Patent ID: 8516761

Claim:
An expansion joint system of a concrete slab arrangement configured to reinforce concrete slabs, comprising a first concrete slab and a second concrete slab, and an expansion joint reinforcement disposed between the first concrete slab and the second concrete slab, the expansion joint reinforcement including at least one local dowel arranged to transfer loads which are perpendicular to the slab plane, and the at least one local dowel is formed of a circular dowel plate and a casing part partly surrounding the circular dowel plate, wherein the at least one local dowel is adhered to concrete of the second concrete slab via the casing part, the expansion joint reinforcement includes at least one shear reinforcement attached to the circular dowel plate or at least one prearranged attachment means for attaching a shear reinforcement to the circular dowel plate, and the expansion joint reinforcement includes at least one shear reinforcement attached to the casing part or at least one prearranged attachment means for attaching a shear reinforcement to the casing part.