Specifying Evenly Spaced Dowels
Different dowel spacing parameters are input independently for each row of slabs (in the example in Figure 1 below, the dowels in the first row of slabs are being located). Selecting the Even checkbox brings up the panel shown in Figure 1, requiring that the total number of dowels (Number) and the distance from the top edge of the slab to the first dowel (Edge 1) be specified. These values will apply at each transverse joint for the first row of slabs. The parameter Emb controls the embedment of each dowel into the slab on each side of the joint, and is therefore half the total dowel length; the dowel diameter is specified via Diameter.
Figure 1: Specifying Evenly Spaced Dowels