JOINT EDGE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR FORMING JOINT IN OFFSET POSITION

摘要

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a joint edge assembly and method of positioning and installing joint edge assembly for adjacent concrete slabs. The method includes positioning the joint edge assembly in an offset position from the joint. The method of various embodiments also includes using a plurality of height adjusters or plates fixed to the slab engagement surface of the one of the joint edge members to adjust or assist in adjusting the height of the joint edge assembly relative to the formwork and relative to the plane of the top surfaces of the concrete slabs.

主权项

1. A method of forming a joint between a first concrete slab and a second concrete slab using a joint edge assembly, the joint edge assembly including a first elongated joint edge member, a second elongated joint edge member, a plurality of first anchors extending from the first elongated joint edge member into the first concrete slab, and a plurality of second anchors extending from the second elongated joint edge member into the second concrete slab, said method comprising:
(a) positioning the first joint edge member such that:
(i) a slab engagement surface of the first joint edge member extends in a first vertical or substantially vertical plane directly adjacent to a vertically extending plane in which a vertically extending side or end surface of the first concrete slab will lie such that the slab engagement surface of the first joint edge member will be adjacent to the vertically extending side or end surface of the first concrete slab after the first concrete slab is poured, and(ii) a second slab facing side of the first joint edge member extends in a second vertical or substantially vertical plane inwardly relative to the second concrete slab of a vertical plane in which a vertically extending side or end surface of the second concrete slab will lie after the second concrete slab is poured; and (b) positioning the second joint edge member such that:
(i) a first slab facing side of the second joint edge member extends in a third vertical or substantially vertical plane further inwardly relative to the second concrete slab of the vertical plane in which the vertically extending side or end surface of the second concrete slab will lie after the second concrete slab is poured, and(ii) a slab engagement surface of the second joint edge member extends in a fourth vertical or substantially vertical plane even further inwardly relative to the second concrete slab of the vertical plane in which the vertically extending side or end surface of the second concrete slab will lie after the second concrete slab is poured.