REPORT ON EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT IN CALIFORNIA

THE EFFECT OF THE SPACING OF VARIOUS EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION JOINTS IN CONCRETE PAVEMENT WAS STUDIED. THE PAVEMENT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN OCTOBER 1941, AND CONSISTED OF SEVEN DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENTS OF JOINT INTERVALS. THE ENTIRE 5.65 MILES OF PAVEMENT UNDER THE CONTRACT WAS DESIGNED AS A TEST SECTION AND CONSTRUCTED IN DUPLICATE. TABLES SHOWING THE AVERAGE CHANGE IN JOINT WIDTHS ARE GIVEN ON A DAILY AND SEASONAL BASIS. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF SURFACE FAILURE AND THE RIDING QUALITY WAS EXCELLENT.

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    Highway Research Board (HRB)

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  • Authors:
    • Hveem, F N
  • Publication Date: 1956

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  • Media Type: Digital/other
  • Features: Figures; References;
  • Pagination: 9p
  • Monograph Title: Joint spacing in concrete pavements: 10 year reports on six experimental projects
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  • Accession Number: 00207415
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS, TRB
  • Created Date: May 22 1972 12:00AM