Dowel baskets are used on highways, runways and other areas of concrete slabs which must support rolling traffic.
A typical specification for dowel baskets includes:
- Type of Basket
- Wire Size for Top Wires
- Wire Size for Bottom Wires
- Wire Size for Legs
- Type of Leg
- Wire Size for Shipping Wires
- Number of Shipping Wires
- Height of Dowel above grade
- How many Dowels per Frame
- Overhang at the ends
- Leg Location on Dowels