THEORY OF STRESSES IN ROAD SLABS

A THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED OF STRESSES AND DEFORMATIONS IN ROAD SLABS ON THE BASIS OF THE MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF ELASTICITY. THE ANALYSIS LEADS TO DIAGRAMS OF SUCH DEFLECTIONS AND MOMENTS AS ARE DUE TO WHEEL LOADS WHICH ACT EITHER AT AN APPRECIABLE DISTANCE FROM THE EDGE OR AT THE EDGE. THE RELATIVE STIFFNESS OF THE SLAB AND SUBGRADE IS OF CONSEQUENCE. THE THEORIES OF THE CORNER BREAK, DEFLECTIONS AND STRESSES CAUSED BY WHEEL LOADS AT THE EDGE AND AT A DISTANCE FROM THE EDGE, AND EFFECT OF CHANGE OF TEMPERATURE ARE DISCUSSED.

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/4/4-008.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 4, pp 60-61. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • WESTERGAARD, H M
• Publication Date: 1925

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C., December 4-5, 1924
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 4
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deflection; Elasticity (Mechanics); Slabs; Stiffness; Stresses; Subgrade (Pavements); Temperature; Theory; Wheel loads
• Uncontrolled Terms: Edges
• Old TRIS Terms: Elastic theory
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207133
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 9 1970 12:00AM