Title:
Solution to Cracking and Stresses Caused by Dowels and Tie Bars
Author(s):
Ernest K. Schrader
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
13
Issue:
7
Appears on pages(s):
40-45
Keywords:
concrete slabs; corrosion resistance; cracking (fracturing); dowels; keys and keyways; reinforcing steels; stresses; Design
DOI:
Date:
7/1/1991
Abstract:
Describes solutions to many of the problems such as cracking and corrosion associated with the use of dowels and tie bars to transfer loads between slabs and prevent adjacent slab surfaces from becoming offset.