Indian Roads Congress Guidelines IRC:58-2011

for Design of Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements

Example of Design of Slab Thickness for Pavement
( Beta value will be 0.66 for dowelled transverse joint and 0.90 for without dowels )
Typeofpavementconsidered
Carriageway

PavementStructuralDetails
4lane
Modulusofsubgradereactionofsubgrade,MPa/m
divided
ThicknessofGranularSubbase,mm

Shoulders:Tiedconcreteshoulders?(yes/no)

yes ThicknessofDryLeanConcretesubbase,mm

Transversejointspacing(m)

4.5

Lanewidth(m)
TransverseJointshavedowelbars?(yes/no)

3.5
yes

50.3
12
150

Effectivemodulusofsubgradereactionoffoundation,
MPa/m
UnitweightofConcrete,kN/m 3
28dayFlexuralstrengthofcementconcrete,MPa

285
24
4.5

DesignTrafficEstimation
DesignPeriod(years)
TotalTwowayCommercialTraffic(cvpd)intheyear
ofcompletionofconstruction
Av.Annualrateofgrowthofcommercialtraffic
CumulativeNoofCommercialvehiclesduringdesign
period(twoway),A
AverageNoofaxlespercommercialvehicle, B(each
tandemaxlesetiscountedasoneaxleunit.
Similarly,eachtridemaxlesetiscountedasoneaxle)
CumulativeNoofCommercialAxles(steering,single,
tandem,Tridem)duringdesignperiod(twoway),C=
A*B
Proportionoftrafficinpredominantdirection, D
Designtrafficfactor(0.25for2lane2way.For
multilanehighwaysthevalueis0.25XD),E
TrafficfactorforBUCanalysis(forsixhourperiod
duringday),F
TrafficfactorforTDCanalysis(forsixhourperiod
duringnight),G
DesignaxlerepetitionsforBUCanalysis(for6hour
daytimetraffic),H=C*E*F
Proportionofvehicleswithspacingbetweenfrontand
thefirstrearaxlelessthanthespacingoftransverse
joints,I
DesignaxlerepetitionsforTDCanalysis(for6hour
nighttimetraffic),J=C*E*G*I
ProportionofFrontsingle(steering)Axles,K1
ProportionofRearsingleAxles,K2
ProportionoftandemAxles,K3
ProportionofTridemAxles,K4=(1K1K2K3)

30

Max.daytimeTemperatureDifferentialinslab, C(for
bottomupcracking)
0
NighttimeTemperatureDifferentialinslab, C(fortop
downcracking)=daytimediff/2+5

16.8
13.4

6000

TrialThicknessofConcreteSlab,m

0.28

0.075

LoadTransferEfficiencyFactorforTDCanalysis,Beta=

0.66

226444692 ElasticModulusofConcrete,Ec(MPa)

2.35

Poisson'sRatioofConcrete,Mu

532145025 Radiusofrelativestiffness,m
0.50

DesignAxleLoadRepetitionsforFatigueAnalysis

0.125

ForBottomupCrackingAnalysis

30000

0.15

0.66621

0.2

Frontsingle(steering)Axles=H*K1

5986632

0.3

RearsingleAxles=H*K2

1995544

13303626 TandemAxles=H*K3
0.55
10975491

TridemAxles=H*K4

3325906

1995544

ForTopDownCrackingAnalysis

0.450

Frontsingle(steering)Axles=J*K1

4938971

0.150
0.250
0.150

RearsingleAxles=J*K2
TandemAxles=J*K3
TridemAxles=J*K4

1646324
2743873
1646324

AxleLoadSpectrumData
RearSingleAxle
Load
Group
(kN)

RearTandemAxle

RearTridemAxle

MidPointof
MidPointof
Frequency LoadGroup
Frequency
LoadGroup
LoadGroup
(%)
(kN)
(%)
(kN)
(kN)

Load
Group
(kN)

MidPointof
Frequency
LoadGroup
(%)
(kN)

185195

190

18.15

380400

390

14.5

530560

545

5.23

175185

180

17.43

360380

370

10.5

500530

515

4.85

165175

170

18.27

340360

350

3.63

470500

485

3.44

155165

160

12.98

320340

330

2.5

440470

455

7.12

145155

150

2.98

300320

310

2.69

410440

425

10.11

135145

140

1.62

280300

290

1.26

380410

395

12.01

125135

130

2.62

260280

270

3.9

350380

365

15.57

115125

120

2.65

240260

250

5.19

320350

335

13.28

105115

110

2.65

220240

230

6.3

290320

305

4.55

95105

100

3.25

200220

210

6.4

260290

275

3.16

8595

90

3.25

180200

190

8.9

230260

245

3.1

<85

80

14.15

<180

170

34.23

<230

215

17.58

100

100

100

Front Single Axles and Rear Tridem axles not considered for bottom-up analysis

DesignforBondedPavementOption
SubgradeCBR(%)=
GranularSubabseThickness(mm)=
EffectivekvaluefromTables2and3(MPa/m)=
Forkof
72.0 MPa/m andfor
DoweledJoint
TiedConcreteShoulders,
and

8
250
72.0
SlabThickness(m)=

0.3

FatigueAnalysis
BottomupCrackingFatigueAnalysisforDaytime(6hour)trafficandPositive
TemperatureDifferential
RearSingleAxles
Expected
Flex
Repetitions Stress
(ni)
MPa

TopDownCrackingFatigueAnalysisforNighttime(6hour)trafficandNegativeTemperatureDifferential

