Pavement Design and Management

  1. Rigid Pavement Design
    1. Design Principles
      1. Stresses in Concrete Slabs
        1. Load-Induced Stresses
          1. Interior Loading
            1. Edge Loading
              1. Corner Loading
              2. Curling Stresses (Temperature)
                1. Temperature Gradients
                  1. Curling Mechanisms
                    1. Stress Calculations
                    2. Warping Stresses (Moisture)
                      1. Moisture Gradients
                        1. Warping Effects
                          1. Combined Effects
                        2. Failure Criteria
                          1. Fatigue Cracking
                            1. Fatigue Relationships
                              1. Stress Ratios
                                1. Load Repetitions
                                2. Faulting and Pumping
                                  1. Faulting Mechanisms
                                    1. Pumping Conditions
                                      1. Prevention Methods
                                      2. Joint Deterioration
                                        1. Joint Damage Types
                                          1. Deterioration Mechanisms
                                      3. Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement (JPCP)
                                        1. Joint Design
                                          1. Contraction Joints
                                            1. Joint Spacing
                                              1. Joint Depth
                                                1. Sawing Timing
                                                2. Expansion Joints
                                                  1. Expansion Joint Types
                                                    1. Spacing Requirements
                                                      1. Filler Materials
                                                      2. Construction Joints
                                                        1. Longitudinal Joints
                                                          1. Transverse Construction Joints
                                                          2. Joint Spacing and Layout
                                                            1. Slab Dimensions
                                                              1. Joint Patterns
                                                                1. Skewed Joints
                                                              2. Load Transfer Mechanisms
                                                                1. Aggregate Interlock
                                                                  1. Interlock Efficiency
                                                                    1. Crack Width Effects
                                                                    2. Dowel Bars
                                                                      1. Dowel Bar Design
                                                                        1. Load Transfer Efficiency
                                                                          1. Installation Requirements
                                                                          2. Tie Bars
                                                                            1. Tie Bar Design
                                                                              1. Spacing Requirements
                                                                                1. Anchorage Length
                                                                              2. Slab Thickness Design
                                                                                1. Design Procedures
                                                                                  1. AASHTO Method
                                                                                    1. PCA Method
                                                                                      1. Mechanistic-Empirical Methods
                                                                                      2. Subbase and Subgrade Support
                                                                                        1. Modulus of Subgrade Reaction
                                                                                          1. Composite k-Value
                                                                                            1. Loss of Support
                                                                                        2. Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement (CRCP)
                                                                                          1. Design of Reinforcing Steel
                                                                                            1. Steel Ratio
                                                                                              1. Minimum Steel Requirements
                                                                                                1. Maximum Steel Limits
                                                                                                2. Bar Spacing and Placement
                                                                                                  1. Longitudinal Steel
                                                                                                    1. Transverse Steel
                                                                                                      1. Steel Placement
                                                                                                    2. Crack Spacing and Width Control
                                                                                                      1. Crack Spacing Prediction
                                                                                                        1. Crack Width Calculations
                                                                                                          1. Bond Stress Analysis
                                                                                                          2. Terminal Treatments
                                                                                                            1. Expansion Devices
                                                                                                              1. Expansion Joint Design
                                                                                                                1. Sleeper Slabs
                                                                                                                2. End Anchorage
                                                                                                                  1. Anchorage Design
                                                                                                                    1. Transition Details
                                                                                                                3. Mechanistic-Empirical Design for Rigid Pavements
                                                                                                                  1. Structural Modeling
                                                                                                                    1. Finite Element Analysis
                                                                                                                      1. Slab Response Calculations
                                                                                                                      2. Performance Prediction
                                                                                                                        1. Cracking Models
                                                                                                                          1. Faulting Models
                                                                                                                            1. Roughness Models
                                                                                                                            2. Calibration and Local Adaptation
                                                                                                                              1. Model Calibration
                                                                                                                                1. Regional Adjustments

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