Rigid Pavement Design

IRC: 58: 2011

Input Data

Design Life = 30 yrs

Subgrade CBR = 20 %
Thickness of DLC = 0 mm
Effective Modulus of Subgrade Reaction, k = 69 Mpa/m
Tyre Pressure, p = 0.8 Mpa
Modulus of elasticity of concrete, E = 30000 Mpa
Poisson's ratio, m = 0.15
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Concrete, a = 0.00001 / OC
Temperature Differential for BUC, Dtbuc= O
15.8 C
Temperature Differential for TDC, Dttdc = 12.9 OC
Load Safety Factor, LSF = 1.2
28 - day Flexural Strength of Concrete = 4.14 Mpa
4.554 Mpa
90 - day Flexural Strength of Concrete =
Spacing of Contraction Joint, L = 4m

Spacing between Longitudinal Joint and edge of Pavement, B =

3.5 m
Assumed Thickness, h = 0.2 m

Design Traffic
Two Single
Direction Direction
Cumulative Repetitions = 393470.0 196735
Design Traffic = 98367.5 49184
Avg. number of axles per commercial
vehicle = 2.35
Total Design Traffic = 231164 (24 hrs traffic)
Day time Design Traffic (12hrs) = 92465 Assume 40%
Night time Design Traffic (12 hrs)= 138698 Assume 60%

Day time 6 Hour design traffic = 46233

Therefore, Design Traffic for BUC = 46233
Night time 6 Hour design traffic = 69349
Design Traffic for TDC = 38142
Radius of relative stiffness ,l= 0.74

Table 4 k-Values for Dry Lean Concrete Subbase (IRC: 58-2011)

Soaked CBR(%) 2 3 5 7 10 15
k-value of
21 28 42 48 55 62
Subgrade(Mpa/m)
Effective k for 100mm
56 97 166 208 278 389(300)
DLC,(Mpa/m)
Effective k for 150mm
97 138 208 277 412(300) 300
DLC,(Mpa/m)
Cumulative Fatigue Damage Analysis for BUC
Rear Single Axle
Expected Flexural Stress Ratio, Allowable Fatigue
Load, KN
Repitions, ni Stress,Mpa SR Repititions, Ni Damage,ni/Ni
190 0 4.655 1.02 0 0
180 0 4.424 0.97 1 0
170 0 4.194 0.92 4 0
160 0 3.963 0.87 17 0
150 0 3.732 0.82 69 0
140 0 3.502 0.77 282 0
130 0 3.271 0.72 1154 0
120 0 3.040 0.67 4721 0
110 693 2.810 0.62 19313 0.035907458
100 3467 2.579 0.57 79004 0.043889475
90 1387 2.348 0.52 385994 0.003593271
80 1387 2.117 0.46 8336718 0.00016637 0.084
Rear tridem Axle
Expected Flexural Stress Ratio, Allowable Fatigue
Load, KN
Repitions, ni Stress,Mpa SR Repititions, Ni Damage,ni/Ni
545 0 5.803 1.27 0 0
515 0 5.503 1.21 0 0
485 0 5.202 1.14 0 0
455 0 4.902 1.08 0 0
425 0 4.601 1.01 0 0
395 0 4.300 0.94 2 0
365 0 4.000 0.88 13 0
335 0 3.699 0.81 84 0
305 0 3.399 0.75 529 0
275 0 3.098 0.68 3314 0
245 5779 2.798 0.61 20774 0.278194789
215 5779 2.497 0.55 130577 0.044258094 0.322452884

Cumulative Fatigue Damage = 0.406

Adequate
Cumulative Fatigue Damage Analysis for TDC
Rear Single Axle
Expected Flexural Stress Ratio, Allowable Fatigue
Load, KN
Repitions, ni Stress,Mpa SR Repititions, Ni Damage,ni/Ni
190 0 3.432 0.75 432 0.0000
180 0 3.323 0.73 839 0.0000
170 0 3.214 0.71 1631 0.0000
160 0 3.106 0.68 3168 0.0000
150 0 2.997 0.66 6156 0.0000
140 0 2.888 0.63 11960 0.0000
130 0 2.779 0.61 23238 0.0000
120 0 2.670 0.59 45150 0.0000
110 572 2.562 0.56 87726 0.0065
100 2861 2.453 0.54 173694 0.0165
90 1144 2.344 0.51 399641 0.0029
80 1144 2.235 0.49 1226383 0.0009 0.0268
Rear tandem Axle (Stress computed for 50% of Axle Load)
Expected Flexural Stress Ratio, Allowable Fatigue
Load, KN
Repitions, ni Stress,Mpa SR Repititions, Ni Damage,ni/Ni
390 0 3.486 0.77 309.8602228 0.0000
370 0 3.377 0.74 602.0492398 0.0000
350 0 3.269 0.72 1169.76385 0.0000
330 0 3.160 0.69 2272.816531 0.0000
310 0 3.051 0.67 4416.015235 0.0000
290 0 2.942 0.65 8580.186871 0.0000
0 2.834
270 0.62 16671.04908 0.0000
250 0 2.725 0.60 32391.35484 0.0000
230 0 2.616 0.57 62935.44355 0.0000

0 2.507
210 0.55 122281.7037 0.0000
190 4768 2.399 0.53 256581.2749 0.0186
170 4768 2.290 0.50 667367.9818 0.0071 0.0257
Rear tandem Axle (Stress computed for 33% of Axle Load)
Expected Flexural Stress Ratio, Allowable Fatigue
Load, KN
Repitions, ni Stress,Mpa SR Repititions, Ni Damage,ni/Ni
545 0 3.321 0.73 847.6022421 0.0000
515 0 3.214 0.71 1635.963533 0.0000
485 0 3.106 0.68 3157.585655 0.0000
455 0 2.998 0.66 6094.480083 0.0000
425 0 2.891 0.63 11763.00235 0.0000
395 0 2.783 0.61 22703.86028 0.0000
365 0 2.675 0.59 43820.89338 0.0000
0 2.568
335 0.56 84579.03953 0.0000
0 2.460
305 0.54 165642.9519 0.0000

0 2.352
275 0.52 372466.117 0.0000
245 2861 2.245 0.49 1096697.417 0.0026
215 2861 2.137 0.47 5563458.944 0.0005 0.0031

Cumulative Fatigue Damage= 0.056

Adequate