Patent ID: 8496397

Claim:
A method for using precast concrete slabs in a curved roadway application to support vehicular traffic, the method comprising: providing a first slab having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being substantially triangular in shape and residing in a first plane, the second portion being substantially triangular in shape and residing in a second plane non-parallel with respect to the first plane; providing a second slab having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the second slab being substantially triangular in shape and residing in a third plane, the second portion of the second slab being substantially triangular in shape and residing in a fourth plane non-parallel with respect to the third plane; positioning the first slab to form a first section of the curved roadway; and orienting the second slab such that the first portion of the second slab is adjacent the second portion of the first slab, wherein, in orienting the second slab, the first portion of the second slab is aligned with the second plane, in which the second portion of the first slab resides.