DESIGN OF CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT

1 Design data
Design Traffic case Case-3
(Case 1 Only wheel load stress :
Case 2 Temperature and wheel load stresses without fatigue:
Case 3 fatigue analysis considering load and temperature
Case 1: design traffic is <50cvpd
Case 2 : traffic is in between 50 to 150 cvpd
Case 3 traffic is >150 cvpd )
Design Life of Pavement 20 Years
Design Wheel load P= 50 KN
Tyre pressure q = 0.5 Mpa
CBR Value considered 2%
From Table 1, the k value corresponding to a CBR value
21 Mpa/m
of 2%
Elastic modulus of concrete E, Mpa 30000 Mpa
No. of commercial vehicels per day , P = 150 CVPD

2 Sub Base
75 mm thick WBM over 100 mm GSB
Effective K value
Since a sub-base is provided, the K value can be increased by 20%
Effective K value 1.2 x 21 = 25.2 Mpa/m
Effective K value for cement bases 2 x 21 = 42 Mpa/m

Concrete strength
adopt a 28 days compressive strength of 30 Mpa
28 day flexural strength 0.7 √ fck = 3.835 Mpa
Modulus of rupture of concrete, fcr
90 day flexural strength 1.10 x 3.835 = 4.22 Mpa

2 Slab thickness
Adopting slab thickness h= 0.2 m
200 mm
3 Wheel load stress
For Case - 1
Modified Subgrade reaction is K= 42 Mpa/m
Radius of relative stiffness =
l= {(𝐸×ℎ^3)/(12×𝐾

l= 835.45 m

(0.803 𝑥 𝑃
 Stress developed, σ, Mpa = (0.803 𝑥 𝑃

Where,
a = Radius of contact, (mm) =

a = Radius of contact = 209.95 mm

Stress developed, σ, Mpa = 2.543 Mpa

This stress should be less than 4.22 MPa

Hence Design is Safe

4 WHEEL LOAD AND TEMPARATURE STRESS

For Case -2
Temperature Stresses at edge: (Non Linear temperature Distribution)
σt = (0.67 x C x α x t x E x0.5) - (0.33 x 0.0767 x t)
Where, Temperature differntial, ∆T, °C = 19 °C
Co-efficient of thermal expansion, α = 0.00001
Transverse joint spacing,m 2.50 m
Ratio of L/l 2.99

Correction Factor C = 0.216

Stresses due to temparature,σ, Mpa = (0.67 x C x α x ∆T x E x0.5)

0.413 Mpa

Negative stress due to nonlinear temparature

E x α x ∆T/(3 x 3.91)
diffrential,σ, Mpa =
0.49 Mpa

Temperature Stresses, σt = 0.413 - 0.49 Mpa

σt = -0.077 Mpa

Total stresses, σ, Mpa

σ = Wheel load Stress + Temperature stresses
σ= 2.543 +-0.077
σ= 2.466 Mpa
This stress should be less than 4.22 MPa
Hence Design is Safe

5 FATIGUE ANALYSIS
For Case -3
No. of commercial vehicels per day , P = 150 CVPD
 Rate of increase of traffic = 0.05 = 5 %
Truck with 50kN Wheel load, p % 10 %
Design life of pavement, yrs 20 Yrs
Design no. of vehicles for fatigue analysis, N = P x [(1+r)^n-1] x365 x p/(100xr)
= 181037 Nos of repetations

Total stresses, σ, Mpa = 2.466 Mpa

Stress ratio, SR = (σ/fcr)

0.585

Allowable repetititons, n Log (n) = [(-SR^-10.24 x Log R)/0.0112]^0.217

(As per IRC 58 2015)
Reliability value, R = 60% (For Village roads)
= 10^(1.912/SR^2.22208)
= 1965225

Cummulative fatigue damage = N/n

= 0.1

Cummulative fatigue damage should be less than 1

Hence Design is Safe

Pavement Composition:
# GSB 100 mm
# WBM -III 150 mm
# Concrete thickness 200 mm
# Joint Spacing 2.5 m