Should joints of concrete kerbs be in line with the joints in concrete
carriageway?
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In normal
practice, joints are provided in road kerbs to cater for concrete expansion and
contraction.
However, the location of joints in kerbs is not arbitrary and they
should match with joints in concretecarriageway. Otherwise, it is very likely that cracks may form in
concrete kerbs at location of pavement joints.
