INVESTIGATIONAL CONCRETE PAVEMENT IN MICHIGAN

LAYOUT OF THE MICHIGAN PROJECT TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF JOINT SPACING IN CONCRETE PAVEMENTS IS DESCRIBED. THE DESCRIPTION COVERS SECTION LENGTHS, TYPES OF JOINTS, AND THEIR BEHAVIOR, CROSS SECTION, REINFORCEMENT, METHODS OF MEASUREMENT, DISPLACEMENTS (JOINT WIDTH CHANGE, SLAB MOVEMENT), PHYSICAL CONDITIONS (CONCRETE TEMPERATURE, MOISTURE CONTENT, CONCRETE STRAIN, METEOROLOGICAL DATA), AND ASSOCIATED STUDIES BEING CONDUCTED AS PART OF THE PROJECT (STRESS CURING, MECHANICAL CONCRETE SPREADERS, JOINT SEALERS).

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/20/20-019.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 20, pp 339 - 347, 1 TAB. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Kushing, J W
• Publication Date: 1941

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C. December 3-6, 1940
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 20
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete pavements; Contraction joints; Dowels (Fasteners); Dummies; Expansion joints; Field tests; Laboratory tests; Spacing; Transverse joints
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207270
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 15 1971 12:00AM