Glossary
Dowel Bar
A device located across transverse joints at mid-depth of a PCC slab to provide load transfer from one slab to the adjoining slab. These are commonly smooth, round, and coated to resist corrosion.
Used in
- 1993 AASHTO Rigid Pavement Structural Design
- Joint Load Transfer System Deterioration
- Joint Repair
- Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement
- Jointed Reinforced Concrete Pavement
- Load Transfer
- Other Joints
- PCC Durability
- PCC Patching
- Reclaimed Concrete Material Used as Coarse Aggregate
- Reinforcing Steel
- Sawcutting
- Tie Bar Placement