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 stiffness | Base course modulus (MPa) | 2000 | 4000 | 6000 | 8000 | 10000 |
| 0.3 | q | 0.825 | 0.802 | 0.781 | 0.761 | 0.744 | 0.01q | 0.922 | 0.906 | 0.886 | 0.864 | 0.844 |
| 0.6 | q | 0.815 | 0.793 | 0.772 | 0.753 | 0.736 | 0.01q | 1.299 | 1.302 | 1.315 | 1.325 | 1.34 |
| 0.9 | q | 0.8 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.741 | 0.724 | 0.01q | 2.012 | 2.115 | 2.184 | 2.232 | 2.269 |
| 1.2 | q | 0.778 | 0.763 | 0.744 | 0.727 | 0.71 | 0.01q | 2.518 | 2.745 | 2.881 | 2.976 | 3.046 |
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The maximum stress occurs at the top of loaded slab. |