Tie bars are deformed steel bars or connectors used to hold abutting concrete slabs together. They provide minimal load transfer and should not be used as load transfer devices. Tie bars are typically 12.5mm in diameter and 0.6-1m long, used at longitudinal joints or between edges and shoulders. Dowel bars are short steel bars that allow load transfer between slabs while permitting horizontal joint movement. Dowel bars are typically 32-38mm long, 460mm long and spaced 305mm apart. They are coated to prevent corrosion and help transfer load independently between slabs.
Tie bars are deformed steel bars or connectors used to hold abutting concrete slabs together. They provide minimal load transfer and should not be used as load transfer devices. Tie bars are typically 12.5mm in diameter and 0.6-1m long, used at longitudinal joints or between edges and shoulders. Dowel bars are short steel bars that allow load transfer between slabs while permitting horizontal joint movement. Dowel bars are typically 32-38mm long, 460mm long and spaced 305mm apart. They are coated to prevent corrosion and help transfer load independently between slabs.
Tie bars are deformed steel bars or connectors used to hold abutting concrete slabs together. They provide minimal load transfer and should not be used as load transfer devices. Tie bars are typically 12.5mm in diameter and 0.6-1m long, used at longitudinal joints or between edges and shoulders. Dowel bars are short steel bars that allow load transfer between slabs while permitting horizontal joint movement. Dowel bars are typically 32-38mm long, 460mm long and spaced 305mm apart. They are coated to prevent corrosion and help transfer load independently between slabs.
Tie bars are deformed steel bars or connectors used to hold abutting concrete slabs together. They provide minimal load transfer and should not be used as load transfer devices. Tie bars are typically 12.5mm in diameter and 0.6-1m long, used at longitudinal joints or between edges and shoulders. Dowel bars are short steel bars that allow load transfer between slabs while permitting horizontal joint movement. Dowel bars are typically 32-38mm long, 460mm long and spaced 305mm apart. They are coated to prevent corrosion and help transfer load independently between slabs.
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Tie Bars
Tie bars are either deformed steel bars or connectors used to hold the faces of abutting slabs in contact (AASHTO, 1993[1]). Although they may provide some minimal amount of load transfer, they are not designed to act as load transfer devices and should not be used as such (AASHTO, 1993[1]). Tie bars are typically used at longitudinal joints (see Figure 1) or between an edge joint and a curb or shoulder. Typically, tie bars are about 12.5 mm (0.5 inches) in diameter and between 0.6 and 1.0 m (24 and 40 inches long).
Figure 1. Tie Bars Along a Longitudinal Joint
Dowel Bars Dowel bars are short steel bars that provide a mechanical connection between slabs without restricting horizontal joint movement. They increase load transfer efficiency by allowing the leave slab to assume some of the load before the load is actually over it. This reduces joint deflection and stress in the approach and leave slabs.
Dowel bars are typically 32 to 38 mm (1.25 to 1.5 inches) in diameter, 460 mm (18 inches) long and spaced 305 mm (12 inches) apart. Specific locations and numbers vary by state, however a typical arrangement might look like Figure 1. In order to prevent corrosion, dowel bars are either coated with stainless steel (Figure 2) or epoxy (Figure 3). Dowel bars are usually inserted at mid-slab depth and coated with a bond-breaking substance to prevent bonding to the PCC. Thus, the dowels help transfer load but allow adjacent slabs to expand and contract independent of one another. Figure 3 shows typical dowel bar locations at a transverse construction joint.
Figure 2. Stainless steel-clad dowel bars/ (Epoxy Coating on Figure 3. Dowel bars in place at a construction joint- the green color is Ends Only) from the epoxy coating.
