DESIGN OF PLAIN CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT

Name of the work :- Providing BT to the Road from Yetigairammapeta to Arla via B.B Patnam ,
Ratnampeta and Panasalapadu

Name of the sub work:- CC Road

The design of the cement concrete pavement is done as per the guide lines of Indian Roads Congress IRC : SP : 62 2004 (July 2006)

Design.
1) Wheel (Design ) Load from para 2.1, taken as per SP 62 :
2004

2) Tyre pressure

0.50 Mpa

3) Designed Life period

20.00 Years

4) C.B.R Value taken

4.00

5) Traffic Volume

196 Veh / day

6) K Value from table 3.to a CBR Value of

51.00KN

4.00

35.00 x10^-3

75 to 150 mm

150 mm

20 %

i.e

51000N

N/sqmm/mm.

(Page 4, of SP62:2004 )
7) Sub - base with Granular material course

8) Effective K Value increased by 20% from para 3.5 , SP622004 page no 4

Effective K Value

1.2 X 35.00

42.00 x10^-3

9) 28 day compressive strength for M30 concrete (fc)

30 Mpa

10) Flexural strength

Ff =

0.70sqrt(fc)
=0.70sqrt(30)

3.834 Mpa

11) 28 day Flexural strength

12) 90 day Flexural strength

(ie N/ mm^2)

3.834 Mpa

1.20 x 3.834

13) Dimensions of the Cement Concrete slab

14) = Poissons ratio for concrete

N/sqmm/mm.

4.60 Mpa
3750mm X 3750mm

0.15

(As per Clause 3.7 , page 8 of SP62:2004 )

15) E = modulus of Elasticity for concrete ,

3 * 10^4 Mpa

(As per Clause 3.7 , page 8 of SP62:2004 )

Trial 1
Let Thickness of road be

150 mm

l = radius of relative Stiffness = 4 Sqrt {(E * h^3) / (12*(1 - ^2 )*K) }

=4 th Sqrt( (3*10^4*150^3)/(12*(1-0.15^2)*

42.000))

673.31 mm

a) Edge Load Stress :

Wheel Load

51.00KN

42.00 x10^-3

N/sqmm/mm.

Pavement thickness =

150mm

From The Graph Edge load Stress (Fig 2 of SP62:2004) =

4.00 Mpa

b) Edge temparature Stress

For the state of Andhra Pradesh the temperature differentials ( Dt ) for
Alpha =

150mm

thick slab is

17.3 oC

Coefficient of Thermal expansion of Concrete = 10 X Power(10, -6)

(As per Clause 3.8 , page 8 of SP62:2004 )

L/l

3750 / 673.31

5.569

W/l

3750 / 673.31

5.569

FOR L / l =

5.569

Bradbury's coefficient C from Fig. 1, (Page 9,SP 62:2004)

By interpolation C value may be arriaved

(0.72+(0.92-0.72)*(5.569-5)/(6-5))

0.834

From The Graph Edge Temperature Stress (Fig 1, page 9 of SP62:2004)

2.15 Mpa

c) Total Stress
Total Stress

Edge Load Stress + Edge Temperature Stress

=

6.15 Mpa

This value is greater than the allowable flexural strength 4.6 Mpa
So, Slab thickness 150 mm assumed is inadequate.

Trial 2
Let Thickness of road be

200 mm

l = radius of relative Stiffness = 4 Sqrt {(E * h^3) / (12*(1 - ^2 )*K) }

=4 th Sqrt( (3*10^4*200^3)/(12*(1-0.15^2)*

42.000))

835.44 mm

a) Edge Load Stress :

Wheel Load

51.00KN

Pavement thickness =

200mm

From The Graph Edge load Stress (Fig 2 of SP62:2004) =

42.00 x10^-3

N/sqmm/mm.

2.75 Mpa

b) Edge temparature Stress

For the state of Andhra Pradesh the temperature differentials ( Dt ) for
Alpha =

200mm

thick slab is

17.3 oC

Coefficient of Thermal expansion of Concrete = 10 X Power(10, -6)

(As per Clause 3.8 , page 8 of SP62:2004 )

L/l

3750 / 835.44

4.489

W/l

3750 / 835.44

4.489

FOR L / l =

4.489

Bradbury's coefficient C from Fig. 1, (Page 9,SP 62:2004)

By interpolation C value may be arriaved

=
=

(0.44+(0.72-0.44)*(4.489-4)/(5-4))
0.577

From The Graph Edge Temperature Stress (Fig 1, page 9 of SP62:2004)

1.50 Mpa

c) Total Stress
Total Stress

Edge Load Stress + Edge Temperature Stress

=

4.25 Mpa

This value is less than the allowable flexural strength 4.6 Mpa
So, Slab thickness 200 mm assumed is adequate.
2 Corner Load Stress
Wheel Load

51.00KN

Pavement thickness =

200mm

From The Graph Corner Load Stress (Fig 3 of SP62:2004) =

42.00 x10^-3

N/sqmm/mm.

3.00 Mpa

This value is less than the allowable flexural strength 4.6 Mpa
So, Slab thickness 200 mm assumed is adequate.

DESIGN OF JOINTS
Spacing of Contraction Joint (Lc) :
Sc = Allowable stresses in tension during initial period of curing = 0.8kg/Sqcm.
f = Coefficient of friction at interface = 1.4
W = Unit weight of cement concrete = 2400 kg/Cum.
Lc = 4.76 m
IRC specifies maximum spacing of 4.50m the design value is 3.75m (<4.50m).
Hence, the longitudinal dimension of 3.75m for the slab is safe.
Spacing of Expansion Joint (Le) :

Le = 57.80 m
Spacing of expansion joint is 3.75 x 15

56.25 m

After 15 slabs, an expansion joint of width 20mm (2cm) is provided.

in the above equation is half the width of the joint.
Hence, after 14 contraction joints an expansion joint is provided.
At expansion joint (of joint width 20mm), dowel bars of 25mm diameter, 500mm long shall be placed at a spacing of
250mm center to center. The first dowel bar is placed at a distence of 150mm from the free edge of pavement.
At the expansion joint dowel bars with metal caps partially filled with cotton are used. Half the length of dowel bar
near the metal cap is lubricated to ease movement of the slab due to temparature variation.
The contraction joints are provided as dummy joints with saw cuts to a depth of 1/3rd or 1/4th thickness of the slab
from the top. The load transfer at the joints is provided through the physical interlocking by the aggregates projecting out at
the joint faces.
The gap between the joint faces should be filled with filler and at the top, elastomeric material should be used as a
joint sealant to prevent ingress of rain water and grit.

Table - 1
Approximate K Value corresponding to C.B.R. values
Soaked
CBR%

10

15

20

50

K Valuex10^-3
N/mm2/mm

21

28

35

42

48

55

62

69

140

Table - 2
Expected Values of standard Deviation of Compressive Strength
Grade of Concrete

Standard Deviation for different degrees of control, Mpa

Very good

Good

Fair

M 30

5.0

6.0

7.0

M 35

5.3

6.3

7.3

M 40

5.6

6.6

7.6

Table - 3
Values of co-efficient '
C' based on Bradbury's
Chart

L / I and W / I
1

C
0.000

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12and above

0.040
0.175
0.440
0.720
0.920
1.030
1.075
1.080
1.075
1.050
1.000

Table - 4

Recommended Temperature Differentials for Concrete Slabs

Zone

States

III

A.P.

Mix
20
30

Mix type
1.2.4
1.1.5.3

Temperature Differentials, C in
Slabs of thickness in cms
15
20
25
17.3

19.0

20.3

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