Design of rigid pavements. IRC method of design of rigid pavement. Transportation Engineering. Civil Engineering. Wheel loads on rigid pavement. Action of various stresses on rigid pavement. Highway engineering. How rigid pavements different from flexible pavements
Rigid pavements are concrete slabs that distribute vehicle loads through beam action. They have high flexural strength and small deflections compared to flexible pavements. The presentation discusses the types of rigid pavements including jointed plain concrete, jointed reinforced concrete, and continuously reinforced concrete pavements. It also covers the design factors for rigid pavements such as traffic loading, subgrade strength, environmental conditions, and material properties. Rigid pavements are designed to last 30 years with minimal maintenance required over the design life.
This document provides an overview of the IRC method for designing flexible pavements according to IRC: 37-2012. It discusses the key considerations and calculations involved, including design traffic, subgrade properties like CBR and resilient modulus, material properties, and traffic data collection. The goal is to design a flexible pavement for a new four-lane divided national highway using the IRC guidelines and given traffic and material property data.
The document discusses various types of pavement failures including flexible and rigid pavement failures. For flexible pavements, failures include surface deformation (rutting, corrugation, shoving), cracking (fatigue, transverse, longitudinal), disintegration (potholes, patches), and surface defects (raveling, bleeding). Common causes are poor soil, inferior materials, improper geometry, overloading, and environmental factors. Maintenance techniques to address failures include bituminous surface treatments, asphalt overlays, slurry seals, and crack sealing. For rigid pavements, failures discussed are spalling at joints, scaling of cement concrete, and shrinkage cracks.
The document discusses different types of pavements. It describes flexible pavements as having multiple layers that distribute loads through aggregate interlock. Rigid pavements distribute loads through the beam strength of concrete slabs. Flexible pavements are composed of surface, base, and sub-base layers over a subgrade, while rigid pavements typically only require a concrete surface layer. Both pavement types are designed to reduce loads from vehicles to prevent damage to the subgrade. The document compares advantages and disadvantages of flexible and rigid pavements.
Types of Pavements, Layers present in the pavements, Stresses on the rigid pavements, wheel load, repetitions etc.. and Indian Standard Method of design of Rigid Pavements.
This document discusses different methods for soil stabilization, including mechanical, physical, chemical, and bituminous stabilization. Mechanical stabilization involves compacting soil to increase density and strength. Physical stabilization involves blending soils or adding admixtures to improve properties. Chemical stabilization uses lime, cement, or other chemicals like calcium chloride to react with soils and modify their characteristics. Bituminous stabilization involves adding bitumen or asphalt to seal soil pores and increase cohesion between particles. The document provides details on appropriate soil types, required quantities, and construction methods for each stabilization technique.
Design and construction of well foundationsDar Hilal
Well foundations are commonly used for transferring heavy loads to deep soil strata for bridges. They have a large cross-sectional area and can take large vertical and horizontal loads. Designing well foundations involves determining the depth, shape, size, and type based on factors like minimum grip length and permissible base pressures. Common well foundation types include open, box, and pneumatic caissons. Precautions during construction like uniform dredging are important to avoid tilting and shifts. Well foundations are a low-cost and trusted option for bridge construction due to their high success rates and long life spans, though sinking can be time consuming.
Rigid pavements are concrete slabs that distribute vehicle loads through beam action. They have high flexural strength and small deflections compared to flexible pavements. The presentation discusses the types of rigid pavements including jointed plain concrete, jointed reinforced concrete, and continuously reinforced concrete pavements. It also covers the design factors for rigid pavements such as traffic loading, subgrade strength, environmental conditions, and material properties. Rigid pavements are designed to last 30 years with minimal maintenance required over the design life.
This document provides an overview of the IRC method for designing flexible pavements according to IRC: 37-2012. It discusses the key considerations and calculations involved, including design traffic, subgrade properties like CBR and resilient modulus, material properties, and traffic data collection. The goal is to design a flexible pavement for a new four-lane divided national highway using the IRC guidelines and given traffic and material property data.
The document discusses various types of pavement failures including flexible and rigid pavement failures. For flexible pavements, failures include surface deformation (rutting, corrugation, shoving), cracking (fatigue, transverse, longitudinal), disintegration (potholes, patches), and surface defects (raveling, bleeding). Common causes are poor soil, inferior materials, improper geometry, overloading, and environmental factors. Maintenance techniques to address failures include bituminous surface treatments, asphalt overlays, slurry seals, and crack sealing. For rigid pavements, failures discussed are spalling at joints, scaling of cement concrete, and shrinkage cracks.
The document discusses different types of pavements. It describes flexible pavements as having multiple layers that distribute loads through aggregate interlock. Rigid pavements distribute loads through the beam strength of concrete slabs. Flexible pavements are composed of surface, base, and sub-base layers over a subgrade, while rigid pavements typically only require a concrete surface layer. Both pavement types are designed to reduce loads from vehicles to prevent damage to the subgrade. The document compares advantages and disadvantages of flexible and rigid pavements.
Types of Pavements, Layers present in the pavements, Stresses on the rigid pavements, wheel load, repetitions etc.. and Indian Standard Method of design of Rigid Pavements.
This document discusses different methods for soil stabilization, including mechanical, physical, chemical, and bituminous stabilization. Mechanical stabilization involves compacting soil to increase density and strength. Physical stabilization involves blending soils or adding admixtures to improve properties. Chemical stabilization uses lime, cement, or other chemicals like calcium chloride to react with soils and modify their characteristics. Bituminous stabilization involves adding bitumen or asphalt to seal soil pores and increase cohesion between particles. The document provides details on appropriate soil types, required quantities, and construction methods for each stabilization technique.
Design and construction of well foundationsDar Hilal
Well foundations are commonly used for transferring heavy loads to deep soil strata for bridges. They have a large cross-sectional area and can take large vertical and horizontal loads. Designing well foundations involves determining the depth, shape, size, and type based on factors like minimum grip length and permissible base pressures. Common well foundation types include open, box, and pneumatic caissons. Precautions during construction like uniform dredging are important to avoid tilting and shifts. Well foundations are a low-cost and trusted option for bridge construction due to their high success rates and long life spans, though sinking can be time consuming.
This document discusses Benkelman beam deflection studies, which are used to evaluate the structural capacity of existing pavements and estimate overlay designs for strengthening weak pavements. The Benkelman beam test procedure involves measuring the rebound deflection of a pavement under a standard wheel load. Deflection measurements are taken at intervals along the road using the Benkelman beam and loaded truck. The results are used to calculate the true rebound deflection and characterize pavement strength statistically based on mean, standard deviation, and characteristic deflection values. Overlay design is then determined based on the statistical analysis.
