Question: 3 . 1 . A rigid pavement has the following design: a . Thickness, 9 inches uniform. b . Slab dimensions, 4 0 feet (

3.1. A rigid pavement has the following design:
a. Thickness, 9 inches uniform.
b. Slab dimensions, 40 feet (contraction joints) by 24 feet (12-ft lanes).
c. Tie bars at longitudinal joint, 12 inch round by 36 inches long, spaced 30 inches c-c
(center-to-center).
d. Longitudinal distributed steel, No.3 wires spaced at 6 inches (diameter of wire 0.2437
in.).
e. Transverse distributed steel, No.4 wires spaced at 12 inches (diameter of wire 0.2253in.).
f. Dowel bars, 34 inch round by 18 inches long, spaced 12 inches on centers, first dowel 6
inches from edge.
g. Modulus of subgrade reaction, 100pci.
Determine the complete stresses in the pavement for a 12,000-pound dual wheel, tire pres-
sure 75.
a. Calculate the warping stress for a 12-foot wide slab with various lengths, assuming tem-
perature differential to be, day +3.0F per inch of slab thickness, and night -1.0F per
inch of slab thickness. Plot a curve of stress versus distance.
b. Calculate the warping stress for various slab widths. Plot a curve of stress versus dsitance.
c. Assume a transverse crack develops at the center of the slab. Calculate the stresses in
the distributed steel.
d. Calculate the moment, shear, and bearing stresses on the dowels.
e. Determine the tensile and bond stresses in the tie bars.
f. Determine the loading stresses at the edge, and interior of the slab.
g. Determine the maximum critical stress (load plus temperature) in the concrete.
3 . 1 . A rigid pavement has the following

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