The document describes the PCA design method for concrete pavement. It considers two failure modes: fatigue failure from slab flexure and erosion failure from foundation compression. Edge loads produce the worst stresses for fatigue analysis while corner loads produce the worst deflections for erosion analysis. The design process involves calculating fatigue and erosion damage factors for different axle loads and summing them to check if the slab thickness design is adequate.
The document describes the PCA design method for concrete pavement. It considers two failure modes: fatigue failure from slab flexure and erosion failure from foundation compression. Edge loads produce the worst stresses for fatigue analysis while corner loads produce the worst deflections for erosion analysis. The design process involves calculating fatigue and erosion damage factors for different axle loads and summing them to check if the slab thickness design is adequate.
The document describes the PCA design method for concrete pavement. It considers two failure modes: fatigue failure from slab flexure and erosion failure from foundation compression. Edge loads produce the worst stresses for fatigue analysis while corner loads produce the worst deflections for erosion analysis. The design process involves calculating fatigue and erosion damage factors for different axle loads and summing them to check if the slab thickness design is adequate.
The document describes the PCA design method for concrete pavement. It considers two failure modes: fatigue failure from slab flexure and erosion failure from foundation compression. Edge loads produce the worst stresses for fatigue analysis while corner loads produce the worst deflections for erosion analysis. The design process involves calculating fatigue and erosion damage factors for different axle loads and summing them to check if the slab thickness design is adequate.
• Two failure modes considered: – Fatigue failure due to slab flexure – Erosion failure due to foundation compression
• Edge loads produce the worst stresses
– Fatigue based on tensile stress due to edge loads
• Corner loads produce the worst deflections
– Erosion based on deflections due to corner loads
2 Miner’s Hypothesis
3 Fatigue Model
4 Erosion Model
P = rate of work p = contact pressure (psi) h = slab thickness (in) k = modulus of subgrade reaction (psi/in) C = 1.0 (granular subbase), 0.9 (stabilized subbase) 5 Erosion Model
No tied concrete shoulder Tied concrete shoulder
6 Design Parameters
1. Concrete modulus of rupture (MR)
2. Modulus of subgrade reaction (k)
3. Design traffic volume
4. Axle load spectrum
7 Modulus of Subgrade Reaction Design k Values for Untreated Subbases
Design k Values for Cement-Treated Subbases
8 Design Traffic Volume
Average Direction Traffic
Daily Traffic Distribution Growth (two-way) Factor Multiplier
14 Design Procedure 1. Choose a trial slab thickness (h). 2. For each axle load class: a) Determine Ni for fatigue failure. b) Divide ni by Ni to determine fatigue damage factor di. c) Determine Ni for erosion failure. d) Divide ni by Ni to determine erosion damage factor di. 3. Sum fatigue and erosion damage factors over all of the axle load classes. 4. If both sums are less than 1 (life) your design is good; otherwise you need to increase your slab thickness. 15 Equivalent Stress Equivalent Stress – No Concrete Shoulder Equivalent Stress – Concrete Shoulder (Single Axle / Tandem Axle) (Single Axle / Tandem Axle)
16 Load Safety Factor
Traffic Volume LSF
High 1.2 (interstates, multilane highways) Moderate 1.1 (highways and arterials) Low 1.0 (collectors, residential streets)
Multiplication factor for axle loads
17 18 Erosion Factor Erosion Factor – Doweled Joints, Concrete Shoulder Erosion Factor – No Dowels, Concrete Shoulder (Single Axle / Tandem Axle) (Single Axle / Tandem Axle)
19 Allowable Repetitions Concrete Shoulder 20 Erosion Factor Erosion Factor – Doweled Joints, No Concrete Shoulder Erosion Factor – No Dowels, No Concrete Shoulder (Single Axle / Tandem Axle) (Single Axle / Tandem Axle)
21 Allowable Repetitions No Concrete Shoulder 22 Example Problem
23 Example Four-lane rural interstate
Two-way ADT = 12,900
Trucks (T) = 19% Growth rate (r) = 4% D = 0.5 (assumed) Design life (Y) = 20 years
24 Traffic Growth Multiplier
Y G 1 r 1.04 10 2 1.5
25 Design Traffic Volume
12,900 0.5 1.5
V ADT D G 9675
26 Lane Distribution Factor
27 Design Traffic Volume
12,900 0.19 0.5 0.81 1.5 20
V 365 ADT T D L G Y
V = 10,880,000 trucks
28 Example Clay subgrade k = 100 psi/in 4" untreated subbase Concrete MR = 650 psi Doweled JPCP Asphalt Shoulders
29 Modulus of Subgrade Reaction Design k Values for Untreated Subbases
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