Concrete Construction Joints
Concrete Construction Joints
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I remember reading somewhere that smooth bars are prefered over rebar as the dowels across a concrete slab construction joint. I checked IBC and ACI but can't seem to find the reference. Any help?






RE: Concrete Construction Joints
RE: Concrete Construction Joints
Chapter 35 of IBC does not recognize ACI 360 or ACI 302 as accepted standards. Is there anything else out there?
RE: Concrete Construction Joints
If you want to prevent movement, e.g. the longitudinal joint down the centre of a road, use deformed bars.
If you want to allow movement then use smooth bars, with bond breaker.
RE: Concrete Construction Joints
RE: Concrete Construction Joints
http://www.cca.org.nz/ach_des/joints.htm
RE: Concrete Construction Joints
RE: Concrete Construction Joints
Concrete pavement? - Continuous,Contraction, or Jointed.
Dowels are usually smooth and placed transverse in a rigid "basket", tie-bars are usually deformed and used to bond two pours together, and includes a sawcut and sealed joint.