ROADWAY SECTION INCLUDING AN EXPANSION JOINT DEVICE WITH AN EXCHANGEABLE CARTRIDGE, A ROADWAY STRUCTURE COMPRISING A FIRST AND A SECOND OF SUCH ROADWAY SECTIONS, A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH A ROADWAY SECTION AND A METHOD OF REPLACING AN EXPANSION JOINT IN SUCH A ROADWAY SECTION

摘要

Provided is a roadway section (100) including a concrete substructure (110), an asphaltic concrete top structure (120), and an expansion joint device (122) that includes: - a permanent cradle (210), disposed at a joint end (112) of the roadway section (100) and extending over substantially an entire length thereof, said cradle comprising at least one anchor (214, 216) embedded in the substructure (110) to permanently connect the permanent cradle thereto, and at least one cradle engagement provision (218); - an exchangeable cartridge (230) comprising a cartridge interface portion (232) that is disposed on the permanent cradle (210), and that defines at least one cartridge engagement provision (234); - sacrificial connection means (250) that engage both the at least one cradle engagement provision (218) and the at least one cartridge engagement provision (234) to releasably fixedly connect the exchangeable cartridge (230) to the permanent cradle (210), wherein the sacrificial connection means (250) include at least one inclined sacrificial connection member (252) that is configured to be sacrificed upon disconnection of the exchangeable cartridge from the permanent cradle.