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Link Slab Details And Materials, Ghadir Haikal, Julio A. Ramirez, Mohammad R. Jahanshahi, Sandra Villamizar, Osama Abdelaleim

JTRP Technical Reports

This report contains the findings of a synthesis study on the use of link slabs to eliminate intermediate joints in bridges of Indiana. The study was conducted under the sponsorship of the Joint Transportation Research Program. The motivation for the study was to investigate this promising technique to mitigate the damage associated with expansion joints that has long been recognized as a persistent and costly issue negatively impacting the bridge service life.

The report summarizes the background information and motivation for the study. It also provides a description of the report organization. The results of an extensive literature review of …