• DOWEL LENGTH CLASS 4, 5, OR 7 JOINT PLASTIC DOWEL CAP GENERAL NOTES

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L EXPANSION JOINT C
L EXPANSION JOINT SEALING MATERIAL TO FIT DOWEL
WELDED WIRE 1. MULTIPLE PIECE TIE BARS ARE REQUIRED AT LONGITUDINAL CONSTRUCTION JOINTS.
…" …" C
L EXPANSION JOINT
60'-6" • DOWEL LENGTH FABRIC
C
L EXPANSION JOINT USE MULTIPLE PIECE TIE BAR ASSEMBLIES WITH STOP TYPE COUPLINGS AND WITH THREADS
ƒ"

6"
CLASS 4, 5, OR 7 JOINT ƒ" ON THE BARS. ENSURE THE MULTIPLE PIECE TIE BAR ASSEMBLIES DEVELOP A MINIMUM
3" 3" SEALING MATERIAL
ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH EQUAL TO 1.25 TIMES THE YIELD STRENGTH OF THE
2" MIN
TRANSVERSE BARS BEING JOINED. USE DEFORMED REINFORCING BARS FOR TIE BARS.

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1 ‚" 3" 3"

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TIE BAR ASSEMBLIES MADE FROM STEELS OTHER THAN ASTM GRADE 60 AND WITH
D D MIN
DEFORMATIONS OTHER THAN ASTM STANDARD MAY BE USED IF IT CAN BE PROVEN TO THE

LONGITUDINAL

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D D D D

4" FOR S=12'-2"

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SAWED JOINT

4" FOR S=11'-8"

2"MIN - 4"MAX
ENGINEER THAT THEY ARE IN EVERY RESPECT THE EQUAL OF THE ASSEMBLIES SPECIFIED.
3" 3" 1 ‚" MIN
LABORATORY TESTING OF THE PROPOSED ASSEMBLIES, AT THE CONTRACTOR'S EXPENSE,
JOINT PLATE 2"MIN MAY BE REQUIRED.
#10 WIRES PLASTIC DOWEL CAP
JOINT PLATE 8"

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AT 6" TO FIT DOWEL 8" USE A BITUMINOUS 2. FORM CONSTRUCTION JOINTS WITH METAL OR WOOD FORMS EQUAL IN DEPTH TO THE NOMINAL
CASING
CASING MASTIC ON THIS HALF DEPTH OF THE PAVEMENT OR BY OTHER MEANS APPROVED PRIOR TO THEIR USE.
USE A BITUMINOUS
C C SECTION A-A MASTIC ON THIS HALF SECTION A-A
3. SAW LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE JOINTS AS SOON AS SAWING CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED
BAR REINFORCED WELDED WIRE FABRIC
WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE PAVEMENT AND BEFORE 24 HOURS AFTER PLACING THE CONCRETE,

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TRANSVERSE EXPANSION JOINTS THE EXACT TIME WILL BE APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER. PREFORMED JOINT WITH ASPHALT
STRIP IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
NOTE: DOWEL BARS CONFORMING TO ASTM A615

8" FOR R=12'-10"

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2"MIN - 4"MAX

8" FOR R=12'-4"

4. LONGITUDINAL JOINTS ARE SHOWN OFFSET FOUR INCHES FROM THE THEORETICAL LANE
A A C A A
OR A616 GRADE 60 ARE ACCEPTABLE
LINE AND MAY BE OFFSET TO EITHER SIDE IF THE WIDTH OF THE WIRE FABRIC IS

#10 WIRES PROPERLY ADJUSTED.

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AT 12" MULTIPLE PIECE TIE
5. ONE OF THE LONGITUDINAL JOINTS OF PAVEMENT SLABS WIDER THAN TWO LANES MAY BE A
LONGITUDINAL BARS BARS AT 24" C-C
NO.4 BARS CONSTRUCTION JOINT. FOR PAVEMENT SLABS WIDER THAN 15 FT. PROVIDE A LONGITUDINAL
AT 24" C-C 33D 33D SAWED JOINT UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED.
33D 33D
CLASS 4, 5,
6. FORM THE JOINT SEAL SPACE AT TRANSVERSE EXPANSION JOINTS BY USING A STRAIGHT

6"
CLASS 4, 5, OR 7 JOINT C
L LONGITUDINAL
C
L LONGITUDINAL FORM PLACED BEHIND THE LONGITUDINAL FLOAT. LOOSEN THE FORM AS SOON AS THE
OR 7 JOINT SEALING CONSTRUCTION
SEALING CONSTRUCTION JOINT CONCRETE WILL RETAIN ITS SHAPE AND EDGE WITH AN APPROVED EDGING TOOL. TOOL BOTH
MATERIAL
MATERIAL JOINT
EDGES OF LONGITUDINAL CONSTRUCTION JOINTS TO A „IN. RADIUS AT THE PAVEMENT
15'-3" 15'-0" 15'-0" 15'-3" SURFACE.

