Design of Pavement

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PAVEMENTS
Two General Types of Pavements
• Flexible Pavements
• Rigid Pavement
 Flexible Pavement

-A flexible pavement is considered with asphaltic cement and

aggregates. It is usually consists of several layers. The lower layer
is called subgrade.
-The design of flexible pavement is based on load distributing
characteristic of the component layers. The black top pavement
including water & gravel bound macadam fall in this category.
-As such the flexible pavement may be constructed in a number of
layers and the top layer has to be strongest as the highest
compressive stresses.
Flexible Pavement
Flexible Pavement
Flexible Pavement
 Flexible Pavement

Sample Problem: A flexible pavement carries a static wheel load of

53.5 kN. The circular contact area of the tire is 85806 sq.mm and
the transmitted load is distributed across a wide area of the
subgrade at an angle of 45 degrees. The subgrade bearing value is
0.14 Mpa, while that of the base is 0.41 Mpa. Design the thickness
of pavement and that of the base.
Solution:
 Flexible Pavement

Sample Problem: A flexible pavement carries a static wheel load of

50kN which caused a pressure of 2.8 MPa on a circular area above
the pavement. Using cone pressure distribution method, determine
the required thickness of the pavement if the allowable bearing
stress on the base is 0.50MPa. Round – up the answer in 10-mm
interval.
Solution:
 Rigid Pavement
-Rigid Pavements have high flexural rigidity and are able to transmit loads into a
wide area. The pavement absorbs most of the tress thus, requiring minimum
supporting layers.
-Rigid pavements are much thicker compared to their flexible counterpart. Rigid
pavements are good in areas with relatively weak soil or inadequate support, or
areas exposed to heavy rainfall which can wear down flexible pavements.
-In rigid pavement, dowel and tie bars are often provided to prevent lanes from
separating and to allow transfer of loads from one slab to another.
 Rigid Pavement

A rigid pavement is
constructed with Portland
cement concrete and
aggregates as shown with
flexible pavements, the
subgrade (the lower
pavement), the base layer
is optional
 Rigid Pavement
a. Without Dowels or tie bars
The critical section is at the
edge of a contraction joint it
will crack approximately 45
Degrees with the edge.
 Rigid Pavement
a. With Dowels or tie bars
 Rigid Pavement

Sample Problem:
Determine the thickness of a rigid pavement of the
proposed Nagtahan road to carry a maximum wheel load
of 60 kN. Consider with and without dowels. fc’=20MPa.
Allowables tensile stress of concrete pavement is 0.06 fc’
Solution:
 Spacing of Longitudinal Bars

Sample Problem:
A concrete pavement 8m wide and 15 mm thick is to be provided
with a center longitudinal joint using 12 mm dia. Bars. The weight of
concrete is 2400 kg/m^3. Coefficient of friction of the slab on the
subgrade is 2.0. Assuming an allowable working stress in tension for
steel bars at 138 MPa, determine the spacing of the longitudinal
bars in mm.
Solution:
 Length of Longitudinal Bars

Sample Problem:
A 12 mm dia. Bars is used as the longitudinal bars of a concrete
pavement. It is spaced at 600 mm on centers. The width of roadway
is meters and the coefficient of friction of the slab on the subgrade
is 2.0. Thickness of the slab is 150 mm. If the allowable bond stress
is 0.83 MPa, determine the length of the longitudinal bars.
Solution: