Civil Engineering > GATE 2024 SET-2 > Pavement Design
Various stresses in jointed plain concrete pavement slab of size 3.5 m x 4.5 m are denoted as follows:
Wheel load stress at interior = Siwl
Wheel load stress at edge = Sewl
Wheel load stress at corner = Scwl
Warping stress at interior = Sit
Warping stress at edge = Set
Warping stress at corner = Sct
Frictional stress between slab and supporting layer = Sf
The critical stress combination in the concrete slab during a summer midnight is _______.
A
Siwl + Sit
B
Sewl + Set + Sf
C
Sewl + Set - Sf
D
Scwl + Sct + Sf

Correct : c

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