What is your recommendation for the maximum size of coarse aggregate for the following situation? A continuously reinforced concrete pavement cross section contains a layer of No. 6 reinforcing bars at 6-inch centers, such that the steel is just above mid-depth of a 10-inch thick slab. Cover over the top of the steel is therefore about 4 inches.

What is your recommendation for the maximum size of coarse aggregate for the following situation? A continuously reinforced concrete pavement cross section contains a layer of No. 6 reinforcing bars at 6-inch centers, such that the steel is just above mid-depth of a 10-inch thick slab. Cover over the top of the steel is therefore about 4 inches.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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