There are two main types of joints in rigid pavement: longitudinal joints and transverse joints. Longitudinal joints run parallel to traffic flow, while transverse joints run perpendicular. Transverse joints include construction joints, contraction joints, and expansion joints. Construction joints define the boundaries of individual concrete placements. Contraction joints relieve tensile stresses from shrinkage. Expansion joints allow for expansion of the concrete due to rising temperatures.
This document discusses the design principles, components, and methods for designing both flexible and rigid pavements according to IRC standards, describing the roles of subgrade soil, pavement layers, traffic characteristics, and materials used for flexible pavements consisting of granular bases and bituminous surfaces, as well as jointed concrete slabs for rigid pavements. It also provides an example of designing a two-lane bypass pavement based on initial traffic volume, design life, growth rate, and subgrade CBR value.
The document provides information on pavement design, including different types of pavement structures and methods for designing asphalt and rigid pavements. It discusses asphalt pavement design using the AASHTO 1993 method, which involves determining the structural number required based on factors like traffic loading, material properties, and desired service life. It also outlines the rigid pavement design method, touching on considerations like soil properties, material selection, thickness design, drainage, and reinforcement.
Rigid pavements are constructed using reinforced concrete slabs that provide a strong wearing surface and base course. They are used in areas with adverse conditions like heavy rainfall, poor soil/drainage, or extreme climate. Materials for rigid pavements include Portland cement, coarse and fine aggregates, and water. Reinforcement includes dowel bars at joints. Rigid pavements have longitudinal and transverse joints, including contraction joints to relieve stresses, expansion joints to allow for expansion, and construction joints. They can be constructed using slipform pavers, fixed form pavers, or manual methods. Quality control checks materials and finished surface properties. Traffic is allowed after a minimum 28-day curing period.
This document provides guidelines for the design of highway pavements in India. It discusses different types of pavements, including flexible and rigid pavements. For rigid pavement design, it outlines factors like traffic, climate, materials properties. It describes the components and types of joints in concrete roads. For flexible pavement design, it discusses the group index and CBR methods, which consider soil properties and traffic volumes to determine layer thicknesses. The document provides details on mix design methods for bituminous concrete like Marshall and Hveem.
This document discusses the construction of flexible pavements. It begins by introducing the types and components of flexible and rigid pavements. The key components of flexible pavement include the subgrade, sub-base course, base course, binder course, and surface course. It then describes the construction process for each layer, including preparing and compacting the subgrade, placing and compacting the granular sub-base and base courses, applying prime coats and tack coats, and paving the asphalt binder and surface courses. In comparison, rigid pavements are constructed as a solid slab that distributes loads differently than the layered system of flexible pavements.
Objective and classification of highway maintenance works. Distresses and maintenance measures in flexible and rigid pavements. Concept of pavement evaluation: Functional and Structural
This document discusses the design and construction of flexible pavements. It begins by outlining the purpose of pavements to carry traffic smoothly and safely while distributing loads. It then describes the main types of pavements as flexible (uses bitumen) and rigid (uses concrete). The bulk of the document details the layers of flexible pavements, potential failures, testing of aggregates, types of bitumen, and the construction process. It concludes by covering geometric standards for flexible pavements such as camber, carriageway, and shoulders.
This document discusses the construction and maintenance of bituminous roads. It describes the different types of pavements including flexible and rigid pavements. For bituminous construction, it explains the procedures for subgrade preparation, application of tack coats and prime coats, and construction of different layers using techniques like penetration macadam, bituminous macadam, and seal coating. It also discusses the use of hot mix and cold mix methods using emulsions and cutbacks for construction and maintenance of bituminous roads.
This document discusses different types of pavements and factors considered in pavement design. It describes flexible and rigid pavements, and notes that pavement refers to the top road surface layer, including sub-base and base layers below. The objectives of pavement are to transfer wheel loads, prevent water entry into subgrades, and provide a smooth surface. Factors in design include traffic load, subgrade soil, design life, climate, materials, drainage, and geometry. The CBR test method is explained for evaluating subgrade strength.
This document discusses failures in flexible pavement. It begins by defining the different types of highway pavement, including flexible, rigid, and other pavements like semi-rigid or composite. It then lists 10 common types of failures in flexible pavement such as alligator cracking, rutting, shear failure cracking, and pumping. The document concludes by explaining the causes of these failures, with causes including repeated heavy loads, moisture variations in layers, lack of bonding between layers, and movement across cracks.
A highway pavement is a structure consisting of superimposed layers of processed materials above the natural soil sub-grade, whose primary function is to distribute the applied vehicle loads to the sub-grade. The pavement structure should be able to provide a surface of acceptable riding quality, adequate skid resistance, favorable light reflecting characteristics, and low noise pollution.
This document summarizes a presentation on subgrade stabilization methods for concrete pavements. It discusses the role of the subgrade in pavement performance and outlines various treatment options including removal and replacement, compaction, geotextiles, chemical stabilization using lime and cement. The presentation provides details on laboratory testing and construction steps for lime and cement stabilization, including mixing, compaction, curing and quality control. Subgrade stabilization improves the strength and uniformity of the subgrade for use as a construction platform and structural layer.
The document describes the layers of a concrete road, including:
1) A filling or cutting layer for leveling the ground
2) A 300mm thick subgrade murrum layer underneath
3) A granular sub-base layer made of crushed stone 0-40mm aggregate
4) A dry lean concrete layer used as a base with a higher aggregate to cement ratio
5) A top pavement quality concrete layer made with 32mm aggregate designed for heavy traffic.
This document summarizes the procedures for conducting a pile load test to determine the load carrying capacity of a pile. The test involves installing a test pile between two anchor piles and applying incremental loads through a hydraulic jack while monitoring settlement. Loads are applied until the pile reaches twice its safe load or a specified settlement. A load-settlement curve is plotted to determine the ultimate load and safe load based on settlement criteria. The test provides values for maximum load, permissible working load, and pile settlement under different loads.
Rigid pavements are constructed using cement concrete and rely on the rigidity and high modulus of elasticity of the concrete slab for load carrying capacity. They are usually provided in areas with adverse conditions like heavy rainfall, poor soil/drainage, or extreme climatic conditions. A rigid pavement consists of a concrete slab placed over a subgrade and optionally a sub-base/base. It includes joints to allow for stresses from temperature and moisture changes. Proper construction processes and quality control measures are required to ensure the designed performance of rigid pavements.
This document discusses the design and construction of highway embankments. It describes how embankments are necessary to raise the subgrade level above the groundwater table and satisfy road alignment requirements. The key elements of embankment design include dimensions, slopes, settlement analysis, material selection, and drainage. Proper compaction of embankment materials in layers is crucial to reduce settlement. Weak soils may require special design considerations like removing poor materials and replacing with stronger soils.
