Calculate the design traffic in million standard axles (MSA) and commercial vehicles per day (CVD) required for design of flexible pavement as per current Indian procedure (revised IRC method) for the following data: (i) Annual daily commercial vehicles at last count (May 2008) = 200 (ii) Rate of traffic growth = 6% (iii) Design life = 10 years (iv) Vehicle damage factor = 2 (v) The road is proposed to be completed in May 2011.

Calculate the design traffic in million standard axles (MSA) and commercial vehicles per day (CVD) required for design of flexible pavement as per current Indian procedure (revised IRC method) for the following data: (i) Annual daily commercial vehicles at last count (May 2008) = 200 (ii) Rate of traffic growth = 6% (iii) Design life = 10 years (iv) Vehicle damage factor = 2 (v) The road is proposed to be completed in May 2011.

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