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concrete pavement on slope
hi guys,
i have a concrete pavement on a 1:3 grade and i'm a little concerned about the slab sliding, similiar to a retaining wall sliding due to active earth pressure.
has anyone designed a concrete pavement on such a steep slope and did they use any general design principles such as providing a shear key or other form of mechanical resistance.
also, is this sliding the only failure mechanism that can be developed or should i be looking at a global failure surface as well.
the slab is a residential driveway but i have been requested to make allowances for heavy traffic.
if anyone can point me towards any reference material than that would be greatly appreciated.
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that is a heck of a slope for a driveway - some people would have trouble walking up it. any way to re-grade??
check sliding stability, you may need keys or positive tie-offs (soil nailing?). you can find design examples from foundation text books, or visit uscoe (corp of engineers) website.
an 18.4% slope is stable as to sliding concrete on soil/granular base, however, check the stability of the slope with respect to the soil. use tine texture parallel to topo line for tire friction when raining.
a 1:3 slope is 18.4 degrees, or 33%.

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thanks guys,
the slope is 1:4, i wanted to dramatize this in the hope of recieving a wider response.
i've done some statical equilibrium numbers to satisfy myself this pavement won't slide because of the friction at the concrete-soil interface. i haven't had much experience with pavement design so i wanted to know what are the commonly used techniques when constructing pavements on steep grades.
i'll research into soil nailing, slope stability, re-grading and texturing the wearing surface.
thanks all for your replies.

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