Rigid pavements are constructed using reinforced concrete slabs that provide a strong wearing surface and base course. They are used in areas with adverse conditions like heavy rainfall, poor soil/drainage, or extreme climate. Materials for rigid pavements include Portland cement, coarse and fine aggregates, and water. Reinforcement includes dowel bars at joints. Rigid pavements have longitudinal and transverse joints, including contraction joints to relieve stresses, expansion joints to allow for expansion, and construction joints. They can be constructed using slipform pavers, fixed form pavers, or manual methods. Quality control ensures the concrete meets specifications. Traffic is only allowed after a minimum 28-day curing period.
This document summarizes the construction of rigid pavements. Rigid pavements use plain cement concrete slabs with dowel bars at joints for load transfer. They are used in areas with adverse conditions like heavy rainfall, poor soil/drainage, or extreme climate. Materials include cement, coarse and fine aggregates, and water. Construction involves subgrade preparation, forming slabs with joints, curing, and allowing time before opening to traffic. Joints include longitudinal, contraction, and expansion joints with filler and dowel bars to allow for expansion/contraction. Reinforcement improves strength and load distribution. Advantages include durability and low maintenance, while disadvantages include higher initial costs and traffic disruption during repairs.
Concrete pavement components include concrete slabs of a determined thickness, joints to control cracking, tie bars at joints to hold slabs together, and dowel bars at transverse joints to allow load transfer between slabs. A stable base layer, optional subbase layer, and subgrade provide the foundation. Proper preparation of these layers and placement of reinforcement like tie and dowel bars according to specifications is important for a strong, durable pavement. Both rigid concrete and flexible asphalt pavements are designed based on factors like traffic levels, soil properties, environment, and desired reliability and service life.
This document discusses Benkelman beam deflection studies, which are used to evaluate the structural capacity of existing pavements and estimate overlay designs for strengthening weak pavements. The Benkelman beam test procedure involves measuring the rebound deflection of a pavement under a standard wheel load. Deflection measurements are taken at intervals along the road using the Benkelman beam and loaded truck. The results are used to calculate the true rebound deflection and characterize pavement strength statistically based on mean, standard deviation, and characteristic deflection values. Overlay design is then determined based on the statistical analysis.
There are two main types of joints in rigid pavement: longitudinal joints and transverse joints. Longitudinal joints run parallel to traffic flow, while transverse joints run perpendicular. Transverse joints include construction joints, contraction joints, and expansion joints. Construction joints define the boundaries of individual concrete placements. Contraction joints relieve tensile stresses from shrinkage. Expansion joints allow for expansion of the concrete due to rising temperatures.
This document discusses the design principles, components, and methods for designing both flexible and rigid pavements according to IRC standards, describing the roles of subgrade soil, pavement layers, traffic characteristics, and materials used for flexible pavements consisting of granular bases and bituminous surfaces, as well as jointed concrete slabs for rigid pavements. It also provides an example of designing a two-lane bypass pavement based on initial traffic volume, design life, growth rate, and subgrade CBR value.
The document provides information on pavement design, including different types of pavement structures and methods for designing asphalt and rigid pavements. It discusses asphalt pavement design using the AASHTO 1993 method, which involves determining the structural number required based on factors like traffic loading, material properties, and desired service life. It also outlines the rigid pavement design method, touching on considerations like soil properties, material selection, thickness design, drainage, and reinforcement.
Rigid pavements are constructed using reinforced concrete slabs that provide a strong wearing surface and base course. They are used in areas with adverse conditions like heavy rainfall, poor soil/drainage, or extreme climate. Materials for rigid pavements include Portland cement, coarse and fine aggregates, and water. Reinforcement includes dowel bars at joints. Rigid pavements have longitudinal and transverse joints, including contraction joints to relieve stresses, expansion joints to allow for expansion, and construction joints. They can be constructed using slipform pavers, fixed form pavers, or manual methods. Quality control checks materials and finished surface properties. Traffic is allowed after a minimum 28-day curing period.
This document provides guidelines for the design of highway pavements in India. It discusses different types of pavements, including flexible and rigid pavements. For rigid pavement design, it outlines factors like traffic, climate, materials properties. It describes the components and types of joints in concrete roads. For flexible pavement design, it discusses the group index and CBR methods, which consider soil properties and traffic volumes to determine layer thicknesses. The document provides details on mix design methods for bituminous concrete like Marshall and Hveem.
This document discusses the construction of flexible pavements. It begins by introducing the types and components of flexible and rigid pavements. The key components of flexible pavement include the subgrade, sub-base course, base course, binder course, and surface course. It then describes the construction process for each layer, including preparing and compacting the subgrade, placing and compacting the granular sub-base and base courses, applying prime coats and tack coats, and paving the asphalt binder and surface courses. In comparison, rigid pavements are constructed as a solid slab that distributes loads differently than the layered system of flexible pavements.
Objective and classification of highway maintenance works. Distresses and maintenance measures in flexible and rigid pavements. Concept of pavement evaluation: Functional and Structural
This document discusses the design and construction of flexible pavements. It begins by outlining the purpose of pavements to carry traffic smoothly and safely while distributing loads. It then describes the main types of pavements as flexible (uses bitumen) and rigid (uses concrete). The bulk of the document details the layers of flexible pavements, potential failures, testing of aggregates, types of bitumen, and the construction process. It concludes by covering geometric standards for flexible pavements such as camber, carriageway, and shoulders.
This document discusses the construction and maintenance of bituminous roads. It describes the different types of pavements including flexible and rigid pavements. For bituminous construction, it explains the procedures for subgrade preparation, application of tack coats and prime coats, and construction of different layers using techniques like penetration macadam, bituminous macadam, and seal coating. It also discusses the use of hot mix and cold mix methods using emulsions and cutbacks for construction and maintenance of bituminous roads.
This document discusses different types of pavements and factors considered in pavement design. It describes flexible and rigid pavements, and notes that pavement refers to the top road surface layer, including sub-base and base layers below. The objectives of pavement are to transfer wheel loads, prevent water entry into subgrades, and provide a smooth surface. Factors in design include traffic load, subgrade soil, design life, climate, materials, drainage, and geometry. The CBR test method is explained for evaluating subgrade strength.
This document discusses failures in flexible pavement. It begins by defining the different types of highway pavement, including flexible, rigid, and other pavements like semi-rigid or composite. It then lists 10 common types of failures in flexible pavement such as alligator cracking, rutting, shear failure cracking, and pumping. The document concludes by explaining the causes of these failures, with causes including repeated heavy loads, moisture variations in layers, lack of bonding between layers, and movement across cracks.
A highway pavement is a structure consisting of superimposed layers of processed materials above the natural soil sub-grade, whose primary function is to distribute the applied vehicle loads to the sub-grade. The pavement structure should be able to provide a surface of acceptable riding quality, adequate skid resistance, favorable light reflecting characteristics, and low noise pollution.
