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4.4 Analysis <strong>of</strong> Test Data<br />

Six cyclic plate load tests were conducted following the same construction (except the<br />

test section with the harder subgrade) <strong>and</strong> testing procedures on unreinforced <strong>and</strong> geocell-<br />

reinforced pavements with RAP bases in the large geotechnical testing box. The test data for all<br />

the experiments are analyzed <strong>to</strong>gether in this section in terms <strong>of</strong> subgrade <strong>and</strong> base CBR values,<br />

dynamic deformation moduli, percent <strong>of</strong> air voids <strong>of</strong> the HMA surface, permanent deformations,<br />

elastic deformations, strains at the bot<strong>to</strong>m <strong>of</strong> the HMA, <strong>and</strong> strains on the geocells, vertical<br />

stresses at the interface between subgrade <strong>and</strong> RAP base, <strong>and</strong> stress distribution angles.<br />

4.4.1 CBR Values <strong>of</strong> Subgrade <strong>and</strong> Base Course<br />

Figure 4.63 presents the average CBR pr<strong>of</strong>iles <strong>of</strong> all six test sections from the DCP tests<br />

in the subgrade <strong>and</strong> the bases. It is shown that all the test sections had consistent average CBR<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>iles except the 15 cm thick geocell-reinforced RAP base section with the hard subgrade as<br />

discussed earlier.<br />

The test results in table 4.7 indicate that the average CBR values <strong>of</strong> the subgrade obtained<br />

from the DCP tests were higher than those obtained from the vane shear tests. The reasons for<br />

the higher CBR results from the DCP tests were additional compaction <strong>of</strong> the subgrade during<br />

the preparation <strong>of</strong> RAP bases <strong>and</strong> the DCP tests performed at 24 hours after the preparation <strong>of</strong><br />

the base layer.<br />

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