FACTORS INFLUENCING THE STRESS IN CONCRETE PAVEMENT FROM APPLIED LOADS

AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE OF THE SIZES AND SHAPES OF THE CONTACT AREAS BETWEEN TRUCK TIRES AND PAVEMENT SURFACES, AND THE RELATIVE EFFECT OF THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF THE CONTACT AREA, THE TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE, THE TOTAL LOAD, THE QUALITY OF THE SUBGRADE AND THE PAVEMENT THICKNESS UPON THE STRESS IN CONCRETE PAVEMENTS DUE TO APPLIED LOADS. /AUTHOR/