This document summarizes a presentation on subgrade stabilization methods for concrete pavements. It discusses the role of the subgrade in pavement performance and outlines various treatment options including removal and replacement, compaction, geotextiles, chemical stabilization using lime and cement. The presentation provides details on laboratory testing and construction steps for lime and cement stabilization, including mixing, compaction, curing and quality control. Subgrade stabilization improves the strength and uniformity of the subgrade for use as a construction platform and structural layer.
The document describes the layers of a concrete road, including:
1) A filling or cutting layer for leveling the ground
2) A 300mm thick subgrade murrum layer underneath
3) A granular sub-base layer made of crushed stone 0-40mm aggregate
4) A dry lean concrete layer used as a base with a higher aggregate to cement ratio
5) A top pavement quality concrete layer made with 32mm aggregate designed for heavy traffic.
This document summarizes the procedures for conducting a pile load test to determine the load carrying capacity of a pile. The test involves installing a test pile between two anchor piles and applying incremental loads through a hydraulic jack while monitoring settlement. Loads are applied until the pile reaches twice its safe load or a specified settlement. A load-settlement curve is plotted to determine the ultimate load and safe load based on settlement criteria. The test provides values for maximum load, permissible working load, and pile settlement under different loads.
Rigid pavements are constructed using cement concrete and rely on the rigidity and high modulus of elasticity of the concrete slab for load carrying capacity. They are usually provided in areas with adverse conditions like heavy rainfall, poor soil/drainage, or extreme climatic conditions. A rigid pavement consists of a concrete slab placed over a subgrade and optionally a sub-base/base. It includes joints to allow for stresses from temperature and moisture changes. Proper construction processes and quality control measures are required to ensure the designed performance of rigid pavements.
This document discusses the design and construction of highway embankments. It describes how embankments are necessary to raise the subgrade level above the groundwater table and satisfy road alignment requirements. The key elements of embankment design include dimensions, slopes, settlement analysis, material selection, and drainage. Proper compaction of embankment materials in layers is crucial to reduce settlement. Weak soils may require special design considerations like removing poor materials and replacing with stronger soils.
Rigid pavements are constructed using reinforced concrete slabs that provide a strong wearing surface and base course. They are used in areas with adverse conditions like heavy rainfall, poor soil/drainage, or extreme climate. Materials for rigid pavements include Portland cement, coarse and fine aggregates, and water. Reinforcement includes dowel bars at joints. Rigid pavements have longitudinal and transverse joints, including contraction joints to relieve stresses, expansion joints to allow for expansion, and construction joints. They can be constructed using slipform pavers, fixed form pavers, or manual methods. Quality control ensures the concrete meets specifications. Traffic is only allowed after a minimum 28-day curing period.
This document summarizes the construction of rigid pavements. Rigid pavements use plain cement concrete slabs with dowel bars at joints for load transfer. They are used in areas with adverse conditions like heavy rainfall, poor soil/drainage, or extreme climate. Materials include cement, coarse and fine aggregates, and water. Construction involves subgrade preparation, forming slabs with joints, curing, and allowing time before opening to traffic. Joints include longitudinal, contraction, and expansion joints with filler and dowel bars to allow for expansion/contraction. Reinforcement improves strength and load distribution. Advantages include durability and low maintenance, while disadvantages include higher initial costs and traffic disruption during repairs.
Concrete pavement components include concrete slabs of a determined thickness, joints to control cracking, tie bars at joints to hold slabs together, and dowel bars at transverse joints to allow load transfer between slabs. A stable base layer, optional subbase layer, and subgrade provide the foundation. Proper preparation of these layers and placement of reinforcement like tie and dowel bars according to specifications is important for a strong, durable pavement. Both rigid concrete and flexible asphalt pavements are designed based on factors like traffic levels, soil properties, environment, and desired reliability and service life.
This document discusses rigid pavements constructed using concrete slabs. Rigid pavements are commonly used when road conditions are adverse, such as heavy rainfall, poor soil/drainage, or extreme climate. The key materials used in concrete pavements include Portland cement, coarse and fine aggregates, water, and chemical admixtures. Reinforcement such as dowel bars and tie bars are also used. Concrete pavements consist of a soil subgrade, drainage layer, sub-base course, separation membrane, and concrete slabs with different types of joints. Common types of concrete pavements include jointed plain concrete pavement, jointed reinforced concrete pavement, and continuously reinforced concrete pavement. The document discusses the construction methods and equipment used for rigid
Metro Manila, the Philippines, serving as the junction between the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). It is also an interchange between the 2 train lines of Metro Manila, the MRT-3, which is over EDSA, and the PNR Metro Commuter, beside SLEx.
This document provides information on formwork used for constructing concrete structures. It discusses the different types of formwork including wooden, plywood, steel and combined forms. It also describes requirements for proper formwork like being waterproof and strong enough to support loads. Common formwork systems are described for columns, beams, slabs, stairs and walls. Standards for stripping formwork from concrete structures are also outlined according to the Indian Standard code.
Well foundations are a type of deep foundation used when heavy loading is required. There are three main types - box caissons, open caissons (wells), and pneumatic caissons. Well foundations have been used in India for hundreds of years in structures like bridges and buildings. Open caisson foundations, also called wells, are boxes open at the top and bottom that are sunk into position. The document then describes the components and design considerations of well foundations, including shapes, loads, sinking procedures, and construction details.
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The document summarizes the process of constructing a cement concrete (CC) road. It discusses the key materials used - cement, coarse aggregates, fine aggregates, and water. It describes testing the aggregates for properties like abrasion value and impact value. It also discusses mixing, placing, compacting and curing the concrete, including cutting joints. The process involves preparing the sub-grade and sub-base layers before laying the concrete slab and opening the road to traffic after curing.
This document provides a summary of a summer training presentation on building construction. It includes an introduction, contents listing the topics covered, and sections on site planning, building materials, reinforced concrete, excavation, foundations, retaining walls, construction of walls and columns, concrete manufacturing, curing concrete, plastering, slump and cube tests, and conclusions. The presentation was submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Rajasthan Technical University.
This document discusses different types of foundations for structures. It describes shallow foundations like spread footings, combined footings, cantilever footings, continuous footings, and raft foundations. It also describes deep foundations like piles, piers, and caissons. The key factors in selecting a foundation type are the structure's loads, subsurface soil conditions, and cost. Foundation design considers load distribution, settlement, and preventing differential movement.
WRE II construction of galleries in gravity damsMitaliShelke
This document summarizes the construction of galleries in gravity dams. It discusses the functions and types of galleries, including foundation galleries and inspection galleries. Foundation galleries are located near the upstream face and contain drain holes to collect seepage. Inspection galleries intercept seepage, provide dam access, and space for pipes and grouting. The document also outlines joint construction, including transverse and longitudinal joints, as well as shear keys. Foundation treatment is discussed, including surface preparation, consolidation grouting, and curtain grouting to reduce uplift pressure.
