Conf. Paper (EUPAVE)

The Brazilian Army looked the Associação Brasileira de Cimento Portland (ABCP) for a strategic partnership, aiming to transfer technology and train the troops for such works. The result of this partnership was a full concrete pavement construction and control technology course, lasting two weeks, covering all stages, also including practical...

Traffic noise, which is in fact the sum of tyre/road and engine noise, is one of the major disturbances for inhabitants. This has resulted in strict legislation with respect to maximum allowable noise levels at the facades of houses. Reducing traffic noise at the source by minimizing tyre/road noise can...

Photocatalytic cementitious road materials represent a new frontier in air quality improvement research, thanks to photocatalysts ability to accelerate natural reaction of oxidation, favouring the pollutants decay. This paper presents some findings that contribute to a better understanding of the effectiveness of photocatalytic road materials, evaluating the synergetic effect of...

Mexico City, one of the largest in the world, supports the traffic of more than 8 million cars. One of the main roads is the Interior Loop, with 42 km length in a 35 meter section. 110,000 cars transit daily on this loop. The maintenance of this road is under...

A number of tunnel fires in Europe have demonstrated the need for appropriate choice of materials for tunnel construction to ensure high safety and reliable availability to traffic. In case of fire, an incombustible and non-toxic road pavement, as it is a concrete one, contributes to the safety of people...

The pavement of the so-called “recycling centers” in the cities requires special attention because of their special conditions. On the one hand, the pavement has to have adequate impermeability against different residues that could have potential contaminants that could leach into the subsoil. On the other hand, they should fulfill...

Argentina has a rich history in concrete pavement construction. However, in the late 70s this type of pavement begins to lose protagonism in national road activity. In order to reinstate this solution for paving and rehabilitation projects, the Instituto del Cemento Portland Argentino, in the mid-90s, carried out a series...

Two-lift concrete pavement construction is not new, especially in Europe. In the United States it was used in the mid-1900’s but fell out of favor. This technology is one being considered by the Federal Highway Administration’s “Every Day Counts” initiative to implement innovations to the public. This paper discusses the...

One of the basic premises in any infrastructure project is the use of locally available materials in order to optimize resources. This criterion was adopted for the construction of the first section of RN 14 highway in Argentina. A concrete mix design was prepared in laboratory using a Siliceous River...

The continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP)/bituminous-bound graded aggregates (BBGA) composite structure has been chosen as a base solution for the conversion and development road works carried out in the industrial harbour area of Bassens in the Bordeaux Suburb (France). This structure, which was suggested by the Bordeaux City Administration Engineering...

Marchena bypass is a ring road which will run in the south of Marchena, in Seville’s province. Its total length is 7,6 km, and its cross section is 10 m in the coronation of the pavement. After deciding the placement of the concrete pavement, the specific type chosen was the...

The approach to using concrete as a material to form a Barrier is almost as ancient as the material itself. Through significant effort and investment, Britpave has successfully driven the directive to install concrete barrier on all motorways in the UK that carry more than 25000 vehicles per day. The...