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Eq commercial vehicles calculation

Initial CVPD after the completion of the road A=

Rate of traffic increase in decimal (for 5% rate of
increase in traffic, r = 0.05) r=
Initial/ Present CVPD as per traffic census Pi =
Construction period x=

Design period in years (recommended as 20 years) n=

Total number of cumulative commercial vehicles at the
end of the design period

DESIGN DATA
Grade of Concrete M30, fck =
CBR 8%
Single wheel load P=
Load on one wheel of Dual wheel set Pd =
Tyre pressure p=
Spacing between the centers of dual wheel, mm Sd =
Poisson's ratio for concrete µ=
Modulas of Elasticity for concrete E = 5000x sq.rt (fck)
Coefficient of thermal expansion α=
Value of modulas of sub grade reaction K=
Sub base type
Effective value of modulas of sub grade reaction K=

28 days Flexural strength, MPa ff = 0.7 x sq.rt (fck)

90 days Flexural strength, MPa

Pavement thickness h=
Joint spacing L=

LOAD STRESS AT EDGE

Radius of relative stiffness ℓ=

Radius of the equivalent circular area in mm a=

Radius of the equivalent circular area in mm

Radius of the equivalent circular area in mm a=

Load stress in the edge region

TEMPERATURE STRESS AT EDGE

Temperature difference (˚C) between the top & the

bottom of the slab t=
L/ℓ
Bradbury‟s coefficient and depends on

Temperature stresses in the edge region

TOTAL STRESS

Fatigue behavior of Concrete Pavement

Stress Ratio (SR)

Fatigue life of concrete pavement Nf =

Expected load repetitions Ne = 10% of N

Cumulateive Fatique damage Ne/Nf
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DATE
SHEET
CHECKED
IRC SP 62-2014 & IJERGS paper
Remarks

158

0.05
150 CVPD
1 year

20 years IRC:SP62-2014 CL 3.3

1906914

30 N/mm2
0.08 minimum shall be 4
0
50000 N IRC:SP62-2014 CL 3.1
0.8 N/mm2 IRC:SP62-2014 CL 3.2
310 mm IRC:SP62-2014 CL 3.1
0.15 IRC:SP62-2014 CL 3.8
27386.1279 N/mm2 IRC:SP62-2014 CL 3.8
0.00001 ˚C IRC:SP62-2014 CL 3.9
48 Mpa/m Table 2 of paper or Table 3.2 of IRC 62-2014
Cementitious
96 Mpa/m

3.83 N/mm2
10% more than 28 days flexural strength
4.22 N/mm2 IRC:SP62-2014 CL 3.7

150 mm Minimum 150mm IRC:SP62-2014 CL4.3

2750 mm

535.25 mm
 0.00 mm For single wheel at edge

225.99 mm For Dual wheel at edge

225.99 mm

3.114 N/mm2

12.5 ˚C Input from Table 5

5.138
0.409 Input from Table 6

0.700 N/mm2

3.814 N/mm2
SAFE

0.90

245.90
Assuming that only 10% of the total traffic has
190691.36 axle loads equal to 100 KN,
775.481937
UNSAFE
Granular
Cementitious