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The intersection of railway track and the road at the same level is referred to as a level crossing. In the urban areas the level crossing is generally monitored by qualified railway personnel who monitor the train movement and close the level crossing gate to stop the interfering road traffic but such closing of gates leads to congestion in road traffic and also causes loss of time to road users. Road under bridge and road over the bridge are considered as solutions for avoiding level crossings of roads and railway track.
This document provides information on formwork used in concrete construction. It defines formwork and lists its common materials as steel and wood. It describes the major objectives in formwork as quality, safety, and economy. It discusses the various types of formwork including temporary and permanent structures. It also provides details on formwork for different structural elements like walls, columns, slabs, beams, stairs, and chimneys. Finally, it covers topics like requirements, loads, design, and maintenance of formwork.
The document discusses different types and uses of concrete. It describes three ways concrete can be classified: by binding material (cement or lime concrete), design (plain, reinforced, or pre-stressed concrete), and purpose (vacuum, air entrained, or light weight concrete). For each type, the key ingredients and common uses are provided. The document also covers mix design ratios, water-cement ratios, slump and workability tests, and the compaction factor test for evaluating concrete workability.
Types of pavement- Transportation Engg. IGauri kadam
This document discusses different types of pavements, including flexible, rigid, semi-rigid, composite, and interlocking concrete block pavements. It provides details on the layers and materials used in flexible pavements, including surface, binder, base, and sub-base courses. Requirements for a good pavement and comparisons between flexible and rigid pavements are also presented. Design factors for pavements include wheel load, subgrade soil properties, climatic conditions, materials used, traffic characteristics, and cross-sectional elements.
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The document provides information on concrete foundations, including the key ingredients of concrete and their functions. It discusses different grades of concrete based on their compressive strength. Formwork, mixing, placing, compaction and curing of concrete are explained. Different types of foundations are described, including shallow foundations like spread footings, strap footings and mat foundations. Deep foundations such as pile foundations and pier foundations are also summarized. Load bearing and framed structures are compared in terms of their suitability for different types of buildings and soils.
Formwork is a temporary mold used to contain poured concrete until it cures and can support itself. It needs to be strong enough to support the weight of wet concrete and withstand pouring and compaction loads. New materials like steel and plastics are now used for formwork in addition to wood. Slipforming allows for continuous vertical pouring of concrete structures like building cores without relying on external support, by using a formwork that rises slowly on its own as concrete is added.
This document discusses cement concrete pavement and interlocking paving blocks for rural roads. It provides guidelines on designing cement concrete pavements, including recommendations for wheel load, subgrade characterization, sub-base provision, concrete strength, joint spacing, and an example design. It also outlines applications, advantages, and IRC specifications for interlocking concrete block pavements.
This document provides information on different types of shallow foundations that can be used to support buildings, including strip footings, pad footings, combined footings, strap footings, and raft foundations. It also discusses considerations for foundations in expansive black cotton soil, such as using pier foundations or under-reamed pile foundations to anchor the structure below the depth of moisture movement in the soil.
This document discusses two main types of pavement: flexible and rigid. Flexible pavement, like bituminous roads, acts like a flexible sheet and wheel loads are transferred through the sub-grade soil. Rigid pavement, like cement concrete roads, acts like a rigid plate with wheel loads transferred through the pavement's own flexural strength. It also outlines some of the key differences and failures that can occur in each type of pavement such as cracking, edge cracking, and failures in design, construction, materials or maintenance.
Pavement is a layered structure constructed over soil to support vehicle loads. It has multiple layers - subgrade, sub-base, base, and surface course. Pavements are classified as flexible, rigid, or composite based on material properties. Flexible pavements are made of asphalt and deform under loads, while rigid pavements are made of concrete and resist deformation. Pavement design considers factors like traffic loads, material properties, environment, and failure criteria to determine layer thickness to support loads over the design life.
This document provides an overview of environmental impact assessments for railway projects in India. It discusses how EIAs evaluate the environmental, social, and economic impacts of proposed projects. For railway projects specifically, it identifies potential impacts such as noise and vibration pollution, air pollution from train emissions, soil pollution from heavy metals, and water pollution. It also discusses how railway construction can cause soil erosion and changes to hydrology. The document outlines the key components of an EIA report and the methodology for conducting EIAs in India. It emphasizes the importance of EIAs for ensuring environmentally sound development.
1. A set of points or switches consists of a pair of stock rails and a pair of tongue rails.
2. It also includes a crossing or frog, which is a device that allows the flanges of a railway vehicle to pass from one track to another where two rails cross.
3. Maintaining rigidity of the crossing is important to prevent loosening of components from severe vibrations.
Track alignment refers to the direction and position of a railway track. It includes horizontal and vertical elements. An ideal alignment considers factors like purpose of the track, feasibility, economy, safety, and aesthetics. Several surveys are conducted to determine the optimal route, including reconnaissance, preliminary, and location surveys. Proper gradient design is also important for safe and smooth train operation. Gradients must consider factors like locomotive performance, train loads, and terrain. The ruling gradient is the maximum design grade, while helper gradients require extra locomotives for steep sections. Momentum gradients can be steeper using kinetic energy from descending sections.
This document discusses various types of air pollutants including particulate matter, dust, smoke, mist, fog, and fume. Particulate matter refers to tiny solid or liquid particles suspended in air such as dust, smoke, fog, and others. Dust consists of tiny particles of soil, sand, or other materials. Smoke is made up of small particles and liquid droplets emitted from combustion processes. Mist, fog, and fume are also forms of particulate matter consisting of tiny liquid or solid particles suspended in air.
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Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) helps to overcome various difficulties in future technology wireless communications. NOMA, when utilized with millimeter wave multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, channel estimation becomes extremely difficult. For reaping the benefits of the NOMA and mm-Wave combination, effective channel estimation is required. In this paper, we propose an enhanced particle swarm optimization based long short-term memory estimator network (PSOLSTMEstNet), which is a neural network model that can be employed to forecast the bandwidth required in the mm-Wave MIMO network. The prime advantage of the LSTM is that it has the capability of dynamically adapting to the functioning pattern of fluctuating channel state. The LSTM stage with adaptive coding and modulation enhances the BER.PSO algorithm is employed to optimize input weights of LSTM network. The modified algorithm splits the power by channel condition of every single user. Participants will be first sorted into distinct groups depending upon respective channel conditions, using a hybrid beamforming approach. The network characteristics are fine-estimated using PSO-LSTMEstNet after a rough approximation of channels parameters derived from the received data.
