On the Use of Perious Cement Concrete for Wearing Courses and Its Efficiency Against the Noise Emitted by Heavy Trucks

The experiment presented here has been carried out within the context of a partnership research contract signed between the Road Directorate (French Ministry of Civil Equipment) and the GTM Construction Company. The autors are thanking both partners, and the following organizations or companies, which contributed with equal success to the project the Direction Départementale de l'Equipement 44 (DDE 44), the Syndicat Français de 1'Industrie Cimentière (SFIC) and the Syndicat Professionnel des Entrepreneurs de Chaussées en Béton et Equipements Annexes (SPECBEA), the Lafarge Ciments and Lafarge Bétons Granulats Compagnies, the SETRA-CSTR, the LCPC - Nantes Center - and the Laboratoire Regional des Pouts ci. ChaussCes of Angers, authors are particularly grateful to Mr JP. Lefebvre, J. Marzin, and F. Michaud..