CONCRETE PAVEMENT CALCULATION

Ground water surface

Soil unit Weight

GIVEN or KNOWN DATA

Dw
-1
d
1.6

m
T/m3

Concrete unit Weight

2.4

T/m3

Water unit Weight

Angle of Soil Friction
Concrete Thickness
Concrete cover Thickness

1
28.61
300
50

T/m3

500
30

Mpa
Mpa

Reinforcement Grade
Concrete Grade

h
c
fy
f'c

Soil Properties
CBR Value as per soil investigation

CALCULATION
A. K-Value
- From Cohesion-Less Soil correlation
d =

mm
mm

3.00 %

=
K=
K=
K=

1600
99.874286
50
13.55
13550

kg/m3
lb/ft3
psi/in
kPa/mm
kPa/m

CBR =
K=
K=
K=

3
75
20.325
20325

%
psi/in
kPa/mm
kPa/m

=
=

16.9375
16937.5

kPa/mm
kPa/m

=
=
=

88942
196500
142721

kPa
kPa
kPa
20699.93

16.02014
from table-11 AASTHO

- From CBR Soil correlation

K-average

B. Subbase modulus
Sub-base layer will be CBR 20%
Base Layer will be CBR 80%
Esb Average

from fig.41 AASTHO

from fig.2.7 AASTHO

from fig.2.6 AASTHO
6.8947576

C. Composite modulus of subgrade reaction (K)

Dsb, Subbase Thickness
Esb
MR, Soil Resilient Modulus
Found, K

=
=
=

300
mm
11.811024 Inches
20699.93 Psi

=
=
=

2456.5763 Psi
400
Pci
from fig.3.3 AASTHO
110720.43 kN/m3
276.801075269

D. Loading
Wheel Load Pressure
Contact Area
Maximum Wheel Load Pressure
Thickness
Wheel Load Tensile Stress,

=
=
=
=
=
=
=

150
0.15
22.5
4960.713
300
11.808
350

kN/m2
m2
kN
Pounds
mm
Inches
Psi

22.5
0.00454
25.406504
from fig.3.9 AASTHO

E. Minimum Percentage of Longitudinal Reinforcement

Indirect tensile Strength of PC

=
=

4.5
652

Mpa
psi

Wheel Load Tensile Stress, s

=
=
=
=

67
50
0.0003
0.32

ksi
0
F
in/in
%

Temperature drop design

Concrete shrinkage at 28 days, Z
P

0.0069018
from Table 3.7 AASTHO
from Table 2.9 AASTHO
from fig 3.12 AASTHO

F. Minimum Percentage of Longitudinal Reinforcement to satisfy Crack width

Allowable crack width
=
0.04
in
Found P
=
0.32
%
from Table 3.11 AASTHO
The minimum reinforcement for concrete
slab/Rigid pavement
=
0.32
%
minimum reinforcement
Since < min, then use min =

d'
As req

Choosen Re-bar
Space Need
Take

1.4
fy

0.0028

1000

0.0028

=
=
=
=

250
.b.d
0.0028
700

mm

=
=

8
71

As' =
mm

mm2
50.265482 mm2

300 mm

Concrete Slab

100 mm

compacted 95% Standard Proctor

150

SubBase coarse 50% CBR

250

for punching shear, takes the critical loading that is located in rear side of the vehicle
N/mm2
f'c =
21
t=
300
mm
V=
V=
23
kN
22500 N
=
0.75
Vn = V/ = 30000 N
bo =
Vc = 1/6 x f'c x bo x d' =

2200
504043

mm

45o

Vc>Vn ?
500

300

504043 N

>

30000 N

.proceed to use

22.5

kN