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    Pressure relief joints relieve expansive pressures in rigid pavements that cause severe distresses. They come in narrow and wide forms, with narrow joints using filler materials like bitumen or foam and wide joints using concrete slabs or drilled holes filled with foam. They are recommended for pavements exhibiting blow-ups or bridge pushing but have limitations and their unwarranted use can cause problems. Proper construction following design recommendations is needed.

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    Pressure relief joints relieve expansive pressures in rigid pavements that cause severe distresses. They come in narrow and wide forms, with narrow joints using filler materials like bitumen or foam and wide joints using concrete slabs or drilled holes filled with foam. They are recommended for pavements exhibiting blow-ups or bridge pushing but have limitations and their unwarranted use can cause problems. Proper construction following design recommendations is needed.

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    Pressure relief joints relieve expansive pressures in rigid pavements that cause severe distresses. They come in narrow and wide forms, with narrow joints using filler materials like bitumen or foam and wide joints using concrete slabs or drilled holes filled with foam. They are recommended for pavements exhibiting blow-ups or bridge pushing but have limitations and their unwarranted use can cause problems. Proper construction following design recommendations is needed.

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    Module 4-3 Objectives

    Identify causes of expansive pressures


    Identify pressure-related distresses
    Pressure Relief Joints
    Describe the applications of pressure
    relief joints
    Describe proper construction techniques

    Recognize potential problems of pressure


    relief joints

    Introduction Blow-up

    Expansive pressures can build up in


    rigid pavements
    • Incompressibles in joint
    • Expansion of reactive aggregates
    • Thermal and moisture conditions

    Severe distresses often result


    Pressure relief joints relieve internal
    expansive pressures

    Types of Pressure Relief Joints Narrow Pressure Relief Joints

    Narrow pressure relief joints 20 mm bituminous


    50 mm
    fiber filler (optional)
    (typical)
    Wide pressure relief joints
    Foam or rubber filler
    Within full - depth repairs
    Full depth
    PCC slab sawcut (typical)
    Lubricant/adhesive
    coating (optional)

    Subbase

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    Module 4-3
    Wide Pressure Relief Joints Within Full-Depth Repairs
    Minimum 1.8 m PCC patch
    partial depth saw cut (typ)
    380 mm HMA overlay Optional
    fiber filler

    Bituminous PCC Slab Tie bar


    hot mix Varies
    Existing
    concrete
    Dowel bar
    6 in
    Subbase
    Existing subbase Bond breaker
    PCC or stab. 150 mm
    material (typ)
    “sleeper slab”
    102 mm drilled
    foam filler

    Causes of Pavement Expansion Mechanism of Blow-ups

    Incompressibles
    Incompressibles in joints and cracks
    Disintegrating
    Expansion of reactive aggregates concrete
    • Alkali - silica reaction (ASR)
    • Alkali - carbonate reaction (ACR)

    High pavement temperatures (α)


    Fractures
    High moisture contents

    Mechanism of Blow-ups Mechanism of Blow-ups

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    Limitations Applications

    Poor load transfer Recommended only on pavements with severe


    blow-ups or bridge pushing problems
    Joints may close completely over time
    (temporary fix) Most effective on long-jointed rigid
    pavements and near bridges
    Widening of nearby joints and cracks,
    causing intrusion of incompressibles, Not recommended on CRCP or
    faulting, and damage to joint sealants non-doweled JPCP
    “Humping” of asphalt patches Not required near other pressure-relieving
    features
    Accelerated pavement deterioration

    Design Recommendations Construction Considerations

    Install 300 m from other pressure relief joints Joint created with a carbide-tipped wheel
    or pressure-relieving features saw or a diamond-bladed saw
    Install at mid-slab locations Filler is generally compressed
    Limit widths to 25 to 50 mm Filler is capped with sealant
    Continued use is recommended to On multi-lane pavements, joint should be
    protect bridges and other structures installed full width within 48 hours
    Existing drainage conditions and Moderate installation temperatures
    improvements should be considered (4 to 21 oC) are recommended

    Summary

    Reduce expansive pressures and distresses


    Only recommended on pavements
    exhibiting blow-ups or bridge pushing
    Unwarranted use can lead to problems

    Bituminous patches are not recommended

    Not recommended on CRCP or


    non-doweled JPCP

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