Using EPDM rubber joiners for minimizing tripping hazard due to slab misalignment of concrete footpaths

Koay, Y, Xie, Y and Setunge, S 2005, 'Using EPDM rubber joiners for minimizing tripping hazard due to slab misalignment of concrete footpaths', in Advances in Applied Mechanics, Melbourne, Australia, 16-18 February 2005.


Document type: Conference Paper
Collection: Conference Papers

Title Using EPDM rubber joiners for minimizing tripping hazard due to slab misalignment of concrete footpaths
Author(s) Koay, Y
Xie, Y
Setunge, S
Year 2005
Conference name Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics
Conference location Melbourne, Australia
Conference dates 16-18 February 2005
Proceedings title Advances in Applied Mechanics
Publisher Institute of Materials Engineering Australasia
Place of publication Melbourne, Australia
Abstract This paper presents the use of EPDM rubber joiners for minimizing tripping hazard due to slab misalignment of concrete footpath panels. EPDM rubber joiners are made from ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer and installed at the concrete pour. A full scale experiment on the joined panels has been conducted at RMIT University. The behaviour of a concrete footpath with EPDM rubber joiners has been investigated under different loading regimes, simulating displacements encountered in concrete footpaths in use. Australian Standard AS3727 (1993): Guide to Residential Pavement is used to determine the appropriate level of loading on the concrete footpath.
Subjects Structural Engineering
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