A Direct Computer Solution for Plates and Pavement Slabs

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• Creators:
  Stelzer, Jr. C. Fred ; Hudson, W. Ronald
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Highway Research
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas Highway Department ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Bureau of Public Roads
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Computer programs
  • Deflection
  • Distributions (Statistics)
  • Equations
  • Finite element method
  • Loads
  • Orthotropic
  • Pavements
  • Slabs
  • Solutions (Chemistry)
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  56-9 ; 3-5-63-56
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Highway Research
• Abstract:
  A method of solving for the deflected shapes of freely discontinuous orthotropic plates and pavement slabs subjected to a variety of loads including transverse loads, in-plane forces, and externally applied couples is presented. The method is applicable to plates and pavement slabs with freely-variable foundation support including holes in the subgrade. This is a direct method of rapidly solving the finite-element plate equations which are developed and it is unhindered by the closure parameters necessary in iterative techniques of solution. A computer program is presented which utilizes the equations and techniques developed. Several sample problems illustrate the generality of the method and its convenience to the user. The results compare well with closed-form solutions and with previous solutions developed using other techniques.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80990/dot_80990_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.39 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:893e6080c0d3e66175388a4e46b28151a0050d84e94956dc5137932e647fbefe3a6c9999b15e72ca6a1a8694f10ca38345674a0728bc12433ad24e2ca507627b