Design of Dowel and Tie Bar

DESIGN OF DOWEL BARS

Maximum Single axle load 100.00 kN

Percentage of load transfer 50 %
Type of Joint Contraction
Joint width 5 mm
Design Wheel Load 35.000 kN
Slab Thcikness h 200 mm
Elastic Modulus of Concrete Ec 30000 MPa
Effective Modulus of Subgrade Reachtion k 55
Radius of relative stiffness l 781 mm
Characeristic compressive strenth of Concrete fck 40 MPa
Dia of Dowel bar d 36 mm
Assumed spacing between the dowel bars 300 mm
Assumed length of dowel bars 500 mm
Modulus of elasticity of Steel E 200000 MPa
Modulus of Dowel Support Kmds 415000 MPa/m
Perimissible bearing stress in concrete Fb 27.55 Mpa
No. of dowel bars required for load transfer 3 No.s
Load transferred by dowel system Pt * 1.8476
Load carried by outer dowel bar Pt 9.47 kN
Moment of Inertia of Dowel bar MI 82406 mm4
Relative stiffness of Dowel bar 0.022
Bearing stress in dowel bar Fbmax 12.11 Mpa
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Rigid Pavement Design - MCW Annexure 9

Doc. No.: O16070-C-RP-RD-PD-0001
Simga Sargaon Road Project