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BY RICHARD A. RAMSEY
MANAGER, ENGINEERED SALES
IVY STEEL AND WIRE COMPANY
the slab, the spacing of the joints and the friction of the
subgrade. Sheets as large as 13 feet by 40 feet have been
used in paving projects. The amount of reinforcement in
jointed slabs is relatively low, usually in the range of 0.05
to 0.20 percent. In continuously reinforced concrete
pavement, the steel is designed to provide closely and
uniformly spaced cracks that will remain tight and not
ravel. The percentage of steel most commonly used is
0.60 percent.