PUMPING OF CONCRETE PAVEMENTS IN NEW JERSEY, CORRECTIVE MEASURES AND FUTURE DESIGNS

TESTS SHOWED THAT A JOINT COMPRISING TWELVE 2-INCH DEPTH CHANNEL DOWELS, 20 INCHES LONG PREVENTED FAULTING ENTIRELY AND MATERIALLY RETARDED PUMPING. A SURVEY OF PAVEMENTS LAID ON GRANULAR SUBBASE MATERALS SHOWED THAT THEIR USE WOULD MINIMIZE PUMPING, REDUCE DAMAGE DUE TO FROST ACTION, AND INCREASE LOAD BEARING CAPACITY. WOOD AS A JOINT FILLER IS VALUABLE BECAUSE IT WILL NOT EXTRUDE LIKE CONVENTIONAL FILLERS, AND IT WILL PROBABLY RETAIN AMPLE SWELLING RANGE AND RESILIENCY TO PREVENT RAPTURE. SINCE RUSTED DOWELS INDUCE EXCESSIVE TENSION IN OLDER PAVEMENTS, PLANS ARE BEING MADE TO PROVIDE CORROSION-RESISTANCE DOWELS.

• Record URL:
  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/24/24-025.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 24, pp 234-236; part of Report of Committee on Maintenance of Joints in Concrete Pavements as Related to the Pumping Action of the Slabs. 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:
  • Van Breemen, W
• Publication Date: 1945

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board (Unassembled)
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 24
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Concrete pavements; Corrosion resistance; Dowels (Fasteners); Frost action; Granular materials; Joint fillers; Joints; Loads; Pumping (Pavements); Subbase materials; Wood
• Old TRIS Terms: Joint
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207292
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 13 1971 12:00AM