Title: Analysis of Restrained Curling Stresses and Temperature Measurements in Concrete Pavements

Author(s): Josef Eisenmann

Publication: Symposium Paper

Volume: 25

Issue:

Appears on pages(s): 235-250

Keywords: concrete pavements; concrete slabs; concretes; deflection; thermal gradient; strains; stresses; temperature; warpage

DOI: 10.14359/17338

Date: 1/1/1971

Abstract:
Measurements taken at four different road section locations show that if there is a temperature differential between the top and bottom of a concrete pavement slab there is a tendency for the slab to curl. When this curling tendency is restrained, as by the weight of the slab itself, large stresses can be created.