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Wide Cracking A crack which has an unspalled width exceeding 1 .5 mm at the surface of
the slab.

Working Crack Transverse crack extending fiill width of slab with depth (d) greater than
half the slab depth (D/2) which artificially create joint location.

Curling - Curling is pavement slab from its proper plane caused by

distortion of the
differential expansion or contraction resulting from a difference in
temperature between the top and bottom of slab. Fig. 2.1 illustrates
distortion of pavement slab under different temperature gradients.

TEMPERATURE

DEPTH

Slab displacement for positive gradient

Warmer at top (positive gradient)
TEMPERATURE
TENSION

Slab displacement tor negative gradient DEPTH

Cooler at top (negative gradient)

Fig. 2.1. Distortion of Pavement Slab under Different Temperature Gradients

Damaged Surface Hardened surface deeply abraded or otherwise damaged following

accident, or by vehicle tracks or metal wheels.

Depression Localised section at a lower level to the normal pavement profile. This
usually happens due to inadequate care at the time of laying.

Diamond Grinding Method that uses a series of diamond tipped saw blades gang-mounted
(cutting) on a shaft for correcting irregular surfaces in concrete pavement that are
commonly caused by faulting, curling and warping of slabs. This is also
applied to the pavement surface to restore skid resistance.

Divided/Broken/ Cracks in different directions dividing a slab in a number of pieces. Such

Shattered Slab cracks may intersect and may also converge in a point. In case of shattered
slab the pieces are not less than four in number.

Dowel Bar Retrofit Method for providing /restoring load transfer under the wheel paths in an
old undoweled or doweled pavement or transversely cracked concrete
slabs by installing dowels into slots cut into the pavement surface so as to
extend the service life of the pavement slab.

Dowel Socketing The widening of the dowel hole, which leads to loss of load transfer.