CSA Concrete Road Slab Replacements A Review of International Practice and Literature

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Calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cements present an opportunity to improve upon a number of the shortcomings of ordinary Portland cement (OPC). The fast setting and rapid strength gain characteristics of CSA cements have led to a worldwide uptake in the operational maintenance area. The use in road and airfield pavements is...

Local Government Path Paving by the Slip Form Method

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Concrete path paving for pedestrian commuting is visibly abundant in all towns and cities especially in the newly establish residential estates across Western Sydney. Primarily the norm is to have the path paving completed by the conventional hand place methods under local government supervision. This paper will outline the trials...

Grated Drain by the Slip Form Method

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Over the past 12 years JK Williams Contracting Pty Ltd (JKW) have been slip forming kerbs and guttering, F type barriers, CRCP and residential concrete path paving across Greater Sydney developments. Over the period, we became very aware of a demand for lengthy ‘ACO’ style grated drains, something which emerged...

W2B in the Rear View Mirror

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Impact of GGBFS Cement on the Interfacial Transition Zone and Influences on Flexural Strength of CRCP Concrete

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With an increased focus on sustainability of concrete in commercial and infrastructure projects, the use of alternative cementitious sources is increasing. At the same time the availability of flyash in Eastern Australia is becoming less certain and secure in terms of both quality and future quantity. Transport for NSW specification...

A Review of International Practices for Design of Rigid Pavements for International Container Terminals

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Whilst the practice of pavement thickness design for heavy duty rigid pavements, such as highways, is well established in Europe, the USA and Australia, agreed methodologies for the thickness design of extremely heavy-duty pavements such as those in intermodal container terminals/ports (ICT) is not commonplace. ICT facilities present a number...

2021 A Subbase Odyssey

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The subbase layer has a critical role in the design of concrete pavements. Australia is unique in its routine application of a lean mix concrete subbase layer to much of the heavy-duty concrete pavement highway network, the result of which is a reluctance to adopt any alternative (“why fix what...

Specifying Concrete Pavement for Local Government

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This presentation will provide an overview of the AUS-SPEC information, tools, technical specification templates, specifications framework and processes to document requirements for various asset life cycle activities. It will also demonstrate the use of the system to create contract documentation for the design, construction, and maintenance of local government infrastructure...

32mm Aggregate Trial at Oxley to Kundabung Pacific Highway Upgrade

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This paper focuses on the analysis of pavement sensor data collected from the 32mm aggregate trial at Oxley to Kundabung Pacific Highway Upgrade project. This trial was intended to establish the concrete mix design parameters, verify the paving ability of the mix and to observe the environmental loading behaviour of...

Evaluation Of Long-Life Rigid Pavements In Michigan

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