1st Edition

Concrete Pavement Design Guidance Notes

By Geoffrey Griffiths, Nick Thom Copyright 2007
192 Pages
by CRC Press

192 Pages
by CRC Press

192 Pages
by CRC Press

This comprehensive design guide summarizes current developments in the design of concrete pavements. Following an overview of the theory involved, the authors detail optimum design techniques and best practice, with a focus on highway and infrastructure projects. Worked examples and calculations are provided to describe standard design methods, illustrated with numerous case studies. The... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Surface Slab Systems  3. Concrete Bases and Sub-Bases  4. Testing and Specification  5. Concrete Slab Analysis Methods  6. Design Inputs and Assumptions  7. Concrete Pavement Design Methods  8. Composite Pavement Design  9. Joints  10. Detailing

Biography

Geoffrey Griffiths is an Associate civil engineer with the consulting group Ove Arup & Partners, based at their Nottingham office.





Nicholas Thom is a lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering at Nottingham University, UK.