Design of

Thin White
Topping
P R E S E N TAT I O N B Y:

C H E TA N S . R A U L K A R

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 INDEX
❖ INTRODUCTION

❖ LAYERS OF WHITE TOPPING

❖ CONSTRUCTION STAGES

❖ PARAMETERS FOR DESIGN OF THIN WHITE TOPPING PAVEMENT

❖ DESIGN OF THIN WHITE TOPPING USING IRC:SP:67 - 2015

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❑ Whitetopping is the covering of an existing asphalt pavement with a layer of Portland

cement concrete.
❑ It can be used on road surface where traditional asphalt pavements have failed due
to rutting or general deterioration. This is as per IRC:SP-76-2015.

❑ Types of Whitetopping :

• Conventional Whitetopping: 200 mm or more

• Thin White topping (TWT): 100 - 200 mm
• Ultra thin Whitetopping: ≤ 100 mm

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❑ Conventional Whitetopping is designed and constructed without consideration of any

bond between the concrete overlay and underlying bituminous layer.

❑ This is constructed as new rigid pavement without assuming any composite action.

❑ Here this rigid pavement treats bituminous layer as a subbase.

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❑ Thin Whitetopping is an overlay of concrete more than 100 and less than 200 mm.

❑ This is designed considering the bond between bituminous layer.

❑ Normally high strength concrete is used (with fibres).

❑ Joint spacing : 0.6m to 1.25m.

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❑ Application of Thin Whitetopping:

• Rural roads
• Medium and moderately heavy volume roads (MDR, SH, Low volume NH)
• Intersections
• Minor Airport Pavements

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❑ Ultra Thin Whitetopping is an overlay of concrete less than 100 mm.

❑ Bonding is mandatory between underlying bituminous layer which is achieved by

milling the bituminous surface up to 25 mm depth

❑ Normally high strength concrete is used (with fibres).

❑ Joint spacing : 0.6m to 1.25m.

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❑ Application of Ultra Thin Whitetopping:

• Light loaded routes
• Low Volume urban streets or village roads
• Parking lots
• Residential streets
• Intersections

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 L aye r s o f W h i te to p p i n g

❑ Topmost layer i.e. surface course is the

layer directly in contact with traffic loads
contains concrete overlay.

❑ This surface layer is constructed on the

existing asphalt surface prepared by
milling.

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 Construction Stages

❑ Milling of Asphalt surface

❑ Cleaning & Profile correction
❑ Concrete laying by Paving machines
❑ Surface finish by Bull float and Texturing

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 Construction Stages

❑ Curing compound spraying

❑ Groove cutting
❑ Lane Marking

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 P a r a m ete r s fo r D e s i g n o f T h i n W h i te To p p i n g P ave m e n t

❑ Traffic data like CVPD and axle load survey data.

❑ Benkelman beam deflection (BBD) survey data.

❑ Lane configuration of the road.

❑ Elastic modulus of concrete

❑ Poison’s ratio

❑ Modulus of subgrade.

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❑ Step 1: Calculate the cumulative repetitions to be catered by the pavement.

❑ Step 2: Consider design traffic as 25% of cumulative repetitions.

❑ Step 3: Compute characteristic deflection from BBD survey.

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❑ Step 4: Determine “k” value from graph in Appendix III using BBD value.

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❑ Step 5: Arrange the axle load data in terms of percentage of vehicles for
particular axle load for single axle and tandem axle vehicle category.

❑ Step 6: Calculate the expected repetitions by multiplying the design traffic with
percentage of vehicles fall under the same axle load category.

e.g.: 3% x 4245838 = 127375

❑ Step 7: Consider length of slab (usually less than 1.3 m), trial thickness of slab.

❑ Step 8: Calculate radius of relative stiffness.

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❑ Step 9: Analysis of fatigue life consumption (Stresses due to load).

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❑ Step 10: Determination of temperature stresses.

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❑ Step 11: Check against failure of pavement.

Sum of total maximum load stresses and temperature curling stresses should
be less than modulus of rupture.

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