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aggregate interlock

aggregate interlock

[′ag·rə·gət ′in·tər‚läk]
(engineering)
The projection of aggregate particles or portions thereof from one side of a joint or crack in concrete into recesses in the other side so as to effect load transfer in compression and shear, and to maintain mutual alignment.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

aggregate interlock

The projection of aggregate particles or portions thereof from one side of a joint or crack in concrete into recesses in the other side so as to effect load transfer in compression and shear, and maintain mutual alignment.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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No steel is used in the pavement--experience has shown excellent aggregate interlock at joints making dowels unnecessary.
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In porous asphalt, the source of stability is aggregate interlock enhanced by the coarse aggregate.
Application of packing theory on grading design for porous asphalt mixtures
And, because of its size relative to the chip seal, an aggregate interlock occurs between the anti-skid and the surface aggregate, as considerably more anti-skid is left in the traffic lanes as an abrasive for future storms.
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Experimental investigation on the effect of specimen size in determining fracture parameters of concrete
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