A standard MS 133.5 Truck is designed to pass on a 220-mm thick Portland cement concrete pavement (PCCP). Refer to Figure GTCAP-0593. Load capacity of the dowel system is desired at 40% of the design wheel load of the truck. Joint width is 20mm. • Modulus of elasticity of PCCP • Poisson ratio of PCCP • Modulus of subgrade reaction • Allowable shearing stress = 100 MPa • Allowable flexural stress Allowable bearing stress = 20 GPa = 0.15 = 36,140 kN/m3 = 107 MPa = 10 MPa Dowel diameter = 20mm

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A standard MS 133.5 Truck is designed to pass on a 220-mm thick Portland cement
concrete pavement (PCCP). Refer to Figure GTCAP-0593. Load capacity of the dowel
system is desired at 40% of the design wheel load of the truck. Joint width is 20mm.
• Modulus of elasticity of PCCP
• Poisson ratio of PCCP
• Modulus of subgrade reaction
• Allowable shearing stress =100 MPa
• Allowable flexural stress = 107 MPa
• Allowable bearing stress = 10 MPa
= 20 GPa
= 0.15
= 36,140 kN/m?
Dowel diameter
= 20mm
CLEARANCE AND
LOAD LANE WIDTH
3.0m
27 kN
108 kN
108 kN
CURB
4.27 m
04w
0.60 m 1.80 m 0.60 m
COMBINED WEIGHT ON THE FIRST TWO AXLES WHICH IS THE SAME AS
FOR THE CORRESPONDING H TRUCK
Figure GTCAP-0593
Standard MS 13.5 Truck
VARIABLE SPACING 4.20 m TO 9.0 m NCLUSVE SPACING TO BE USED
IS THAT WHICH PRODUCES MAXMUM STRESSES.
Determine the following:
• Design of wheel load in kN.
Radius of relative stiffness in meters.
• Minimum length of dowel bar for load transfer. Adapt 25-mm length interval.
Transcribed Image Text:A standard MS 133.5 Truck is designed to pass on a 220-mm thick Portland cement concrete pavement (PCCP). Refer to Figure GTCAP-0593. Load capacity of the dowel system is desired at 40% of the design wheel load of the truck. Joint width is 20mm. • Modulus of elasticity of PCCP • Poisson ratio of PCCP • Modulus of subgrade reaction • Allowable shearing stress =100 MPa • Allowable flexural stress = 107 MPa • Allowable bearing stress = 10 MPa = 20 GPa = 0.15 = 36,140 kN/m? Dowel diameter = 20mm CLEARANCE AND LOAD LANE WIDTH 3.0m 27 kN 108 kN 108 kN CURB 4.27 m 04w 0.60 m 1.80 m 0.60 m COMBINED WEIGHT ON THE FIRST TWO AXLES WHICH IS THE SAME AS FOR THE CORRESPONDING H TRUCK Figure GTCAP-0593 Standard MS 13.5 Truck VARIABLE SPACING 4.20 m TO 9.0 m NCLUSVE SPACING TO BE USED IS THAT WHICH PRODUCES MAXMUM STRESSES. Determine the following: • Design of wheel load in kN. Radius of relative stiffness in meters. • Minimum length of dowel bar for load transfer. Adapt 25-mm length interval.
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