Sidewalk that abuts curb or gutter shall have joints that match the curb or gutter joints.
Curb and gutter expansion joint spacing.
Usually contraction joint spacing of fifteen feet 15 ft is necessary to avoid intermediate cracks in separate curbs.
Maximum joint spacing for 5 foot wide sidewalk is 6 25 feet.
The space between joints in curbs and gutters space between contraction joints or between contraction and expansion joints shall not exceed ten feet.
Expansion joint shall be placed.
50 0 maximum expansion joint spacing.
The space between sidewalk joints shall not exceed 125 of the sidewalk width for example.
When directed by the engineer the.
Whether or not joints should be spaced close enough to control all cracking is a matter of local preference.
Notes type b ribbon curb notes vertical curb gutter with depressed lip type a 2.
Small cracks through curbs do not usually reduce the serviceability or attractiveness of curbs as long as the curbs are uniformly supported.
Space joints between 6 feet and approximately 20 feet apart as the engineer directs.
The curb gutter or curb gutter directly opposite construction or contraction joints in adjoining concrete pavement and at the required spacing in curb gutter or curb gutter adjoining asphaltic pavement.
The depth of contraction joints should be one fourth of the cross section of the concrete.
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Joint shall be placed 1 0 from.
Expansion joints a s t m.
Between sidewalk and rigid structure.