1. Civil Engineering Department Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway Prepared by Ahmed Mohammed Mustafa Anas Zeyad Belbeasi Under the Supervision of Dr. Khaled Al Sahili Nablus- Palestine Dec. 2010 October 15 1 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway

2. Introduction October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 2 Road Description  Nablus Tulkarm Highway is a major road that connects two of the major Palestinian cities; Nablus and Tulkarm, with a length about 27 km.  The study case of the road is located between two Israeli checkpoints; Enab and Shefi Shomron checkpoints. with length is about 5.5 km.  The following Google Earth picture describe the study case of the road.

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4. objectives October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 4 1) Evaluation of the exiting design 2) Redesign and improve the highway 3) Prepare Bill Of Quantities 4) Design all details related to the highway

5. Traffic studies October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 5 Three counts are conducted 1. Wed 2/6/2009 between 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Beit lead Intersection) 2. Wed 9/6/2009 between 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Tanib Factory) 3. Tue. 23/2/2010 between 3:00 - 5:00 PM (Tanib Factory)

6. Results of traffic counts October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 6 The count PH PHV (Veh/hr) PHF AMPMAMPMAMPM Tanib Brick Factory count 7:45 - 8:452:15 - 3:155756370.8870.862 Beit lead intersection count 7:30 – 8:303:15 – 4:153703620.8400.856

7. DHV October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 7 DHV = 0.1 * ADT  

8. Design control and criteria October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 8 Functional classification Based on AASHTO, the highway can be classified as Rural Minor Arterial Highway Design Vehicle based on vehicle classifications and AASHTO recommendations, WB- 62 is chosen to be the design vehicle Design Speed The highway is divided into three zones depending on the design speed: o From station 0+000 to station 2+700 v = 110 km/hr o From station 2+700 to station 3+200 v = 100 km/hr o From station 3+200 to station 5+421 v = 90 km/hr

9. Design control and criteria October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 9 LOS by analyzing the LOS for the two lane (which is the existing ) for a 20 years period, the LOS is founded to be E, which is not accepted for such highway. So, the analysis is done based on four lane and founded to be B, which is suitable for such a highway.

10. Pavement Design October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 10 part one (from station {0+000 to 1+250}, {1750 to 2+150}, {3+000 to 3+400}, and {4+300 to 4+700} ) will be designed based on CBR value of 3, part two (from station {1+250 to 1+750}, {2+150 to 3+000}, {3+400 to 4+300}, and {4+750 to 5+420}) will be designed based on CBR value of 20.

11. Design Considerations October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 11 Pavement performance ∆PSI = Pi – Pt = 2. Traffic Roadbed soil ( subgrade material ) and Material of construction and Environmental Reliability ( R = 95 %, S. =0.45 ) Layer CBRMram BC 8028,000 Ib/in20.1330.9 SB 4017,500 Ib/in20.120.9 AS450,000 Ib/in20.44 SB Part 134500 Ib/in2 Part 22012,900 Ib/in2 2.23 *10^6

12. PAVEMENT DESIGN USING AASHTO METHOD R% = 95%S 0 =0.45 ESAL 2.23 *10^6 Mr = 4500 SN=4.7

13. Results October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 13 Surface layer thickness D 1 (cm ) Base layer thickness D 2 (cm ) Subbase layer thickness D 3 (cm ) Part one1040 Part two1015 After Modification Surface layer thickness D 1 (cm ) Base layer thickness D 2 (cm ) Subbase layer thickness D 3 (cm ) Rockfill layer (cm) Part one1020 50 Part two1015 0

14. Design Criteria for Horizontal Curves October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 14 Radius As design speed equal 110 km/hr the superelevation equal 6%  R min = 560 m. As design speed equal 100 km/hr the superelevation (Table 3.14 Equal 6%  R min = 435 m. AASHTO 2001) As design speed equal 90 km/hr the superelevation Equal 6%  R min = 335 m. Super elevation It is assumed to be 6 % Min. Length L min = 3*110 = 330 m (for v = 110 km/hr) L min = 3*100 = 300 m (for v = 190 km/hr) L min = 3*90 = 270 m (for v = 90 km/hr)

15. Results of Horizontal Curves October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 15 TypeIDPCPTRadius (m) Speed (km/hr) Length (m) Simple curves HC10+270.850+603.761050110333 HC21+128.691+397.891300110269 HC32+253.332+597.621700110344 HC42+833.893+162.16400100328 HC53+348..613+692.5840090343 HC63+811.254+49880090239 HC74+242.384+578.1670090353 HC84+682.985+025.8630090342 HC95+227.375+421.0540090192 Reverse curveHC10 0+726.71+029 800110158 800110144

16. Design Criteria for Vertical Curves October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 16 Terrain For Nablus Tulkarm Highway, the terrain where the road passes is level so, highway sight distance are generally long or can be satisfied. Grade Since the terrain is level, in the project design the grade doesn't reach the max. grade which is 4 %, and also the min. grade is satisfied.

17. Results of Vertical Curves October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 17 No.TypeLength (m)St. of PVIG 1%G 2% 1Sag1500+375.64-1.76-0.69 2Crest1500+545.35-0.69-1.43 3Sag1500+901.49-1.43-1.34 4 Crest1501+625.00-1.34-1.84 5 Sag1501+847.94-1.84-1.13 6 Sag1502+382.85-1.13-1.07 7 Crest1502+705.00-1.07-1.95 8 Sag1502+934.04-1.06-1.95 9 Crest1503+530.00-1.38-1.06 10 Sag1503+980.28-1.26-1.38

18. Cross Section Element Design October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 18 The cross section elements are designed based on AASHTO recommendation to be as follow: 1. Lanes : 3.6 m for each 2. Shoulder: 2.5 m for each 3. Median: 3 m 4. Cross slopes: 2% (for traveled lanes) and 4% for shoulders. 5. Side slopes: 1:3 6. Sloped curb stones are used for median Cross Section Details 1. Guard rail 2. Ditches 3. Culverts

19. Typical cross sections for part one October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 19 Typical cross section for part two

20. Intersection design October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 20 All intersections in this project are “T” intersections. The project contains 4 main intersections, which are : 1. Ramallah intersection 2. Beit lead intersection 3. Ramin intersection 4. Enab intersection The angle of all intersections is 90˚  R min = 37 m, with offset=1.3 m, and taper 30:1 Sample of intersection deign shown below.

21. Ramallah intersection October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 21 Ramin intersection

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24. BOQ No.DescriptionUnitQuantity 1 ExcavationC.M63,881 2 EmbankmentC.M26,507 3 Rock FillC.M29,746 4 Sub BaseSq. m123,873 5 Base CourseSq. m118,426 6 Prime Coat (MC 70)Sq. m113,000 7 AsphaltSq. m112,369 8 Pipe Culverts 1m ФL.m198 9 Guard RailL.m1480 10 Precast concrete Curb Stone L.m9500 11 Ready mixed concreteC.M1600 October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 24

25. Recommendations Adoption of suggested new design The Drainage system should be improved. Not to cot the trees that are located within the boundary of our road design, and replant these trees outside the road. Give the accurate priority of the road. make a maintenance program for the road October 15 Design of Nablus Tulkarm Highway 25

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