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PAVEMENT
Under
guidance of,
SHOBITHA MP
RIGID PAVEMENT
Portland cement concrete slab with
or without base and placed over sub
grade.
Rigid pavement do not flex much
under
loading
like
flexible
pavements. They are constructed
using cement concrete. In this case
the load carrying capacity is mainly
due to the rigidity and high modulus
of elasticity of slab.
PAVEMENT DESIGN
Pavement means surfacing layer
only.
In terms of highway design, it means
the total thickness of road including
surfacing, base & sub base if any.
Thus pavement includes all the
structural layers of road structure
lying on sub grade of the road.
Pavement materials
Pavement structural analysis
Pavement design
Pavement maintenance and
rehabilitation
Pavement management system
Serviceability is an indication of
how good a ride the travelling public
gets.
DESIGN APPROACH
Cement concrete roads provides a highly rigid
surface and hence for the success of such
roads, following two conditions should be
satisfied:
1. They should rest on non rigid surface having
uniform bearing capacity.
2. The total thickness or depth of concrete
pavement & the non rigid base should be
sufficient area of sub base so that the pressure
on unit area remains with the permissible SBC
of the soil.
Design steps
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CHARACTRISTICS OF SUBGRADE
AND SUB BASE
Strength- in terms of k( modulus of
sub grade reaction) which is defined
as pressure per unit deflection of the
foundation determine by plate
bearing tests.
Separation layer between sub base
and pavement
Drainage layer
Characteristics of concrete
Design strength- based on flexural
strength of concrete
Modulus of elasticity ,E
Poissons ratio ,
Coefficient of thermal expansion,
Fatigue behaviour of cement
concrete
Corner stress
Stc = 3P/h2[1-(ax20.5/l)1.2]
Where
Sc = load stress in the corner region,
other notations remaining the same as in the
case of edge load stress formula, kg/cm2
P = Wheel Load, kg
a = radius of equivalent circular contact
area, cm
The temperature stress in the comer region
is negligible, as the comers are relatively
free to warp and, therefore, may be ignored
JOINTS
Purpose of joins in concrete roads
1. to absorb expansion and
contraction due to variation in
temperature,
2. To avoid warping of slabs.
3. To grant facility in construction.
DESIGN OF JOINTS
Spacing and layout-( table 7 IRC 582002)
Traverse joints
i. Expansion joints
ii. Contraction joints
iii. Construction joints
and load transfer at traverse joints
. Longitudinal joints
CHARTS USING
Charts showing stresses in Rigid
Pavements for Single Axles as well as
Tandem Axles
ADVANTAGES OF RIGID
PAVEMENT
i. Good Abrasion Resistance
ii. Withstand Extremes of Weather
iii. Exclusion of Water
iv. Skid Resistant
v. Used in Areas where soils have Poor
Engineering Properties
vi. Design Precision
vii.Good Foundation for Strengthening
viii.Fuel Saving
xiii.Shrinkage Cracking
xiv. Spalling