Positive Results Obtained from CRCP Projects in France (1988-1991)

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C.R.C.P. Technology has been selected by SAPRR in France foz its overlay programme on the heavy traffic Highway A6 Paris/Lyon. This programme started in 1983 with deformed bars Fe E500 with a steellconcrete section ratio 0,67%. Considering the logistic and safety problems on

Reuse of Alkali Damaged Road Concrete in Cement Bound Road Bases

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Aggregates were obtained from an alkali-silica damaged concrete road slab aggregates and used for road base concrete with different kinds of cement (low alkali cement, high alkali cement). After analysing the samples produced with these mixes, which were exposed for up to one year to different hardening conditions, no alkali-silika...

Concrete Overlay Thickness Design Based on FWD Deflections for Airports

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Since the overlay thickness must be decided considerinq the structural condition of the existing pavement, FWD was introduced to evaluate the mechanical properties and to obtain input data for the overlay design. In the case of concrete overlays for concrete pavements, the overlay thickness depends on the existing slab thickness...

Developments for the Exposed Aggregate Technique in Austria

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For the time being the exposed aggregate technique is the cheapest way of building a rigid pavement with a surface that is noise reducing, skid resistant and durable. The technique requires the use of specially adapted payers, very good-natured retarders and a very efficient curing. Special combinations of surface retarders...

The Design of Concrete Pavements and Overlays

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This paper describes a method developed by the Belgian Road Research Centre for the design of cement concrete pavements and overlays. The object of this method is to avoid fatigue cracking of the surfacing (or overlay) and excessive permanent deformation of the subgrade soil. It results from the application of...

Correlation Between Research and Construction of Concrete Roads

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During the past two decades, the practice-oriented research work done when concrete roads are built has lead to further development of slab construc-tion, to new solutions to individual constructio-nal problems, and to development of new cons-tructional methods. Based on existing research re-sults, more reliable statements can be made on thedegree...

Ways of Reducing Tire-Noise on Concrete Pavements Experience and Tests in Austria

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Tire-road noise can be reduced considerably by providing a suitable surface geometry. According to the new Austrian specifications pa-vers must be fitted with a longitudinal smootherto eliminate any transverse waves produced by thebeams of the paver. In order to obtain a noise-reducing surface a longitudinal texture (e.g.. a burlap drag)...

Porous Concrete For Urban Pavements

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Over the past few years, interest in the uses and applications of porous cement concrete for pave-ments has been growing. Its position in pavementconstruction has developed to such an extent thatit iscurrently used in places of greater importance(from shoulders to sub-bases, and even surfaces).This paper is part of the experience...

Urban Road Pavements the Landscaped Pavement Concrete

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The new concept of the urban fabric is taking on extension and is testifying increasingly to the fact that in our cities the street is not a road. Cement concrete designs have been staying abreast of these developments and architectural concrete is just one of the significant outgrowths of these...

Evaluation of Existing Pavements and Conçrete Overlay Design in the Netherlands

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Working Committee «Overlay in concrete» is founded to create a manual containing practical methods for designing and building concrete overlays for road and airport pavements for Dutch conditions. Results of the Working Committee activities are presented in this paper. A method to determine the bearing capacity of existing pavements is...

Practical Rehabilitation Options For an Aar Affected Jointed Concrete Pavement

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As a result of fine cracks that initiated in the vicinity of the joints of an unreinforced jointed concrete pavement, structural failures rapidly developed under traffic. Structural failures manifested as punch outs where severe pumping at wider cracks occured and it was clear that only reconstruction or overlaying could be...

Time-Dependent Behaviour of Roller Compacted Concrete Pavements

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Roller compacted concrete pavements (RCCP) have been increasingly constructed in many places in Japan. However, the behaviour of RCCP in the areas of joints and cracked sections has not been completely cleared. In order to establish a rational thickness design of RCCP and to study long-term behaviour of RCCP and...