The width of the expansion joint is 20mm in a cement concrete pavement. The laying temperature is 20 °C and the maximum slab temperature in summer is 60 °C. The coefficient of thermal -6 expansion of concrete is 10 x 10⁰ mm/ mm / °C and the joint filler compresses upto 50% of the thickness. The spacing between expansion joints should be

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The width of the expansion joint is
20mm in a cement concrete pavement.
The laying temperature is 20 °C and the
maximum slab temperature in summer
is 60 °C. The coefficient of thermal
expansion of concrete is 10 x 10-6 mm/
mm / °C and the joint filler compresses
upto 50% of the thickness. The spacing
between expansion joints should be
Transcribed Image Text:The width of the expansion joint is 20mm in a cement concrete pavement. The laying temperature is 20 °C and the maximum slab temperature in summer is 60 °C. The coefficient of thermal expansion of concrete is 10 x 10-6 mm/ mm / °C and the joint filler compresses upto 50% of the thickness. The spacing between expansion joints should be
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