GATE CE 2024 CE2 Q29: Highway Pavements

Various stresses in jointed plain concrete pavement with slab size of 3.5 m × 4.5 m are denoted as follows:

Wheel load stress at interior =

Wheel load stress at edge =

Wheel load stress at corner =

Warping stress at interior =

Warping stress at edge =

Warping stress at corner =

Frictional stress between slab and supporting layer =

The critical stress combination in the concrete slab during a summer mid-day is

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