Experimental Study of Dowel Bar Alternatives Based on Similarity Model Test

Table 4

Material, cross-section, and size of dowels.

Material	Cross-section		Code	Prototype size (mm)	Scaled Model
					Dimensions (mm)	Cross-section area (mm^2)
Steel	Round		Steel35			80
			Steel42			110
			Steel56			200
FRP	Round		FRP35			80
			FRP56			200
Steel	Elliptical	Major axis	Elliptical35	43.8	12.5	80
		Minor axis		28	8
Steel	Square		Square 35	31.2 × 31.2	8.9 × 8.9	80