THREE-SLAB MODEL FOR CONCRETE PAVEMENTS

This paper derives an analytical solution for a three-slab concrete pavement system resting on a Pasternak (1954) foundation. Joint transfer between slabs is considered in the analysis. The basic equations are based on Reissner's (1945) thick-plate theory and modified to include the Pasternak (1954) foundation model. The transverse shear deformation in the slabs and the transverse connection in the foundation are considered in the three-thick-plate model. The solution of the three-thick-plate system are arrived at by considering the solutions of three elemental plates, one with four guided-support edges and two with two guided-support edges and two free edges. For each slab of the three-slab system, its solution is obtained by superposing the solutions of appropriate elemental plates. The central slab can be represented by superposing three elemental thick plates, while the two-edge slabs are each represented by four-elemental-thick plates. The derived solutions were verified using numerical examples against solutions by finite-element methods.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This research is supported by Research Grants RP910666 from the National University of Singapore.
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• Authors:
  • SHI, X P
  • Fwa, T F
  • Tan, S A
• Publication Date: 1999-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 449-455
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 125
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete pavements; Finite element method; Foundations; Mathematical models; Slabs; Structural plates
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00768764
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: NSF-DMS 9313013, RP910666
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 4 1999 12:00AM