Thursday, October 21, 2010

Maximum Spacing of Control Joints



Slump of 4-6 inches
(101.6 mm-152.4 mm)

Slab Thickness

Max. size aggregate
 Less than ¾
 inches
(19.05 mm)
Max. size
aggregate
larger than
 3/4 inches

Slump less than
4 inches
 (101.6 mm)


4" (101.6 mm)

8' (2.4 m)

10' (3.05 m)

12' (3.66 m)

5" (126.9 mm)

10' (3.05m)

13' (3.96 m)

15' (4.57m)

6" (152.4mm)

12' (3.66 m)

15' (4.57 m)

18' (5.49 m)

7" (177.8mm)

14' (4.27 m)

18' (5.49 m)

21' (6.4 m)

8" (203.1 mm)

16' (4.88 m)

20' (6.1 m)

24' (7.32 m)

9" (228.6 mm)

18' (5.49 m)

23' (7.01 m)

27' (8.23 m)

10" (253.9 mm)
20' (6.1 mm)
25' (7.62 m)
30' (9.14m)

The term control joint is often used as being synonymous with construction joint, however, there is a difference between the two. A control joint is created to provide for movement in the slab and induce cracking at that point, whereas a construction joint is a bulkhead that ends that day’s slab pour. When control joints are created by bulkheading off a slab pour, rather than saw-cutting after the slab has been poured, steel dowels are often inserted in the bulkhead to increase load transfer at this joint.

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