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From the Editor's Desk 4-5
Advertisements 6-9 & 16
Meet The New Office Bearers of IRC 10-15
Technical Papers
Laboratory Performance Evaluation of Asphalt Mixes Containing 17-22
Recycled Asphalt Pavement
by Srinivas F. Chitragar & Dharamveer Singh
Cost Effective Measures for Rehabilitation and Upgradation of Existing Single Lane Road 23-30
to Multilane Standard Under Engineering Procurement & Construction (EPC) Module
by Basant Kumar & Dr. Vandana Tare
Accident Benefits Accrued from Roads Project 31-35
by Subir Kumar Podder
Analysis and Design of Concrete Pavements : A New Approach 37-42
by Swarna Suryateja, Dr. M.A. Reddy & Prof. B.B. Pandey
Tyre Bursting on Expressways of Rigid Pavement 43-48
by Satander Kumar
Tender Notices 49-58
New/Revised IRC Publications, Book Review and News Box 59-64
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Technical Paper
due to axle loads in PQC and DLC should also be New Approach: Fig. 2 shows a new approach
determined. Readymade solutions for such cases for modelling of two layer concrete pavement.
are not available. The plastic sheet at the interface is modelled as
Westergaard’s analysis of concrete pavements a contact element CONTA 174 in ANSYS Finite
(1926 a, b, c & 1927) formed the basis of element software whose friction coefficient
development of the analysis and design of can be varied from zero to a very high value to
concrete pavements. The assumption of Winkler model frictionless interface to bonded interface.
foundation for the foundation was reasonable There can be another contact element CONTA175
since the granular and soil layers have much between the DLC and the springs so that there
lower shear strength as compared to DLC. Based is no tension in the springs if the DLC curls up.
on Westergaard’s solution, Bradbury (1938) The response of concrete pavement subjected to
developed simple equations to evaluate curling load and temperature variation depends greatly
stresses in the finite slab for free edge condition. upon the condition of the interface. A smooth
Pavement design for load and temperature stresses interface offers no restraint to the movement of the
commonly used in India prior to 2011 were
slab while a partially rough interface reduces the
computed based on Westergaard and Bradbury’s
stresses associated with temperature and moisture
basic models (IRC:58-1974, 1984, 2002). The
present IRC guidelines (IRC:58-2015) are based changes. Without the separation membrane, the two
on Finite Element Analysis for the simultaneous layers can be considered as fully bonded when laid
action of load and temperature gradients. In the fresh over fresh resulting in the rough interface.
proposed analysis, the stresses in DLC layer can be The degree of bonding between the two layers
computed and its safety can be determined using influences the friction mobilized at the interface.
cumulative damage method. It allows free curling The new approach computes stresses considering
of the PQC slab due to temperature gradient, due contact element which models the plastic sheet at
to absence of springs applying force on the slab the interface.
during upward or downward curling since an Subramanian (1964) studied the bonding behavior
interface layer of plastic sheet is provided between
of thin concrete slabs (100 mm and 150 mm thick)
DLC and PQC slab.
over different types of granular subbases like
A conventional concrete pavement thus may be dry river sand, damp sand base and Water Bound
considered as a two layer system consisting of Macadam (WBM) base with and without a tar
PQC and DLC resting on a Winkler/Westergaard paper at the interface. The values of coefficient of
foundation represented by linear elastic springs friction were found to be different for dry, damp or
below these two layers and rigidly attached to DLC.
saturated conditions of the bases.
There is need to model plastic sheet placed between
these two layers for computation of stresses in
pavement slab as well as in DLC layer by different
axle loads. If DLC layer fails in cracking, PQC
also will undergo cracking.
Conventional Approach: Fig. 1 shows modeling
of a concrete pavement as per IRC:58-2015 for
edge loading in which DLC, GSB, and subgrade Fig. 2 PQC Pavement Slab Resting on DLC with
are considered as Winkler foundation. When the Plastic Sheet as Contact Element and GSB and
slab curls up, spring is pulled upward resulting Subgrade as Winkler Foundation
in tension but such a condition does not exist in
reality due to the bond breaking layer of plastic Suh et al (2002) evaluated the interface friction
sheet. condition for a typical Korean concrete pavement
by performing a series of push-off tests. Lean
concrete subbase was used. Different interface
conditions with and without polythene sheet and
a layer of asphalt bond-breaker placed between
the concrete slab and lean concrete base were
considered for the tests. Maitra et al (2009)
Fig. 1 PQC Pavement Slab Resting on
Winkler Foundation explained that the degree of bonding varies over
time with cyclic slippage between the PQC and interface conditions. Various researchers found the
DLC due to temperature variations and measured coefficient of friction values for various interface
the coefficient of friction values for different conditions as shown in Table 1.