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1ST PLACEMENT 2ND PLACEMENT 1ST PLACEMENT 2ND PLACEMENT

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7. DO NOT DISCHARGE CONCRETE FROM THE MIXER DIRECTLY ON TOP OF OR ON THE SIDES
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L TRANSVERSE JOINT 1„"X20" DOWELS AT 12" C-C

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NO.4 BARS AT 12" C-C OF THE EXPANSION JOINT ASSEMBLIES.

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BAR REINFORCEMENT WELDED WIRE FABRIC 8. LAP TRANSVERSE EDGES OF SHEETS OF WELDED WIRE FABRIC 12 INCHES EXCEPT AT
TRANSVERSE EXPANSION JOINTS. LAP LONGITUDINAL EDGES 6 INCHES EXCEPT AT
TWO LANE PAVEMENT PLAN
LONGITUDINAL CONSTRUCTION JOINTS.
3" 3"
WIDTH - Q 3" 3"
TRANSVERSE 9. DOWEL BARS MAY BE COATED WITH STAINLESS STEEL, MONEL METAL, OR IN ACCORDANCE
BARS WELDED WIRE FABRIC WITH THE ITEM "REINFORCING STEEL" SECTION ON EPOXY COATING; WITH A WELDED
24'-0" 24'-6" 25'-0"
SECTION B-B
SECTION B-B DOWEL ASSEMBLY SUPPORT, AS APPROVED. ENSURE THE CASING CONFORMS TO THE
R 12'-4" 12'-4" 12'-10" BAR REINFORCEMENT
BAR REINFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS OF ONE OF THE GRADES OF ASTM AI67-70 OR AI76-71 AND IS NOT LESS
THAN 0.010 INCH THICK. PROVIDE A CASING AT LEAST 8 INCHES LONG AND THAT COVERS
S 11'-8" 12'-2" 12'-2"
LONGITUDINAL CONSTRUCTION JOINTS THE MIDDLE 8 INCHES OF THE DOWEL.
C EXPANSION JOINT C
L L EXPANSION JOINT
10. SECURE DOWELS PARALLEL TO THE PAVEMENT SURFACE AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE JOINT
…" …"
60'-6"
C WITH THE AID OF APPROVED WELDED WIRE BASKET ARRANGEMENTS. ENSURE WELDED WIRE
L SAWED JOINT C SAWED JOINT
L
BASKET ARRANGEMENTS DO NOT CROSS THE EXPANSION JOINT. UNIFORMLY COAT DOWELS
6"

3" NO.4 BARS AT 12" C-C 3"

LONGITUDINAL WITH A BITUMINOUS MASTIC ON THE END WITH THE DOWEL CAP.
6"
BARS CLASS 4, 5, OR 7 JOINT
CLASS 4, 5, OR 7 JOINT SEALING MATERIAL
D D SEALING MATERIAL
11. DO NOT BEND TIE BARS AND DOWEL BARS. TO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT OF WIRE FABRIC BY
CONCRETE PLACEMENT, TIE THE FABRIC PANEL TOGETHER AND TIE THE INITIAL FABRIC
D D D D
2"MIN - 4"MAX

8" FOR Z=12'-4"

7" FOR Z=12'-2"
7" FOR Z=11'-2"
PANELS OF EACH SLAB TO THE DOWEL BASKET OR AS DIRECTED.

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2" MIN
LONGITUDINAL

12. TOOL PAVEMENT EDGES TO A RADIUS OF „ IN. WITH AN APPROVED EDGING TOOL.
SAWED JOINT

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AT 6"

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TRANSVERSE BARS 12" LAP 13. DETAILS FOR PAVEMENT WIDTH, PAVEMENT THICKNESS, AND CROWN-SLOPE ARE ELSEWHERE
SHOWN ON THE PLANS.

