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Highway-Engineering CV0503 Unit-4
Highway-Engineering CV0503 Unit-4
DESIGN OF
CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENTS
1. Introduction
Load (P, p, a)
Critical locations
relative stiffness)
WHEEL LOAD STRESSES
Critical Load Positions
Corner Loading
Edge Loading
Interior Loading
Where
l = Radius of Relative Stiffness, cm
b = Equivalent Radius of Resisting Sections, cm
Eh3
l= [-------------------- ]0.25
12k (1-2 )
b = a when a > 1.724 h
0.316 P
Si = ---------- [ 4 log l /b + 1.069]
h2
0.572P
Se = ------------ [ 4 log l /b + 0.359]
h2
3P a2
Sc = ------- 1 - --------
h 2 l
4.2 Modified load stress equations
region
Other equations
4.3 Temperature stresses due to warping
Slab thickness
Et
Ste = ------- (Cx or Cy)
2
Et
Stc = ---------- (a / l )0.5
3(1- )
E = modulus of elasticity of concrete,
kg/cm2
Plain Contraction
5.2 Expansion joints
5.3 Longitudinal joints with tie bars
6. Design Factors
group)