Design

The durability of concrete pavement depends on its load bearing capacity and the performance properties of the surface texture during use. During wet weather conditions the textured surface should provide good tyre grip for safety reasons. In recent years increased focus has been placed on the noise emitted by road...

From some job sites it was reported that the air void content of the hardened road concrete was considerably higher than that of the fresh concrete. Initial investigations in the Research Institute with six air-entrainers based on synthetic and natural active agents showed that a substantial increase in air content...

The paper presents the analysis of the numerical model of airport slab and foundation under thermal loading. Various types of constrain (unilateral and bilateral) between slab and foundation have been taken into consideration. Numerical data has been compared with experimental results, concerning vertical displacements of airfield plate subjected to the...

The precision and applicability of two non-destructive measuring methods for dowel bars alignment: • Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and the • Pulse Induction method (PI). was investigated. The project was sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs (Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung BMVBS). The...

The aim of this paper is to present an overview of the construction of a continuously reinforced concrete inlay at the compulsory truck stop on an interstate freeway: National Route 3, Section 3, km 20.0. The truck stop is situated in a truck lane on the southbound carriageway of the...

The European Long-Life Pavement Group (ELLPAG) was formed in 2000 as a working group by the Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL) members, under the auspices of the Conference of European Directors, to report the current state of knowledge on long-life pavements in Europe, in particular on the...

Concrete road surfaces with useful properties and a long useful life have been constructed for many decades, but further development is still required due to changing boundary conditions. Here, the important challenges are the increase in traffic load as well as specific requirements to traffic safety, environmental compatibility and economic...

In recent years, a new material has been experimented in Italy for road pavement foundations. It is a mixture made of Waste Foundry Sand (WFS) and Construction and Demolition (C&D) aggregate, water and CEM 32.5R cement, the performances of which can be compared to those of traditional cement bound granular...

In this paper the results of laboratory investigation preceding realization of continuous prestressed concrete pavement at Krakow – Balice Airport are presented. Three concrete slabs of dimentions 1.0 m × 3.6 m × 0.16 m were realized in the Laboratory of Technological University of Krakow. Two of them were prestressed...

In the Netherlands reclaimed asphalt pavement is normally used as cold aggregate to produce recycled hot asphalt mixtures. However reclaimed asphalt pavement originating from porous asphalt pavement can not be used in this process. Therefore it would be valuable if these residual aggregates could be used in concrete production. A...

Repair of concrete airstrips is a matter of particular interest. Besides being costly, it obstructs airport operations. Consequently, materials and construction procedures must comply with technical and operational demands. This article describes the development and application of a cementitious rapid hardening binder and a corresponding polymer fiber concrete for the...

The Guided Busway Design Handbook, produced in 2004 and the Guided Busway Construction Handbook (2006) are best practice guides to guideway construction. This paper describes development of the handbooks which drew on experience from across industry and lessons learnt from previous projects. Ongoing work since publication of the handbooks to...