Determine the thickness of a rigid pavement, which has 3.5 meter width lane. The pavement is to carry a maximum wheel load of 55 kN and provided with dowels. Compressive strength of concrete is 20.5 MPa, and the allowable tensile stress is 6% of the compressive strength. Round up answer. (e.g., 265.8 = 270, 262.3=265)

Determine the thickness of a rigid pavement, which has 3.5 meter width lane. The pavement is to carry a maximum wheel load of 55 kN and provided with dowels. Compressive strength of concrete is 20.5 MPa, and the allowable tensile stress is 6% of the compressive strength. Round up answer. (e.g., 265.8 = 270, 262.3=265)

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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