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rebars in concrete road

rebars in concrete road

rebars in concrete road

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when do we use rebars in concrete road?

RE: rebars in concrete road

Technically you never need them provided your base prep and concrete depth is sufficient. However since those two are typically unlikely or unfeasible then you use it when you need it. There has to be countless documentation on this subject.

RE: rebars in concrete road

Sort of a broad question. Whats your application?

RE: rebars in concrete road

"Designing Floor Slabs on Grade" by Anderson Ringo might have some useful insights on this - I do not remember if it goes too in depth for dynamic loading though

RE: rebars in concrete road

pavement is not a floor slab and a floor slab design manual is not recommended. suggest a pavement design manual such as Pavement Interactive. you will find everything you need for jointed plain, jointed reinforced and continuously reinforced concrete pavement design.

http://www.pavementinteractive.org/

RE: rebars in concrete road

@StewardMMM: you may find this document useful: Link. It's pretty comprehensive.

As for your specific question: we use rebar in concrete pavement when we deem it necessary for reasons of either strength, serviceability, or durability. I know, that sounds trite. See link for more -- much more -- detail.

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RE: rebars in concrete road

Generally, we don't recommend jointed, reinforced pavement because it seldom is designed properly and ends up performing poorly. The most common jointed pavement consists of unreinforced sections 10-20 feet long that are doweled together to prevent vertical faulting. Please do not use undoweled, jointed pavement, either plain or reinforced.
The most common reinforced concrete paving is CRCP, continuously reinforced concrete pavement. In CRCP, the reinforcement provides both positive and negative flexural reinforcement, and the relatively high reinforcement ratio keeps the cracks tight and the aggregates engaged. It will crack every 3-7 feet and act as a flexible pavement. As with all pavements, it works best on a well-prepared subgrade.

The website is getting major upgrade right now, but the information is still good: http://crcpavement.org

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