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WELDED WIRE FABRIC

14. THE CONTRACTOR HAS THE OPTION OF USING WELDED WIRE FABRIC OR BAR
SECTION C-C
SECTION C-C REINFORCEMENT. LOCATE THE LONGITUDINAL STEEL AT THE CENTER OF THE SLAB.
WELDED WIRE FABRIC TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO INSURE THAT THE FINAL POSITION OF STEEL IS
BAR REINFORCEMENT
WITHIN • IN. OF THE SLAB CENTER. ENSURE THE LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE STEEL

C LONGITUDINAL SAWED JOINTS SPACING DOES NOT VARY MORE THAN ONE-TWELFTH OF SPACING SHOWN.
C

6" FOR Y=12'-0"

6" FOR Y=11'-0"
8" FOR Y=11'-4"
2"MIN - 4"MAX

15. LONGITUDINAL STEEL MAY BE SPLICED WITH 33 TIMES BAR DIAMETER LAPS.
NO.4 BARS #10 WIRES
AT 24" C-C

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AT 12" 16. FOR LANE WIDTHS NOT SHOWN OR FOR VARIABLE PANEL LENGTHS AND WIDTHS, SPACE
C
L SAWED JOINT
C
L SAWED JOINT REINFORCING STEEL AND DOWELS AS DIRECTED.

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A A WELDED WIRE
A A CLASS 4, 5, OR 7 JOINT
FABRIC 17. USE APPROVED BAR MAT CHAIRS. DO NOT EXCEED CHAIR SPACING OF 30 IN. C-C
SEALING MATERIAL
B (TRANSVERSE) AND 48 IN. C-C (LONGITUDINAL). GALVANIZING THE CHAIRS IS NOT
B REQUIRED.

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18. OBTAIN BOARDS FOR EXPANSION JOINT FILLER FROM REDWOOD TIMBER.

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19. PROVIDE AND CONSTRUCT THE JOINT PLATE AS APPROVED.

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B 20. WHEN CURB IS PLACED SEPARATELY FROM THE CONCRETE PAVEMENT, PROVIDE THE
5" FOR X=12'-10"

B
8" FOR X=12'-4"
5" FOR X=11-10"
2"MIN - 4"MAX

REINFORCING STEEL AS SHOWN IN THE CURB DETAIL. THE CURB REINFORCING

TIE BARS STEEL MAY BE OMITTED WHEN THE CURB IS PLACED MONOLITHICALLY.
AT 24" C-C

TRANSVERSE BARS LONGITUDINAL BAR (GENERAL NOTES CONTINUED ON SHEET 2 OF 2)

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SECTION D-D SECTION D-D

BAR REINFORCEMENT BAR REINFORCEMENT
Texas Department of Transportation
TRANSVERSE SAWED JOINTS
6"

Houston District

PROVIDE TOP & FACE OF CURB WITH

15'-3" 15'-0" 15'-0" 15'-3" ƒ" EXPANSION JOINT
FACE OF CURB
STEEL TROWEL FINISH
TO COINCIDE WITH EXPANSION JOINT JOINTED REINFORCED
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L TRANSVERSE JOINT 6" IN PAVEMENT

EMBEDMENT
CONCRETE PAVEMENT
2"

WELDED WIRE FABRIC

1" MIN
‚"R 1"
2"R
BAR REINFORCEMENT
1„"X20" DOWELS AT 12" C-C 6" USUAL
1'-10"MIN
DETAILS
3"

(9" MAX.
AT INLETS)
THREE LANE PAVEMENT PLAN CONSTRUCTION JOINT (FOR PAVEMENT THICKNESS 10 INCHES OR LESS)

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3" 3"

"
(PERMISSIBLE)

T-1"
3
WIDTH - W LONGITUDINAL NO.5 BARS LONGITUDINAL 6"
CURB DOWEL
TIE TO CURB DOWEL 3" (SEE DETAIL) #5 BARS TIE JRCP SHEET 1 OF 2
37'-0" 36'-0" 34-0" TO CURB DOWEL
CURB DOWEL CURB DOWEL FILE: STDB-2.dgn DN: CK: DW: CK:
(SEE DETAIL)
X 12'-4" 11'-10" NO.3 BARS AT 2'-6" C-C
12'-10"
C TxDOT MAR.2004 DIST FED REG PROJECT NO. SHEET
D = DIAMETER SECTION
Y 12'-0" 11'-4" 11'-0" 3" EDGE DISTANCE ALSO REVISIONS
R = RADIUS ELEVATION APPLIES TO TRANSVERSE HOU 6
5/05 2004 SPECS
Z 12'-2" 12'-4" 11'-2" GROOVED PLANE JOINT IN CURB
T = THICKNESS 7/10 ADDED NOTE
COUNTY CONTROL SECT JOB HIGHWAY
2/15 2014 SPECS
TYPICAL 6" CURB (DETAIL)