Practice question
When should contraction joints in a new concrete pavement generally be sawed?
- After the pavement has been open to trucks for 28 days
- Early enough to prevent random cracking, but late enough that the saw does not ravel the joint edges
- Before the concrete is placed, using the paver tracks as a guide
- Only at expansion joints, because contraction joints are never sawed
Answer: B — Early enough to prevent random cracking, but late enough that the saw does not ravel the joint edges
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