ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE OF DESIGN OF A CEMENT CONCRETE

PAVEMENT FOR RURAL ROADS

Example

A Cement concrete pavement is to be designed for a Rural Road in Uttar Pradesh having
in a traffic volume of 150 vehicles per day consisting vehicles, like agricultural trators /
trailers, light goods vehicles, heavy trucks, buses animal drawn vehicles, motorized two –
wheels and cycles. Design the pavement. The soil has a soaked CBR value of 4.

Design

Wheel Load
As per para 3.1 the wheel load appropriate for the traffic conditions is 51 KN.
K Value
From Table 1, the k value corresponding to a CBR value of 4 is 35 x 10 –3 N/MM2 /mm.

Sub – Base

Provide a 75 mm thick WBM course.

Effective K value

Since a sub – base is provided, the k value can be increased by 20 per cent (para 2.5)

Effective k value = 1.20 x 35 x 10-3 kg/mm2 /mm

Concrete strength
Adopt a 28-day compressive strength of 30 Mpa.

Flexural strength ff = 0.7 f c = 30834 Mpa

 28 day Flexural strength = 3.834 Mpa
90 day flexural strength = 1.20 x 3.834 Mpa
= 4.6 Mpa

Thickness
Try a thickness of 150 mm

Edge Load Stress

From Fig. 4 edge load stress for k =42 x 10-3 N/mm3 edge load stress is 4.5 Mpa
Temperature Stress

From Table 4, the temperature differential for U.P for a slab thickness of 150mm is
12.050.

Assuming a contraction joint spacing of 3.75m and 3.75n width, the radius of relative
stiffness l, is as under:

L = 3750 mm
B = 3750 mm
l = radius of relative stiffness.
Eh 3
= 4
121    k

E = 3 x 104 N/mm
h = 150mm
 = 0.15
k = 42 x 10-3 N/mm2/mm
3 x10 4 x150 3 x10 3
l = 4
121  0.15 2  x 42

= 673.3 mm
L 3750
= = 5.57
l 673.0
W 3750
= = 5.57
l 673.3
both values are same,
L
For = 5.57 Bradbury’s co-efficient C = 0.834
l
Using chart at Fig. 6
 te = 1.6 Mpa
Total stress = Edge load stress +Temperature stress

= 4.5 + 1.6
= 6.1 Mpa

This is greater than the allowable flexural strength of 4.6 MPa.

So thickness of 150 mm assumed is inadequate
Try a thickness of 190 mm
Edge Load Stress

From Fig. 4 edge load stress  te = 2.9 MPa

Temperature Stress

From Table 3, the temperature differential for U.P for a slab thickness of 200 mm is 13.10
.

Eh 3
Radius of relative stiffness, l = 4
 
12 1   2 4.2

3 x10 4 x190 3 x10 3

= 4
121  0.15 2  x 42

= 804mm

L 3750
= = 4.66
l 804

W 3750
= = 4.66
l 804

both values are same,

L
For = 4.6, Bradbury’s coefficient C = 0.625
l

Using Chart at Fig. 1

Temperature stress,  te = 1.41 MPa

Total Stress,  te = 2.9 + 1.41 = 4.31 MPa

The total stress is less than 4.6 MPa and hence assumed thickness of 190mm is OK.

Corner Stress

From Fig. 5, corner load stress for wheel load of 51 kN,

K = 42 x 10-3 N/mm2 /mm and slab thickness of 190mm

Corner stress  tc = 1.41 MPa

The corner stress is less than 4.6 MPa and hence the thickness of 190mm assumed is safe.