The following data pertains to the number of commercial vehicles per day for the design of a flexible pavement for a national highway as per IRC : 37 - 1984. Type of commercial vehicle Number of vehicle per day considering the number of lanes Vehicle damage factor Two-axle trucks 2000 5 Tandem-axle trucks 200 6
Assuming a traffic growth factor of 7.5% per annum for both the types of vehicles, the cumulative number of standard axle load repetitions (in million) for a design life of 10 yrs is A. 78 B. 44.6 C. 62.4 D. 57.8