Rigid Pavement Design Course

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Course Outline: Learn Rigid Pavement Design Online via Instructor Led Program. In this course you can learn about Indian Rigid Pavement Design as per IRC code. Calculation of applied stresses and strain developed within concrete pavement layer and calculation of their cumulative fatigue damage (CFD). A complete knowledge of rigid pavement thickness design as well as its optimization which can save cost and quantity in any highway design project. As the name implies, rigid pavements are rigid i.e, they do not flex much under loading like flexible pavements. They are constructed using cement concrete. In this case, the load carrying capacity is mainly due to the rigidity ad high modulus of elasticity of the slab. (Note: We care for your schedule and so in this course a trainer will be assigned to the student enrolled and course will start as per student convenient date and timing).

“As the name implies, rigid pavements are rigid i.e, they do not flex much under loading like flexible pavements. They are constructed using cement concrete. In this case, the load carrying capacity is mainly due to the rigidity ad high modulus of elasticity of the slab (slab action)”
Above Text Source: IIT Bombay Website

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 deteriorates under combined action of axle loads and temperature differential across the depth of slab. So there is need to address engineering properties of concrete and then design the depth or thickness of concrete road.

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