Axle Load Spectrum for the Example Road

Load SAS SAD TAD TRA

2 274 137 0 0
4 2093 160 4 0
6 1536 421 9 0
8 501 455 50 0
10 71 437 91 0
12 21 890 83 45
14 8 552 141 0
16 0 184 150 45
18 0 43 169 0
20 0 158 576 0
22 0 2 377 0
24 0 2 261 45
26 0 0 161 45
28 0 0 76 0
30 0 0 29 136
32 0 0 59 79
34 0 0 82 0
36 0 0 4 45
38 0 0 0 45
40 0 0 8 0
42 0 0 0 15
44 0 0 0 191
46 0 0 0 15
48 0 0 0 0
50 0 0 0 0
52 0 0 0 0
54 0 0 0 0
56 0 0 0 0
58 0 0 0 0
60 0 0 0 0
62 0 0 0 0
64 0 0 0 0
66 0 0 0 0
Flextural strength of Concrete, Mpa 4.4145 Spacing of Contraction Joints, m
Effective modulus of subgrade reaction of DLC subbase, MN/m3 147 Width of slab, m
Elastic Modulus of Concrete, MPa 2.943E+04 No of lanes in both directions
Poisson's ratio 0.15 Type of carriageway
Coefficient of thermal expansion of concrete, / 0C 1.00E-05 Trial Thickness of PQC, mm
Tyre pressure, kPa 800 Radius of relative stiffness, m
Growth rate of traffic 7.5% Growth Factor
Design Life, Years 30 Lane Distribution Factor
Proportion of trucks plying along edge 0.34 Directional Distribution Factor

Axle Load, t LF*Axle Load, t No. of Axles stress, kg/cm2 Expected No. Stress Ratio Allowable No.
Single Axle With Single Wheel
16 19 0 19.3 0 0.43 Unlimited
14 17 8 17.4 42891 0.39 Unlimited
12 14 21 15.5 111162 0.34 Unlimited
10 12 15 13.4 77954 0.30 Unlimited
8 10 5 11.3 25985 0.25 Unlimited
6 7 1 9.0 5197 0.20 Unlimited
4 5 27 6.5 140316 0.15 Unlimited
2 2 25 3.7 129923 0.08 Unlimited
Single Axle with Dual Wheels
24 28.8 2 24.73 12690 0.55 126167
22 26.4 2 23.26 12690 0.52 367648
20 24 19 21.72 98741 0.48 2004954
18 21.6 43 20.17 221403 0.45 90733912
16 19.2 4 18.45 20788 0.41 Unlimited
14 16.8 5 25985 0.00 Unlimited
12 14.4 8 41575 0.00 Unlimited
10 12 8 41575 0.00 Unlimited
Tandem Axle
40 48 8 16.76 42891 0.37 Unlimited
36 43.2 86 15.53 446756 0.35 Unlimited
32 38.4 88 14.23 458984 0.32 Unlimited
28 33.6 23 119529 0.00 Unlimited
24 28.8 6 31181 0.00 Unlimited
20 24 7 36378 0.00 Unlimited
16 19.2 2 10394 0.00 Unlimited
Tridem Axle
48 57.6 15 21.54 78871 0.48 2646545
44 52.8 2 20.06 10394 0.45 151766641
40 48 4 18.55 20788 0.41 Unlimited
 4.0
3.5
4
Divided
280
0.782
103.40
0.75
0.54

Damage Ratio

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.101
0.035
0.049
0.002
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0.030
0.000
0.000
 Diameter of Dowel 32 mm
Length of Dowel 500 mm
Moment of Inertia 5.147185E-08 m4
Modulus of Dowel Support 400000 Mpa
Modulus of Elasticity of Dowel Steel 200000 Mpa

88.29 kN

0.15 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25

Load by each Dowel 1 0.712644 0.425287 0.137931 0 0

Max load by one dowel 15.52 kN

Permissible bearing stress 29.23 Mpa

Relative Stiffness of Dowel 23.61 m-1

Bearing Stress in Dowel 28.31 Mpa

 88.29 kN

0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.15