A cement concrete pavement has a thickness of 24 cm and has two lanes of total width 7.2 m, with a longitudinal joint. Design the dimension and spacing of the bars, using the following data: (i) Allowable working stress in steel in tension = 1400 kg/cm² (ii) Unit weight of concrete = 2400 kg/m³ (iii) Coefficient of friction = 1.5 (iv) Allowable bond stress in concrete = 24.6 kg/cm²

A cement concrete pavement has a thickness of 24 cm and has two lanes of total width 7.2 m, with a longitudinal joint. Design the dimension and spacing of the bars, using the following data: (i) Allowable working stress in steel in tension = 1400 kg/cm² (ii) Unit weight of concrete = 2400 kg/m³ (iii) Coefficient of friction = 1.5 (iv) Allowable bond stress in concrete = 24.6 kg/cm²

Traffic and Highway Engineering

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Chapter20: Design Of Rigid Pavements

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