I hereby declare that the minor design project report entitled Design of PQC Slab is an
authentic record of the work carried out as per the requirement for the award of degree of
Masters of Engineering in Infrastructure (Civil) Engineering at Thapar University, Patiala. The
matter embodied in this report has not been submitted in part or full to any other university or
institute for the award of any degree.
Date: Avishreshth
(801423003)
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that above statement is correct to best of my knowledge and belief.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I wish to express my sincere appreciation and profound gratitude to Mr. Tanuj Chopra, Assistant
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, for his intuitive and careful guidance, perpetual
inspiration and continued encouragement in completion of this design project.
My sincere thanks go to Thapar University, Patiala who gave me an opportunity to work and
successfully complete this project..
I would like to thank all the people who have encouraged and inspired me to achieve higher
goals.
I thank my parents for giving unconditional support and encouragement to pursue my current
study.
AVISHRESHTH
(801423003)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LIST OF TABLES
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LIST OF FIGURES
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ABSTRACT
There is an increasing trend for using concrete pavement all over the world because of its ability
to handle complex loading and environmental conditions that occur in highways. Finite element
method is the best tool for analysis of the pavement slab. The pavement slab may be subjected to
combined action of axle load and temperature differential across the depth of slab. The present
study describes an example of thickness design of a concrete pavement with tied concrete
shoulder. The possibility of bottom-up and top-down cracking has been considered. The less
thickness of slab is required if there is a tied concrete shoulder or when the slab has a widened
outer lane. Higher modulus of subgrade reaction causes higher flexural stress due to combined
action of axle load and warping during the daytime as compared to those subgrades with lower
modulus of subgrade reaction.
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