RearTandemAxles

Stress Allowable Fatigue Expected

Flex
Ratio Repetitions Damage Repetitions Stress
(SR)
(Ni)
(ni/Ni)
(ni)
MPa

Stress
Ratio
(SR)

RearSingleAxles

Allowable Fatigue Expected

Flex Stress
Repetitions Damage Repetitions Stress Ratio
(Ni)
(ni/Ni)
(ni)
MPa
(SR)

362191

2.503

0.506

588331

0.616

482256

2.1177

0.428

infinite

0.000

298808

2.399

0.485

347823

2.422

0.489

1344185

0.259

349220

2.0448

0.413

infinite

0.000

286954

2.344

364586

2.341

0.473

4072762

0.090

120730

1.972

0.398

infinite

0.000

300783

2.288

259022

2.260

0.457

22079767

0.012

83148

1.8992

0.384

infinite

0.000

213693

59467

2.179

0.440

infinite

0.000

89467

1.8264

0.369

infinite

0.000

32328

2.099

0.424

infinite

0.000

41906

1.7536

0.354

infinite

52283

2.018

0.408

infinite

0.000

129710

1.6808

0.340

infinite

52882

1.937

0.391

infinite

0.000

172615

1.608

0.325

52882

1.856

0.375

infinite

0.000

209532

1.5352

64855

1.775

0.359

infinite

0.000

212858

64855

1.695

0.342

infinite

0.000

282369

1.614

0.326

infinite

0.000

FatDamfromSing.Axles=

0.976

3325906

1995544

TotalBottomupFatigueDamageduetosingle
andtandemaxleloads=

Allowable
Repetitions
(Ni)

RearTridemAxles
RearTandemAxles
(Stesscomputedfor50%ofaxleload)
(Stresscomputedfor33%ofaxleload)
Allowable
Fatigue
Expected
Flex Stress Allowable Fatigue Expected
Flex
Fatigue
Stress
Repetitions Damage
Damage Repetitions Stress Ratio Repetitions Damage Repetitions Stress
Ratio(SR)
(ni/Ni)
(ni)
MPa
(SR)
(Ni)
(ni/Ni)
(ni)
MPa
(Ni)
(ni/Ni)

1768731

0.169

397862

2.4269

0.490

1267085

0.314

86103

2.353

0.475

0.473

3899961

0.074

288107

2.3714

0.479

2564487

0.112

79847

2.297

0.462

11091781

0.027

99603

2.3159

0.468

6308978

0.016

56634

2.242

2.233

0.451

52048021

0.004

68597

2.2604

0.457

21946523

0.003

117218

49060

2.177

0.440

infinite

0.000

73810

2.2049

0.445

infinite

0.000

0.000

26670

2.122

0.429

infinite

0.000

34573

2.1494

0.434

infinite

0.000

43134

2.066

0.417

infinite

0.000

107011

2.0939

0.423

infinite

infinite

0.000

43628

2.011

0.406

infinite

0.000

142407

2.0384

0.412

0.310

infinite

0.000

43628

1.955

0.395

infinite

0.000

172864

1.9829

1.4623

0.295

infinite

0.000

53506

1.900

0.384

infinite

0.000

175608

296006

1.3895

0.281

infinite

0.000

53506

1.844

0.373

infinite

0.000

1138458

1.3167

0.266

infinite

0.000

232955

1.789

0.361

infinite

0.000

FatDamfromTandAxles=

0.000

1646324

0.274

2743873

0.976

0.000

FatDamfromSing.Axles=

3370878

0.026

0.464

9089367

0.009

0.453

38025932

0.001

2.186

0.442

infinite

0.000

166443

2.131

0.430

infinite

0.000

0.000

197723

2.075

0.419

infinite

0.000

0.000

256333

2.02

0.408

infinite

0.000

infinite

0.000

218632

1.964

0.397

infinite

0.000

0.401

infinite

0.000

74908

1.909

0.386

infinite

0.000

1.9274

0.389

infinite

0.000

52024

1.853

0.374

infinite

0.000

244205

1.8719

0.378

infinite

0.000

51036

1.798

0.363

infinite

0.000

939228

1.8164

0.367

infinite

0.000

289424

1.742

0.352

infinite

0.000

0.445

1646324

FatDamfromTridemAxles=

0.036

FatDamfromTandAxles=

TotalTopDownFatigueDamage=

0.976

0.274

0.445

0.036

DESIGNISSAFE

0.755

DESIGNISSAFE
DesignforBondedPavementOption

TrialSlabthickness(m)overDLC,h1

0.235 Poisson'sRatioofDLC, 2

ProvideDLCthickness(m),h2
ElasticModulusofPavementConcrete(MPa),E1
ElasticModulusofDLC(MPa),E2
Poisson'sRatioofPavingConcrete,1

0.15
30000
13600
0.15

DepthtoNeutralaxis,m(SeeFig.6)
FlexStiffnessofdesignSlab
FlexStiffnessofPartialSlabProvided
FlexStiffnessofDLC

0.2
0.16
69.05
46.65
23.28

TotalFlexuralStiffnessProvided=

46.65

23.28 =

69.93

whichismorethantheFlexuralStiffnessoftheDesignSlab=
69.05
Hence,ProvideaSlabofthickness(m)
0.235 overDLCofthickness(m)
0.15
Slabthickness(h1)overDLClayermaybeobtainedbyiterativelychangingh1andmatching
thedesignstiffnesswiththecombinedstiffnessprovided