ANS:D - Goldbeck

Goldbeck is the name of the scientist who proposed a theory to calculate the depth of concrete pavements, also known as The Older Theory.

d= √(3W/σmax).
where d is the depth,
W is wheel load,
σmax is the maximum stress.