Design and Construction of Panel Concrete Pavements for Low Volume Roads

Pavement of conventional low volume roads of villages and city streets generally consists of Granular Subbase (GSB), Water Bound Macadam (WBM) base and a thin wearing course made up of Premix Carpet and Sealcoat (PCSC) and sometimes mixed seal surfacing as per the specifications of Indian Roads Congress. These roads develop potholes during the monsoon and the pavements are seriously damaged due to lack of timely maintenance. The current trend in India is to adopt conventional concrete, thin panel concrete or cell-filled concrete pavements under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and other projects where pavements are damaged by water. There are no appropriate guidelines for analysis, design and construction of panel concrete pavements for low volume roads. This paper presents a guideline for the analysis for stresses in short panel thin concrete pavements for rural roads using Finite element method since Westergaard’s equations are not valid for short panel slabs. Pavement design and construction methodology are also included. Cost of such pavements compare favourably with conventional bituminous pavements in many locations even on initial cost basis.

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• Authors:
  • Raj, Rishu
  • Pandey, B B
• Publication Date: 2020-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 11-16
• Serial:
  • Indian Highways
  • Volume: 48
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress
  • ISSN: 0376-7256

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete pavements; Finite element method; Guidelines; Low volume roads; Pavement design; Paving
• Geographic Terms: India
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01754588
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 2020 9:17AM