Keywords
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This is an overview of my current metallic design and engineering knowledge base built up over my professional career and two MSc degrees : - MSc in Advanced Manufacturing Technology University of Portsmouth graduated 1st May 1998, and MSc in Aircraft Engineering Cranfield University graduated 8th June 2007.
2. RIGID PAVEMENT
• The pavements which possess flexural
strength, are called as rigid pavements.
• The rigid pavements are generally made of
Portland cement concrete and some times
called as ‘CC Pavements’.
• The cement concrete used for rigid
pavements is called as ‘Pavement Quality
Concrete (PQC)’.
• The CC pavement slabs made of PQC are
generally expected to sustain up to 45kg/𝑐𝑚2
of flexural stresses.
• The rigid or CC pavements are designed and
constructed for a design life of 30 years.
3. WHERE RIGID PAVEMENT NEEDED?
• Rigid pavements are usually provided
under the circumstances:
Very heavy rainfall
Poor soil conditions
Poor drainage
Extreme climatic conditions
Combination of some of these
conditions which may lead to
development of cracks in
pavements.
5. COMPONENTS OF RIGID PAVEMENTS
• The components of rigid
pavement from bottom to
top consists of
Soil subgrade
Granular sub-base
course
Base course
CC/PQC pavement slab
6. SUBGRADE SOIL
• The subgrade soil of rigid pavements
consists of natural or selected soil from
identified locations fulfilling specified
requirements.
• Should contain require density and other
engineering properties.
• Subgrade ultimately supports all layers of
rigid pavement and traffic loads.
• The compressive stresses transmitting to
subgrade are very low.
• No need to consider allowable vertical
strains.
7. SUBGRADE
• The strength of soil subgrade is generally
evaluated by adopting plate load test.
• Relatively using a large diameter plate.
• The load supporting capacity of the
subgrade is assessed in terms of modulus
of subgrade reaction, K.
• Modulus of subgrade reaction, K may be
defined as the pressure sustained per unit
deformation of subgrade at specified
deformation or penetration, using specified
plate size (75cm).
• But for highway pavements, plate of 30cm
is used
8. GRANULAR SUB & DRAINAGE LAYER
• The granular sub-base course (GSB) serve as
drainage layer.
• To prevent early failures due to excessive
moisture in the subgrade soil.
• Crushed stone aggregates are preferred in
the granular sub-base course, contains high
permeability.
• Coarse graded aggregates with low % of
fines (<5.0% finer than 0.075mm size) will
serve as a good drainage layer.
9. DRAINAGE LAYER
An effective drainage layer under the
CC pavement has the following
benefits:
Increase in service life and
improved performance of the CC
pavements
Prevention of early failures of the
rigid pavement due to pumping
and blowing
Protection of the subgrade
against frost action in frost
susceptible areas.
10. BASE COURSE
• The granular base course is generally
provided under the CC pavement slab.
• Base course provide in low volume roads
and in roads with moderate traffic.
• Roads carrying heavy to very heavy traffic
loads, high quality base course material
required.
• DLC: Lean cement concrete or dry lean
concrete.
• The DLC layer provides a uniform support,
high K value and
• An excellent working platform for laying
PQC.
11. PQC PAVEMENT SLAB
• M-40 cement concrete mix with a minimum
flexural strength of 45 kg/𝑐𝑚2 is to be used.
• The CC pavement slab should withstand the
flexural stresses caused by
1) Heavy traffic loads
2) Wrapping effects due to temperature
• High quality CC mix with high flexural
strength is used for the construction of the
PQC slab.
• Using steel reinforcement is not to bear
flexural/ tensile stresses developed.
12. RIGID PAVEMENT
Subgrade
Sub-base
Base
Separation layer
PQC pavement
Joints in CC pavements
A separation layer consisting of a
suitable type of membrane is laid over the DLC
base course before laying PQC slab in order to
prevent bonding between two.
14. JOINTS IN RIGID PAVEMENT
• Joints are important components in
CC pavements and they have
important functions to perform.
• Main purpose of joints is to relieve
part of the stresses developed due to
the temperature variations in the
slabs.
• The joints in CC pavements are:
a) Longitudinal joints
b) Transverse joints
15. LONGITUDINAL JOINTS
• In pavements of width of 4.5m, there is a
need to provide a longitudinal joint.
• The need of these longitudinal joints is to
prevent the shrinkage cracks, happening
during the initial period of curing.
• However, as the lane of width is generally
3.5m to 3.75m, longitudinal joints provided
between each traffic lane.
Note:
Shrinkage cracks develop in slabs whose
width or length is more than 4.5 to 5m.
16. LONGITUDINAL JOINTS
• Tie bars are provided along the
longitudinal joints, in order to
prevent opening up of the
longitudinal joints in due course.
• These tie bars of specified diameter
and length are embedded at the
specified spacing, at the mid depth
of the pavement slab.
17. FUNCTIONS OF LONGITUDINAL JOINTS
• The longitudinal joints function as:
a) Contraction joints and prevent
development of additional
shrinkage cracks in the longitudinal
directions
b) Warping joints and relieve part of
warping stresses
c) Lane markings in highways with
two or more lanes
18. TRANSVERSE JOINTS
• The transverse joints are
subdivided into three
categories, based on their
purpose:
a) Contraction joints
b) Expansion joints
c) Construction joints
19. CONTRACTION JOINTS
• Contraction joints are formed by cutting
grooves across the pavement slab at regular
intervals.
• Width of grooves – not less than 3mm
• Depth of grooves – 25 to 30% of pavement
thickness
• Spacing of two contraction joints – 4 to 5m.
• The shrinkage cracks formed below the each
groove at the weekend section, during the
initial period of curing.
• Any how, shrinkage cracks formed at regular
intervals, to prevent those cracks, contraction
joints were provided.
20. CONTRACTION JOINTS
• Any how, shrinkage cracks developed
along these predetermined sections
only.
• In order to prevent widening of these
fine shrinkage cracks, steel
reinforcement may be provided across
the contraction joints.
• If no reinforcement provided across
the contraction joints, such a
pavement is – ‘pain jointed concrete
pavement’.
• Closely spaced contraction joints help
to relieve part of the warping stresses
developed.
21. EXPANSION JOINTS
• CC pavement slabs, during the summer
get expanded & during winter gets
contracted.
• To accommodate these variations in
length, expansion joints are provided in
transverse pavement at long intervals.
• The expansion joints are formed as
through joints across the full depth of the
slab with about 20mm gap between the
two slabs.
• The expansion joints provided after a
number of contraction joints
22. EXPANSION JOINTS
• The CC pavement slab is separated
across the expansion joint,
therefore there is no load transfer
across the expansion joint.
• Week cross section of the CC
pavement.
• In order to strengthen these
sections and to provide load
transfer across the expansion joint,
suitable dowel bars are designed
and installed during construction.
