LIMITING CRITERIA FOR THE DESIGN OF CONTINUOUSLY REINFORCED CONCRETE PAVEMENTS

The primary factors to consider in the thickness and reinforcement design for continuously reinforced concrete pavements (CRCPs) are the structural reesponse variables-- crack spacing, crack width, and maximum steel stress. They perform an important role in the outcome of the pavement's performance and can be related to the major distresses common to CRCPs. This paper describes the design-limiting criteria for these structural responses. Previous investigations of the design criteria are reviewed, and the most recently developed analytical models are studied. The basic procedures used to establish design criteria include an examination of the major distresses, such as punchout, spalling, and steel rupture, and a study of correlations between these distresses and the corresponding structural responses at appropriate levels. The procedure for use of the limiting criteria in CRCP design is outlined.

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• Authors:
  • McCullough, B Frank
  • Ma, JCM
  • Noble, C S
• Conference:
  • 59th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1980-1-21 to 1980-1-25
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 7-15
• Monograph Title: Concrete Pavements and Pavement Overlays
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 756
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Continuously reinforced concrete pavements; Cracking; Defects; Design; Material reinforcement; Pavement design; Pavement distress; Pavement performance; Pavements; Rock fracture; Spacing; Spalling; Steel; Stresses; Structural analysis; Structural mechanics; Thickness; Ultimate load design; Width
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Structural behavior
• Old TRIS Terms: Thickness design
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00325975
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309030706
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 21 1981 12:00AM