IRC:SP 76-2015 GUIDELINES OF CONVENTIONAL

AND THIN WHITETOPPING

Calculation for Design of Rigid overlay
Design Parameters
i) Design Life 30 Years
ii) Traffic Growth Rate, r 0.05
iii) Commercial Traffic cvpd
iv) Grade of Concrete M40
v) Cumulative Repetitions in 20 Years 0
vi) Design traffic 0
vii) CBR 14%
viii) Corresponding ‘k’ value: 6.2 kg/cm3
A minimum value of modified modulus of subgrade
xi) reaction has been considered in the design. 16 kg/cm3

Percentages of Axle Load for the Design of TWT

Single Axle Loads Tandem Axle Loads
Axle Load % of Axle Loads Axle Load Class, Tons % of Axle Loads
Class, Tons
185-195 1.71 380 - 400 2.92
175-185 3.12 360 - 380 3.42
165-175 1.51 340 - 360 3.63
155-165 1.91 320 - 340 5.44
145-155 1.71 300 - 320 5.04
135-145 2.32 280 - 300 6.14
125-135 2.42 260 - 280 4.33
115-125 3.52 240 - 260 3.32
105-115 2.11 220 - 240 2.82
95-105 3.83 200 - 220 1.61
85-95 3.32 180 - 200 0.40
< 85 32.33 < 180 1.11
59.82 40.18

Expected Repetitions for Axle Loads

Single Axle Loads Tandem Axle Loads
Axle Load in
Expected Repetitions Axle Load in Tonnes Expected Repetitions
Tonnes
185-195 0 380 - 400 0
175-185 0 360 - 380 0
165-175 0 340 - 360 0
155-165 0 320 - 340 0
145-155 0 300 - 320 0
135-145 0 280 - 300 0
125-135 0 260 - 280 0
115-125 0 240 - 260 0
105-115 0 220 - 240 0
95-105 0 200 - 220 0
85-95 0 180 - 200 0
< 85 0 < 180 0
0 0

Length of Slab 150 cm

Elastic modulus of Concrete 305914.86 kg/cm2
Poisson ratio 0.15
Trial Thickness 30.2 cm
Subgrade Modulus 16 kg/cm3
Design period 30 Years
Modulus of Rupture 45 kg/cm2
Load Safety Factor 1
Radius of relative stiffness 81.85606

Analysis of Fatigue Life Consumption:

Fatigue Life Consumed for Single Axle Load
Axle Loads, Load Stress, kg/cm2 Stress Ratio Expected Repetition Fatigue Life, N Fatigue Life
Tonnes Consumed
19 15.10 0.34 0.00 infinite 0.00
18 14.30 0.32 0.00 infinite 0.00
17 13.51 0.30 0.00 infinite 0.00
16 12.71 0.28 0.00 infinite 0.00
15 11.92 0.26 0.00 infinite 0.00
14 11.13 0.25 0.00 infinite 0.00
13 10.33 0.23 0.00 infinite 0.00
12 9.54 0.21 0.00 infinite 0.00
11 8.74 0.19 0.00 infinite 0.00
10 7.95 0.18 0.00 infinite 0.00
9 7.15 0.16 0.00 infinite 0.00
8 6.36 0.14 0.00 infinite 0.00
0.00

Fatigue Life Consumed for Tandem Axle Load

Axle Loads, Fatigue Life
Tonnes Load Stress, kg/cm2 Stress Ratio Expected Repetition Fatigue Life, N Consumed
39 21.20 0.47 0.00 4763704.45 0.00
37 20.11 0.45 0.00 infinite 0.00
35 19.02 0.42 0.00 infinite 0.00
33 17.94 0.40 0.00 infinite 0.00
31 16.85 0.37 0.00 infinite 0.00
29 15.76 0.35 0.00 infinite 0.00
27 14.67 0.33 0.00 infinite 0.00
25 13.59 0.30 0.00 infinite 0.00
23 12.50 0.28 0.00 infinite 0.00
21 11.41 0.25 0.00 infinite 0.00
19 10.33 0.23 0.00 infinite 0.00
16 8.70 0.19 0.00 infinite 0.00
0

Sum of Fatigue life consumed for single and tandem axle loads 0.00
OK
The cumulative life consumed both by single and tandem axle is 0 which is less than 1; the design is safe for the traffic proposed from fatigue
consideration.
Temperature Curling Stresses:
σT= 1.933-241000(αΔT) + 1.267(L/Ie)
σT = 15.1720583814641
α= 0.00001
ΔT = -4.53
L= 150
Ie = 81.85606

Total flexural stresses due to load and curling = Maximum load stresses + curling stresses = 36.3681739848514
This is less than the minimum flexural strength of 45 kg/cm2
Hence, design is safe. White topping thickness of 30.2 cm can be adopted.