BS 7533-1:2001

Contents
Committees responsible
Foreword
1. Scope
2. Normative references
3. Terms and definitions
4. General design criteria
5. New pavement design
6. Pavement course specification
7. Pavement overlay design
Annex A (informative) Specification of
        Highway Works clauses
Annex B (informative) Example of the use
        of the design method for a new
        pavement
Annex C (informative) Example of the use
        of the component overlay design method
Bibliography
Figure 1 - Pavement cross-section
Figure 2 - New pavement design procedure -
           Foundation design
Figure 3 - New pavement design procedure -
           Structural design for roadbase and
           surfacing
Table 1 - Equilibrium suction index CBR values
Table 2 - Relationship between commercial
           vehicles per day and the number of
           standard axles for design lives of
           20 years and 40 years at growth
           rates of 0% and 2% per annum
Table 3 - Specification of Highway Works clauses
Table 4 - Material conversion factors for
           evaluating highway pavement materials
Table 5 - Equivalent thickness of pavers and
           laying course
Table 6 - Condition factor CF1
Table 7 - Condition factor Cf2
Table C.1- Existing pavement construction
Table C.2- Structural DBM equivalence
Table C.3- Paver overlay

Gives guidance on the design of flexible pavements surfaced with clay or concrete block pavers manufactured in accordance with BS 6677-1 and BS 6717-1 respectively and laid in accordance with BS 7533-3.