Table 1 Coefficient of Friction for Different Interface Conditions
A coefficient of friction for the CONTA 174 If there is any change in the degree of bonding
representing plastic sheet between PQC and DLC between two layers indicated by coefficient of
in Fig. 2 is taken as 0.7 as found by Maitra et friction, there will be a change in stresses and
al.(2009). In the proposed new approach, stresses strains at the interface of the two layers. If bonding
in both PQC and DLC layers are determined is good then these layers act monolithically, this
to examin the safety of the structure under will reduce the stresses at the interface.
traffic load. An analysis is with +ve temperature
gradient applied only to PQC slab and Fig. 3 shows Use of contact element CONTA175 between
that the top slab separates from DLC because of DLC and Winkler Foundation: The layers below
CONTA 174 in the vertical direction, a condition the DLC act as a Winkler foundation consisting of
close to the reality. series of springs. A node to surface contact element
(CONTA175) is used in between DLC layer and
Winkler foundation to separate the slab from
foundation so that if DLC curls upward, it looses
contact with springs which is closer to the actual
behavior. Fig. 4 shows condition of the pavement
for a positive temperature gradient when the top
surface of the pavement is hotter than the bottom
surface. The conventional analysis allows tension
to be developed in the spring foundation during
upward deflection. If the combined self-weight of
PQC and DLC is large enough, there may not be
Fig. 3 Z-direction Deformation Contour Plot with loss of contact between the springs and the DLC
CONTA174 Element and use of CONTA175 may not be necessary.
Wheel Loads, Temperature Stresses (MPa) in Slab Stresses (MPa) Stress (MPa) from
kN Differential, ºC without CONTA175 in Slab with Charts of
CONTA175 IRC:58-2015
00 1.290 1.280 1.250
09 1.840 1.940 1.980
120
15 2.310 2.380 2.420
21 2.620 2.700 2.750
00 1.720 1.680 1.650
09 2.290 2.320 2.310
160
15 2.660 2.780 2.720
21 3.070 3.180 3.000
00 2.160 2.080 2.000
09 2.640 2.710 2.690
200
15 3.160 3.170 3.170
21 3.420 3.590 3.500
For the problem (ii), stresses were computed for much different from those from IRC:58 values
250 mm PQC with CONTA174 between PQC and taken from Charts. Stresses in DLC also can be
DLC. The k value of the Winkler foundation is computed in this method. A critical condition in
62 MPa/m and the stresses were compared DLC arises when it is newly constructed and the
with those from design charts of IRC:58 with construction equipment with 200 to 250 kN of
k = 300 MPa/mas shown in Table 3. The modelling concrete is moved to the paver for laying PQC.
is shown in Fig. 5. It is seen that the new method Safety of DLC also can be examined from fatigue
of analysis gives flexural stresses which are not damage analysis.
Table 3 Stresses in Concrete Pavement of 250 mm PQC Slab with 150 mm DLC with CONTA 174
between PQC and DLC, Coefficient of Friction = 0.70
Wheel Loads, kN Temperature Stresses in PQC and DLC, Coefficient Stresses in PQC as per IRC, MPa
Differential, ºC of Friction = 0.70, k below DLC = 62 with k = 300 MPa/m
MPa/m
PQC DLC
0 1.420 0.585 1.400
9 2.210 0.520 2.100
120
15 2.750 0.807 2.600
21 3.170 1.030 2.900
0 1.920 0.777 1.900
9 2.700 0.669 2.600
160
15 3.240 0.840 3.100
21 3.770 1.120 3.500
0 2.430 0.970 2.400
9 3.200 0.862 3.100
200
15 3.730 0.872 3.600
21 4.270 1.160 4.050