23. CONSTRUCTION JOINTS
• Construction joints formed due to gaps between the
continuous construction works.
• During the construction of CC pavements when the
concreting work is stopped at the end of the day,
the concrete paving is suspended, a construction
joint is formed.
• Construction joints formed across the pavement,
about full depth.
• It is necessary to provide dowel bars across these
joints for load transfer.
• It is better to make a construction joint as expansion
joint or contraction joint, if possible.
25. FACTORS AFFECTING OF RIGID
PAVEMENT
• The factors which affect the design and performance of rigid pavement or CC
pavements are listed below:
a) Wheel load
b) Temperature variations at the location of the road
c) Types of joints and their spacing
d) Sub-grade and other supporting layers
26. FACTORS AFFECTING DESIGN
• The two major factors primarily to be
considered for the design of rigid
pavement are:
a) Heavy traffic loads
b) Temperature variation between
top and bottom of the CC
pavement slab
• The other factors which affect the
design and performance of rigid
pavements are,
a) Temperature stresses due to
expansion and contraction of
rigid pavement during summer
and winter
b) Volumetric changes in subgrade
due to changes in moisture and
temperature
c) Loss of subgrade support due to
some reasons at some locations
27. WHEEL LOAD
• The performance of rigid pavement and
its service life depends on the actual
magnitude of the heaviest wheel loads
of vehicles and their number of
repetitions during the design life.
• The wheel loads of highest magnitude
cause, flexural stresses in rigid pavement.
• The important factors associated with
wheel loads are:
a) Magnitude of load/ contact
pressure of loaded area
b) Location of the loading on the CC
pavement slab
c) Repetitions of loads of different
magnitudes during the design life
28. MAGNITUDE OF LOAD
• The magnitude of wheel load directly
affects the stresses in CC pavement.
• Higher the magnitude of wheel load will
cause higher stress in pavement.
• The wheel load expressed in terms of
the following:
a) Total load, P (Kg)
b) Contact pressure, p (Kg/𝑐𝑚2)
c) Contact area, A (𝑐𝑚2
) = 𝜋𝑎2
𝑝
where, a = radius of
equivalent circular area of contact
• Assume that the wheel loads acts on
circular contact area.
29. LOCATION OF LOAD APPLICATION ON SLAB
• The load stresses on slab are vary depending upon the location on which the
wheel load acts.
• Following three locations are considered in the analysis and design of CC
pavements:
a) Interior load, ‘i’ applied at a location away from the edges of the slab
b) Corner load, ‘c’ applied at the corner region of the slab
c) Edge load, ‘e’ applied at the edge region of the slab
• The magnitude of stress due to a given wheel load applied at the corner region
is the highest in comparison to the stresses due to the same load applied at the
edge or interior region of a CC pavement.
• The load stress applied at the interior region of a CC pavement, away from the
edges is found to be the lowest in comparison to the stresses due to same load
applied at the edge and corner regions of the pavement.
30. REPETITIONS OF LOADS
• The repeated application of light loads do not cause any structural deterioration to
roads. Therefore it is essential to measure the loads of higher magnitude which could
cause significant stress levels in the rigid pavement.
• For design of rigid pavement, it is essential to
a) Estimate the actual magnitude of heavier groups of axle or wheel loads
b) Determine the flexural stresses developed due to these heavy loads
c) Estimate the number of repetitions of each load group to use the road during
the design life
• Repeated application of high magnitudes of stresses are, to cause failures due to
fatigue in CC pavement structures.
• The plain CC specimens or slabs can withstand against number of repetitions of load
to cause stresses, if the magnitude of applied stress is less than 44% of its flexural
strength.
31. STRESS RATIO
• The ratio of flexural stresses due to
a load applied on a CC pavement
to its flexural strength is called the
‘stress ratio’.
• From the fatigue studies on CC
pavements, number of repetitions
up to fatigue failure, have been
determined by using various values
stress ratio between 0.45 to 0.90.
• While designing a CC pavement, if
stress ratio is less than 0.44, there
is no possibility of fatigue failure.
32. STRESS RATIO
IMPORTANCE OF DESIGN LOAD
• The repeated application of any
loads of magnitude less than design
load would cause, lower stress
ratios.
• Hence, there will be no structural
deterioration of the pavement due
to these loads.
• The design wheel load should be
carefully decided taking into
account wheel load distribution
studies and the expected no. of
repetition of loads of different
magnitudes during the design life of
• The movement of even a small
number excessively over loaded
vehicles with higher magnitude of
loads than the design load, can
develop tensile cracks at some
locations of the CC slab.
• It is suggested that, axle load
studies should be conducted on
heavy vehicles in order to arrive at
the design axle load.
• It is necessary to estimate the
possible movement of over loaded
vehicles with loads exceeding the
33. AXLE LOAD DISTRIBUTION STUDIES
• Axle load or wheel load distribution studies are carried out on the
selected heavy vehicles, that actually moving on the existing roads.
• It is also desirable to note the wheel base or spacing between the axles
of the heavy commercial vehicles (HCV).
• The objectives of the study are
a) To arrive at the design load
b) To assess the effect of repeated application of stresses due to
loads that are heavier than the selected design load which cause
stress ratios exceeding 0.44 and the number of repetitions of
such heavier loads expected during the design life.
• These data are necessary at the design stage for the fatigue analysis.
34. DETERMINATION OF DESIGN LOAD
• First of all complete the measurement of axle/ wheel loads on the
selected samples of heavy vehicles (with single, tandem and multiple
axles) at the identified locations.
• Axle load distribution table is prepared, by groping the loads at
convenient load intervals or ranges.
• The average of each load group is taken as the magnitude of the
applied load and the expected no. of repetitions of the vehicles of each
range during the design life is estimated.
• The total number of axle loads of each interval noted during project
preparation studies are noted as the initial traffic.
35. CONTD.,
• Considering the different vehicle classes, their growth rate, construction
period and design life of the CC pavement, the total number of
repetition of loads of each group load during design life of the CC
pavement are estimated.
• Based on the above data, the cumulative frequency distribution table or
diagram (representing load values and the total number of repetitions
during design life) is prepared.
• From this table or diagram, 98th percentile load (which will be exceeded
by only by 2.0%) may be taken as the ‘Design load’.
• It is also desirable to consider a ‘load safety factor’ of about 1.2 to
account for the possibility of further over loading of the heavy vehicles.
36. DAILY VARIATION IN TEMPERATURE
• The daily variation in atmospheric
temperature causes difference in
temperature between the top and
bottom of the CC pavement slab. This
results in warping of slab and
development of flexural stresses.
37. TEMPERATURE DURING DAY
• The temperature difference between
the top and bottom of the CC
pavement results in differential
expansion the slab causing it to warp
or bend.
