LOAD TRANSFER PLATE FOR IN SITU CONCRETE SLABS

摘要

A tapered load plate transfers loads across a joint between adjacent concret e floor slabs. The top and bottom surfaces may taper from approximately 4 inch es wide to a narrow substantially pointed end over a length of approximately 12 inches. The tapered load plate accommodates differential shrinkage of cast-i n- place concrete slabs. When adjacent slabs move away from each other, the narrow end of the tapered load plate moves out of the void that it created i n the slab thus allowing the slabs to move relative to one another in a direction parallel to the joint. Tapered load plates may be assembled into a load-plate basket with the direction of the taper alternating from one taper ed load plate to the next to account for off-center saw cuts. A tapered load plate and an end cap may be used to provide load transfer across an expansio n joint.