Effectiveness of Dowels in Concrete Pavement
Dowels are located in transverse joints of Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements (JPCP) and they are used to provide load transfer between individual slabs, reduce faulting and improve performance. Dowels and the concrete itself are under the highest stress in the vicinity of joints; thus, in terms of pa...
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doaj-3a25cc08bebe4704b1f3c4db1cfacc7f2020-11-25T01:36:36ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442019-05-011210166910.3390/ma12101669ma12101669Effectiveness of Dowels in Concrete PavementJiri Grosek0Andrea Zuzulova1Ilja Brezina2Transport Infrastructure Department, Transport Research Centre, 63 600 Brno, Czech RepublicDepartment of Transportation Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 810 05 Bratislava, SlovakiaTransport Infrastructure Department, Transport Research Centre, 63 600 Brno, Czech RepublicDowels are located in transverse joints of Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements (JPCP) and they are used to provide load transfer between individual slabs, reduce faulting and improve performance. Dowels and the concrete itself are under the highest stress in the vicinity of joints; thus, in terms of pavement design, the joints are the weakest points of the whole structure. This study dealt with the drawbacks of JPCP with dowels. The evaluation was based on direct measurements on real airport and motorway pavements and highlights insufficient efficiency of load transfer and its possible causes. The authors present a successful outcome with validation by using the finite element method where high tensile stress values of the surrounding concrete were found.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/10/1669concrete pavementdowelload transferfinite element method |
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Effectiveness of Dowels in Concrete Pavement |
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Effectiveness of Dowels in Concrete Pavement |
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Effectiveness of Dowels in Concrete Pavement |
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effectiveness of dowels in concrete pavement |
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Dowels are located in transverse joints of Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements (JPCP) and they are used to provide load transfer between individual slabs, reduce faulting and improve performance. Dowels and the concrete itself are under the highest stress in the vicinity of joints; thus, in terms of pavement design, the joints are the weakest points of the whole structure. This study dealt with the drawbacks of JPCP with dowels. The evaluation was based on direct measurements on real airport and motorway pavements and highlights insufficient efficiency of load transfer and its possible causes. The authors present a successful outcome with validation by using the finite element method where high tensile stress values of the surrounding concrete were found. |
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