INTRODUCTION TO A RIGID PAVEMENT DESIGN PROCEDURE

An introduction to a design procedure for rigid airport pavements is presented. The design criteria used in the procedure are based on the tensile stress in the portland cement concrete (PCC) slab as computed by the layered elastic theory and on the strength of the PCC slab as measured by the flexural beam test. The criteria were developed by the analysis of some 60 test sections. In the basic report, procedures are given for the characterization of the pavement materials both by laboratory testing and by typical values and/or correlation studies. The thickness requirements as determined by the new criteria are compared with the thickness as determined by the Corps of Engineers and the Federal Aviation Administration design procedures. The comparison indicated a basic difference between the new criteria and the criteria presently being used. A detailed study of the two criteria shows that the new criteria fit the test data better than the present criteria. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Concrete Pavement Design, held at Purdue University, April 14-16, 1981.
• Corporate Authors:

  Purdue University

  School of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  West Lafayette, IN  United States  47907
• Authors:
  • Barker, W R
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Concrete Pavement Design, held at Purdue University, April 14-16, 1981.
• Publication Date: 1981-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 135-148

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Concrete pavements; Conferences; Design; Design methods; Elasticity (Mechanics); Field studies; Flexural strength; Laboratory tests; Pavement design; Portland cement concrete; Rigid pavements; Slabs; Tension; Thickness
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Tensile stress
• Old TRIS Terms: Elastic theory; Layered theories
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00334248
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 16 1981 12:00AM