• The temperature difference during day
is given by:
𝑡0C = (𝑡1 − 𝑡2)0C
where,
𝑡1= maximum temperature at top of the
pavement during day
𝑡2 = the temperature at the bottom of
the pavement during night
38. TEMPERATURE DURING NIGHT
• At late night top of the slab becomes
colder resulting in warping of the slab.
• The temperature difference during day
is given by:
𝑡0
C = (𝑡1 − 𝑡2)0
C
where,
𝑡1= minimum temperature at top of the
pavement during night
𝑡2 = the corresponding temperature at
the bottom of the pavement during
night
39. NO WARPING CONDITION
• During the two short durations
with in 24 hours, the
temperatures at top and bottom
of the slabs are equal, no
warping will takes place.
• This stage of the CC pavement
is called as ‘no warping
condition’ of the pavement.
40. STRESSES IN RIGID PAVEMENT
• Different types of stresses developed in CC pavements. The major types of stresses in
CC pavements consists of:
a) Wheel load stresses caused by heavy wheel loads
b) Warping stresses caused by temperature differential between the top and
bottom of the pavement.
• It is possible to determine the stresses developed due to wheel loads, warping and
contraction of CC slab and it not possible estimate the magnitude of stresses as result
of volumetric changes in subgrade.
41. WHEEL LOAD STRESSES
• Westergaard gave theoretical formulae to determine the stresses caused due
to wheel load applying on the rigid pavements.
• For this he carried out the following assumptions on rigid pavements:
a) Cement concrete slab is homogeneous
b) It is thin plastic plate
c) The subgrade reaction being vertical and proportional to the deflection
• Westergaard’s equations for stresses due to wheel load applied at the three
critical locations of interior, edge and corner as given below:
42. CONTD.,
• Load stress, Si due to interior loading,
Si =
0.316 P
h2 4log10(l
b) + 1.069
• Load stress, Se due to edge loading,
Se =
0.572 P
h2 4log10(l
b) + 0.359
• Load stress, Sc due to corner loading,
Sc =
3𝑃
ℎ2 1 −
𝑎 2
𝑙
0.6
Here,
h = slab thickness, cm
P = Wheel load, kg
a = radius of wheel load distribution, cm
l = radius of relative stiffness, cm
b = radius of resisting section
43. CONTD.,
• Maximum stress produced by a wheel at corner does not exist around the load, but it
occurs at some distance X along the diagonal. This distance X from the corner is given
by the relation
X = 2.58 𝑎𝑙
Here,
X = distance from apex of slab corner to section of maximum stress along the
corner bisector or diagonal, cm
a = radius of wheel load distribution, cm
l = radius of relative stiffness, cm
44. CONTD.,
Radius of relative stiffness:
• Westergaard defined, ‘radius of relative stiffness’, l which is expressed by the equation,
l =
𝐸ℎ3
12𝐾 1−µ2
1/4
Here,
l = radius of relative stiffness, cm
h = slab thickness, cm
E = modulus of elasticity of cement concrete, kg/cm2
µ = Poisson’s ratio for concrete = 0.15
K = modulus of subgrade reaction, kg/cm3
45. CONTD.,
Equivalent radius of resisting section:
• According to Westergaard, the equivalent radius of resisting section is approximated,
in terms of radius of load distribution and slab thickness,
b = 1.6a2 + h2 −0.675h
Here,
b = equivalent radius of resisting section, cm when ‘a’ is less than 1.724h
a = radius of wheel load distribution, cm
h = slab thickness, cm
When ‘a’ is greater than 1.724h, b = a
46. TEMPERATURE STRESSES
• Two types of stresses are produced due to temperature variations in
concrete pavements:
a) Warping stresses due to temperature differential between the
top and bottom of the pavement as a result of daily variation in
temperature at the location and
b) Frictional stresses due to over all increase or decrease in
temperature of the pavement slab as a result of seasonal variation
in temperature at the location
47. WARPING STRESSES
• Warping stress at interior, 𝑆𝑡(𝑖) is given by,
𝑺𝒕(𝒊) =
𝑬𝒆𝒕
𝟐
𝑪 𝒙+µ𝑪 𝒚
𝟏−µ 𝟐
• Warping stresses at the edge, 𝑆𝑡(𝑒) is given by,
𝑺𝒕(𝒆) =
𝑪 𝒙 𝑬𝒆𝒕
𝟐
or
𝑪 𝒚 𝑬𝒆𝒕
𝟐
(whichever is higher)
• Warping stresses at corner, 𝑆𝑡(𝑐) is given by,
𝑺𝒕(𝒄) =
𝑬𝒆𝒕
𝟑(𝟏−µ)
𝒂
𝒍
48. CONTD.,
Here,
E = modulus of elasticity of concrete
e = thermal coefficient of concrete per degree centigradeType equation here.
t = temperature differential between the top and bottom of the slab
µ = Poisson’s ratio of cement concrete
𝐶 𝑥 = coefficient in direction X which depends on the ratio,
𝐿 𝑥
𝑙
𝐶 𝑦 = coefficient in direction Y which depends on the ratio,
𝐿 𝑦
𝑙
49. FRICTIONAL STRESSES
𝑆𝑓 = 𝑊𝐿 𝑐 𝑓 / 2 × 104
Here,
𝑠𝑓 = stress developed due to inter-face friction in cement concrete pavement per
unit area, kg/cm2
W = unit weight of concrete (about 2400 kg/cm3)
f = coefficient of friction at the interface (maximum value is about 1.5)
Lc = spacing between the contraction joint = slab length, m
B = slab width
50. DESIGN OF RIGID PAVEMENT
• The design wheel load is first decided on relevant axle load studies and analysis.
• Based on the locality where the pavement is to be constructed, the temperature
differentials for pavement thicknesses are estimated.
• The supporting layers of the rigid pavement such as subgrade, sub-base layer and
base course layers are decided and the subgrade modulus is either determined or
estimated.
• The spacing between the longitudinal joints, Lc to provided, during the initial period of
curing.
• A trial thickness of pavement is first assumed, the load and warping stress values at
pavement edge are determined using the appropriate stress equations. If total value of
stress exceed the permissible limit, the trial is repeated assuming a higher pavement
thickness.
• The factor of safety of the trial thickness of the pavement is worked out by taking the
ratio of flexural strength to flexural stresses.
51. CONTD.,
• Design life should be estimated.
• If the stress ratios exceeding 0.44 due to the higher loading are noted
and then fatigue analysis is carried out based on the number of
repetitions during the design life.
• If the assumed thickness is failed, the next trail is made after suitably
revising the thickness.
• The total of the edge load stress due to the heaviest load and the edge
warping stress on summer mid day is calculated, if the total thickness is
less than flexural strength of CC (45 kg/cm2), the design is accepted;
otherwise the thickness is further revised until the highest possible total
stress value does not exceed the flexural strength.