Axle Load Spectrum for the Example Road

Load
SAS
SAD
TAD
TRA
2
274
137
0
0
4
2093
160
4
0
6
1536
421
9
0
8
501
455
50
0
10
71
437
91
0
12
21
890
83
45
14
8
552
141
0
16
0
184
150
45
18
0
43
169
0
20
0
158
576
0
22
0
2
377
0
24
0
2
261
45
26
0
0
161
45
28
0
0
76
0
30
0
0
29
136
32
0
0
59
79
34
0
0
82
0
36
0
0
4
45
38
0
0
0
45
40
0
0
8
0
42
0
0
0
15
44
0
0
0
191
46
0
0
0
15
48
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
52
0
0
0
0
54
0
0
0
0
56
0
0
0
0
58
0
0
0
0
60
0
0
0
0
62
0
0
0
0
64
0
0
0
0
66
0
0
0
0

Flextural strength of Concrete, Mpa

Effective modulus of subgrade reaction of DLC subbase, MN/m3
Elastic Modulus of Concrete, MPa
Poisson's ratio
Coefficient of thermal expansion of concrete, / 0C
Tyre pressure, kPa
Growth rate of traffic
Design Life, Years
Proportion of trucks plying along edge
Axle Load, t

LF*Axle Load, t
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2

19
17
14
12
10
7
5
2

24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10

28.8
26.4
24
21.6
19.2
16.8
14.4
12

40
36
32
28
24
20
16

48
43.2
38.4
33.6
28.8
24
19.2

48
44
40

57.6
52.8
48

No. of Axles

4.4145
147
2.943E+04
0.15
1.00E-05
800
7.5%
30
0.34

Spacing of Contraction Joints, m

Width of slab, m
No of lanes in both directions
Type of carriageway
Trial Thickness of PQC, mm
Radius of relative stiffness, m
Growth Factor
Lane Distribution Factor
Directional Distribution Factor

stress, kg/cm2
Expected No.
Stress Ratio
Single Axle With Single Wheel
0
15.2
0
8
13.7
42891
21
12.1
111162
71
10.5
370668
501
8.8
2604818
1536
7.0
7982281
2093
5.1
10879141
274
2.9
1426296
Single Axle with Dual Wheels
2
24.73
12690
2
23.26
12690
158
21.72
819029
43
20.17
221403
184
18.45
956728
552
2869137
890
4627569
437
2273248
Tandem Axle
8
16.76
42891
86
15.53
446756
88
14.23
458984
237
1231501
638
3317578
745
3870601
291
1514834
Tridem Axle
15
21.54
78871
207
20.06
1073331
45
18.55
235089

Allowable No.
0.34
0.30
0.27
0.23
0.20
0.16
0.11
0.06

Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited

0.55
0.52
0.48
0.45
0.41
0.00
0.00
0.00

126167
367648
2004954
90733912
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited

0.37
0.35
0.32
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited

0.48 2646545
0.45 151766641
0.41 Unlimited

4.0
3.5
4
Divided
325
0.875
103.40
0.75
0.54
Damage Ratio
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.101
0.035
0.409
0.002
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.030
0.007
0.000

Diameter of Dowel
32 mm
Length of Dowel
500 mm
Moment of Inertia
5.14719E-08 m4
Modulus of Dowel Support
400000 Mpa
Modulus of Elasticity of Dowel Steel
200000 Mpa

88.29 kN

0.15

Load by each Dowel

Max load by one dowel

0.25

0.25

0.25

1 0.712644 0.425287 0.137931

15.52 kN

Permissible bearing stress

29.23 Mpa

Relative Stiffness of Dowel

23.61 m-1

Bearing Stress in Dowel

28.31 Mpa

0.25

0.25

88.29 kN

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.15