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Concrete pavements dynamic loading tests are one of the diagnostic method to which the goal is to obtain background for evaluation of bearing capacity. In this article are described experimental measurements and results of these measurements on various slab locations, taken from measurements for recognition of connection between slabs and...

Abrasion resistance and impermeability are vital in road concrete. In this experimental study the compressive strength, abrasion resistance and transport properties of the road concrete were investigated. In order to study transport properties, water sorptivity and depth of penetration of water under pressure were taken into consideration. For this purpose,...

In June 2006, GISA a Public Company, within the Department of Planning and Public Works of the Catalonian Regional Government, awarded CEDINSA the concession for the project of constructing and operating the projects of converting into a dual carriageway the stretch Vic-Ripoll of the C-17 highway. As a participant in...

Exposed aggregate cement concrete (EACC) road pavements are used on a large portion of the Austrian federal motorway network due to their durability and reduced noise emission. The standardized types with 8 and 11 mm chipping sizes have been characterized due to their noise emission and are subject to approval...

This paper presents a structural, functional and economic evaluation model for Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement (JPCP). The model was implemented by using a computer program developed by the authors at the Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering of University of Rome “La Sapienza”. This paper will describe this versatile,...

The metropolitan area of the city of Castellón, situated East of Spain at the Mediterranean coast, has a network of dedicated bus platforms, which was conceived with two main purposes: to enhance public transport and to structure urban development. As a part of this network, a bus platform, 3.9 km...

Since the middle of 90s in Hungary the permanent deformations of semi-rigid asphalt pavements have become a major problem due to increasing traffic and changing climate conditions. It has been a particular challenge concerning the M0 motorway around Budapest exposed to the most serious heavy vehicle traffic. The preceding test...

Concrete, used in the production of highways and pavements, may deteriorate after many years of service, due to severe exposure conditions. Due to strategic and economic importance of such infrastructures, swift action for repair works is required. Repairs with conventional concrete may take long time for gaining adequate strength, where...

Ice and snow on pavement surfaces cost the U.S. national economy in snow removal, damaged pavement and lost man-hours due to travel delay. Common practices for removing ice and snow from pavement surfaces include spraying anti-ice chemicals on the ground and deploying snowplowing vehicles. These methods are labor-intensive, occasionally ineffective...

For many years, the traffic volumes and percentage of heavy traffic on German roads and motorways have steadily increased and this trend is expected to continue in the future. To guarantee mobility in the future, road construction with a maximum service life and a minimum of necessary maintenance are needed....

The Castilla & Leon Regional Government has built a new road between the towns of Castrofuerte de Campos and Toral de los Guzmanes, located in León Province, in the Northwest part of Spain. It includes a 324m long and 10m wide bridge allowing local traffic to avoid a long detour...

As a proposed long-term pavement solution for bus stops and corridors in highly urbanized areas, four experimental short continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) sections with different percentages of longitudinal steel were built in São Paulo, Brazil. The pavement sections are only 50 meters long each, a short constructive length in...