Research Article

Mechanical Behavior of Concrete Pavement considering Void beneath Slabs and Joints LTE

Table 5

The location of the stress under different conditions.

Void size (m)Joint stiffnessBase course modulus (MPa)
200040006000800010000

0.3q0.8250.8020.7810.7610.744
0.01q0.9220.9060.8860.8640.844

0.6q0.8150.7930.7720.7530.736
0.01q1.2991.3021.3151.3251.34

0.9q0.80.780.760.7410.724
0.01q2.0122.1152.1842.2322.269

1.2q0.7780.7630.7440.7270.71
0.01q2.5182.7452.8812.9763.046

The maximum stress occurs at the top of loaded slab.