Influence of early-age behaviour on structural design of sustainable thinner concrete slabs

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Mauricio Pradena¹  Lambert Houben² 

[1] Departamento de Ingeniería Civil Universidad de Concepción;Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department for Pavement Structures

关键词: early-age;    concrete pavements;    short slabs;    structural design;    load transfer;    thinner slabs;   

DOI  :  10.14256/JCE.2472.2018

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Hrvatsko Drustvo Gradevinskih Inzenjera

【 摘 要 】

The load transfer efficiency (LTE) of non-dowelled jointed plain concrete pavements (JPCPs), such as the innovative short slabs, is defined in terms of the cracks that form under the joints at an early age. The authors had previously developed and calibrated a model to predict crack widths in traditional JPCPs. The aim of this study is to validate this model using short slabs to relate crack width and LTE. After comparing the predicted crack width with actual ones observed in urban, industrial, and interurban short slab JPCPs, it is concluded that the model is useful for incorporating the early-age concrete behaviour into the structural design of these sustainable thinner slabs.

【 授权许可】

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