Curb And Gutter Expansion Joint Spacing

Expansion joint shall be placed.

Curb and gutter expansion joint spacing. Whether or not joints should be spaced close enough to control all cracking is a matter of local preference. 340 729 and cos sec. The space between sidewalk joints shall not exceed 125 of the sidewalk width for example. Contraction joint spacing shall be 10 maximum or as directed by the inspector.

Right two runs butted together according to smacna the best way to protect your gutter system from thermal expansion is to split any run of 50 ft or more into two separate runs capping both ends and leaving gap between the top edges of the end caps fig 1. Maximum joint spacing for 5 foot wide sidewalk is 6 25 feet. Between sidewalk and rigid structure. Left per made expansion joint.

The space between joints in curbs and gutters space between contraction joints or between contraction and expansion joints shall not exceed ten feet. Space joints between 6 feet and approximately 20 feet apart as the engineer directs. Expansion joints a s t m. Joint shall be placed 1 0 from.

Notes type b ribbon curb notes vertical curb gutter with depressed lip type a 2. 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. Sidewalk that abuts curb or gutter shall have joints that match the curb or gutter joints.

Usually contraction joint spacing of fifteen feet 15 ft is necessary to avoid intermediate cracks in separate curbs.