DESIGN OF RIGID PAVEMENT FOR SINGLE LANE WITH M30 DESIGN MIX

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As per IRC-SP-62-2004
1 Designed 28 day Compressive Strength of Concrete 2 The Design Wheel load as per Para 3.1 (IRC-SP-62-2004) 3 The Tyre Pressure for a wheel load of 30 kN 4 Design Period 5 Poisson's Ratio of Concrete 6 Modulus of Elasticity of Concrete 7 Coefficient of Thermal Expansion = E= 30 MPa. 51 kN 0.7 MPa. 20 Years 0.15 3 x 10 MPa.

= 10 x I0 per C

8 Lab Value of Soaked CBR 4% Modulus of subgrade reaction, "k" value for soaked CBR of 4.0% as per 9 35 x 10 -3 N/mm2/mm Table 1 10 Width of Pavement 3.75 Mtrs 11 Assumed Contraction joint spacing Sub- base: Provide a 150 mm thick GSB or 75mm WBM . Effective K value: Since a sub-base is provided, the K value can be 13 increased by 20 % ( pare 2.5) 14 15 16 17 18 Effective k value = 1.20 x35*10-3 = Adopt a 28 day compressive strength of 30 MPa Flexural strength ff = 0.70 fc = 3.843 Therefore, 28 days flexural strength = 3.843 MPa 90 days flexural strength = 1.20 x 3.834 MPa = 4.60 MPa 42 x 103 kg/mm2/mm 3.834 MPa. 3.834 MPa. 4.601 MPa. II 4.5 Mtrs

Design of Thickness:
III Try a trial thickness of as per the table 5 1 Edge Load Stress: From Fig 4, edge load stress for K=42 x 10-3 kg/mm2/mm for 150mm thick slab is t e = 2 Temperature Stress 3 The temperature differential as per table 4 for A.P.for a slab thickness For a contraction joint spacing of 3.75 x 4.50 mtrs, the radius of relative 4 stiffness is as under: 5 L = 4500 mm, B = 3750 mm, 6 The radius of relative stiffness is = {Eh3/12 k (1-2)}1/4 where E = 3 x10 N/ mm , h = 150 mm, = 0.15, k = 42 x 10 N/mm /mm L/ = 4500 /673.31 = B / = 3750/673.31 = 8 For L/ = 6.68, as per Table 3, the Bradburys coefficient C = Using the chart at Fig 1, The Edge Temperature Stresses in Mpa for 9 Temp.Diff.of 17.30, t e = 7 10 Total Stress = edge load stress + Temperature stress 4.6 11 This is greater than the allowable flexural strength of 4.60 MPa So the thickness of 150mm assumed is in adequate IV Try a thickness of 200 mm. 1 2 thick slab is t e = Temperature Stress: 2.4
4 2 -3 2

150 mm
4.6 MPa.

17.3C

673.31 mm 6.68 5.57 0.94 2.4 MPa. 7.0 MPa.

From Fig 4, edge load stress for K=42 x 10-3 kg/mm2/mm for 200mm

2.8 MPa.

From table 3, the temperature differential for AP for the slab thickness of 200 mm is 19 C.

19.0C

4 is radius of relative stiffness = {Eh3/12 k (1-2)}1/4 = 835.44 mm 4 2 -3 2 where E = 3 x10 N/ mm , h = 200 mm, = 0.15, k = 42 x 10 N/mm /mm 5 L/ = 4500 /835.44 = 5.39 B / = 3750/835.44 = 4.49 6 7 8 9 10 11 For L/ C= = 5.39, B / = 4.49 as per Table 3, the Bradburys coefficient 0.71 1.79 MPa. 4.59 MPa.

Using the chart at Fig 1, The Edge Temperature Stresses in Mpa for Temp.Diff.of 17.30, t e = Total Stress = edge load stress + Temperature stress = 2.80 1.79 Total stress is less than 4.60 Mpa and hence assumed thickness of 200 Corner Stress: From Fig 5, Corner stress for wheel load of 51 KN, K=42 x 10-3 The Corner stress is less than 4.60 Mpa and hence assumed thickness of 200 mm is OK

3.1 MPa.

II Design of Dowel bars & Joints as per IRC-58-1988