ACI 325.12R-02 (R2013) PDF Download

ACI 325.12R-02 (R2013) is a standard guide that provides recommendations for designing jointed concrete pavements for streets and local roads with low volumes of traffic. The guide emphasizes the importance of achieving a balanced combination of pavement thickness, drainage, and subbase or subgrade materials to ensure satisfactory performance.

The recommendations in the standard are based on limiting the stresses in the concrete and maintaining the cracks in a tightly closed condition for reinforced slabs. It offers guidance on designing the joint pattern, distributed reinforcing steel, and load transfer devices, if necessary.