ASCP 2nd Concrete Pavements Conference 2013

Highways, Industrial, Local Government Free

ASCP Presentation 001 Conference Overture John Hodgkinson ASCP Paper 01 ASCP Presentation 01 Construction of the New Silk Road (Western China to Western Europe Transport Corridor) David Dash ASCP Paper 02 Key Components in Long Term Sustainability of Concrete Pavement Systems Dan Zollinger ASCP Presentation 02 Sustainability Considerations for PCC...

Australia’s Largest Concrete Recycling Project

Highways Members Only

▪M1 Motorway Widening -Tuggerah to Doyalson▪12km widening from 2 to 3 lanes in each direction▪80,000m3of PCP base and LMC subbase▪Recycled and reused onsite as select and verge▪Maintain traffic flows of over 70,000 vehicles per day▪Amongst the first major asset renewal projects▪ 12km length of the M1 Motorway between the Tuggerah...

Oberon Thin Concrete Pavement 2 years on; from design to construction

Industrial Members Only

This paper presents a review of the thin concrete pavement system that was constructed for a fuel station in Oberon NSW, from design through to construction and a look at the pavement performance following over two years of service.At the ASCP Conference at Coffs Harbour in 2015, Juan Pablo Covarrubias...

Construction – The Devil’s in the Detailed Design

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Rigid pavement RFIs (request for information) and NCRs (nonconformance report) are an ongoing battle between contractors and designers. This is the frontline of construction phase services (CPS) and when not managed correctly, can lead to tension between contractors and designers, which can lead to breakdown of communications and affect construction...

Recent Advances and Uses of Roller Compacted Concrete for Pavement Construction in the United States

Airports, Highways, Industrial, Intermodals/Ports, Trackslabs Members Only

Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) is a no slump concrete that is placed by an asphalt paver and compacted with vibratory rollers similar to asphalt pavement construction. RCC has long history of good performance as a pavement for ports, container yards, and manufacturing plants. This paper will summarize a recent survey...

Funder Decision-Making and Review of Pavement Types for Major Projects

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Keynote presentation by Transport for NSW's Director of Strategic Investments covering; Sources of road funding 2019-20 budget funding for infrastructure Current significant transport projects Funder decision making framework Value for money assessment and economics Hypothetical motorway upgrade – asphalt vs concrete The life cycle cost conundrum

Construction of the M4 Widening, WestConnex Stage 1A

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The M4 Widening project comprised the first stage in the delivery of WestConnex. It involved the widening and upgrading of approximately 7.5 kilometres of the M4 Motorway (M4) between Pitt Street, Parramatta and Homebush Bay Drive, Homebush. The project was opened to traffic in July 2017, in line with the...

Development of Performance Curves for Thin Bonded Concrete Overlays on Asphalt in Minnesota24

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Bonded concrete overlays on asphalt (BCOA), historically known as whitetoppings, are growing in popularity as an option for rehabilitating distressed asphalt pavements. Despite their application over the past several decades, the existence of performance models for this type of pavement are rare. It was the objective of this study to...

M1 Upgrade – Kariong To Somersby Project Lessons Learning

Highways Members Only

This presentation comprehensively reviews the Kariong to Somersby project. This project is one of three major M1 Upgrades with notable features including; Dual PCP, 33 years in service, 70 km north of Sydney, AADT over 60,000 and growing. Importantly, this is a capacity driven upgrade (widening not a rehabilitation). Key...

Use of Fast Set Concrete For Concrete Pavement Maintenance Work

Airports, Highways, Industrial, Intermodals/Ports, Trackslabs Members Only

The advent of the new generation of volumetric concrete mixers in conjunction with the availability of calcium sulfoaluminate cements has transformed concrete pavement maintenance practice around the world and especially in the United States, Canada and South Africa and in NSW where there is a history of 8 years’ experience...

Major Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation by Rapid Slab Replacement. Pacific Motorway Queensland

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Rehabilitation of concrete road pavements by rapid slab replacement in single shifts has been established in Australia for ten years. Until recently it has been used for spot replacement of slabs in both road and airport applications. In South East Queensland in 2013, a program over a series of 22...

Low Noise Diamond Grinding Pacific Highway Trial

Highways Members Only

A Low Noise Diamond Grinding (LNDG) Trial was conducted across three sites on the Pacific Highway Upgrade, Nambucca Heads to Urunga section. This presentation outline the basics around LNDG, criteria for the trial, environmental considerations, analysis of results of the trial, summary of the outcomes, considerations and recommendations for future...