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Expansion joint assembly having load transfer capacity

  • US 5,366,319 A
  • Filed: 02/04/1993
  • Issued: 11/22/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An expansion joint assembly for a pair of adjacent concrete slabs having an elongated expansion joint therebetween, said assembly comprising:

  • a pair of elongated load transfer bars each presenting a pair of opposed ends and a leg section extending from each end,said bars being oriented obliquely relative to said joint to cooperatively present a general X-configuration of bars bridging said joint, with the opposed leg sections of each bar being embedded in respective and;

    a resilient sleeve covering each of said obliquely oriented load transfer bars slabs,said load transfer bars being connected to each other throughout the obliquely oriented lengths thereof so that tensile and compressive loading is separately carried by each of the load transfer bars.

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