TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 637: Guidelines for Dowel Alignment in Concrete Pavements examines the effects of dowel misalignment on concrete pavement performance, and highlights measures for reducing misalignment and its adverse effect.
Appendixes A through D to NCHRP Report 637 are available online and provide detailed information on the literature review, laboratory and field test results, and finite element analysis.
Appendix A: Review of Literature and Other Relevant Information
Appendix B: Field Testing Results
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2009. Guidelines for Dowel Alignment in Concrete Pavements. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/14249.
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