rigid pavement is to be used to carry a wheel load of 50.93 kN. Enough dowels will be used across the joint. What will be the difference in thickness (in mm) between the edge and the center of the pavement? The allowable tensile strength of concrete is 1.39 MPa.

Traffic and Highway Engineering
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Chapter20: Design Of Rigid Pavements
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A rigid pavement is to be used to carry a wheel load of 50.93 kN. Enough dowels will be used across the joint. What will be the difference in thickness (in mm) between the edge and the center of the pavement? The allowable tensile strength of concrete is 1.39 MPa. 

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