The report deals with technical and economic improvements resultiRg from the use of a concrete paving train in the construction of concrete roads. The following parameters are investigated: number of trucks needed for the transport of concrete depending on the capacity of the mixing ~lantt the progress rate of the...
Retarders and their influence upon the properties of a cement stabilised soil
The engineering properties of a soil-cement mix are adversely influenced by any delay between mixing and compaction. This problem is more serious in hotter climates where the initial setting period is relatively short. As a consequence of this situation, the final product often fails to meet specification requirements. A laboratory...
New concrete curing compounds and their application to road construction in Austria
The curing compounds hitherto employed have not always been found satisfactory when applied to road concrete with superplasticizer, to concrete on small jobs, to concrete placed by slipforming and to cement-boundsurfacings. For this reason three new types of curing compound have been introduced, namely, compounds which - give good protection...
Strengthening with concrete on the Nationale 6 in the Yonne County
For the "Nationale 6" thickening between Auxerre and Cravant, the concrete pavement solution, in competition with traditional techniques, is particularly interesting on the economic point of view and held the Head District Equipment attention in agreement with the French Road Management. The strenghening technique consisted in implementing by 4 m...
Construction procedures of relevance to the type of work to be carried out
The construction of concrete pavements is associated with various requirements to be fulfilled, e.g.: full-width construction stripwise construction, but extending over the full width ) e.g., construction of new cancrete roads addition of traffic lanes to existing carriageways ) e.g., on roads in use by traffic renewal of traffic lanes...
Concrete pavement constructed in extreme atmospheric conditions
In a Spanish road in the main network that joins Zaragoza with Huesca, a 9 km long by~pass is being built, in order to supress two railway grade crossings and improve the location. The structural section consists in 15 em of lean concrete and 25 cm of pavement concrete. By...
Spanish experiences in roller compacted concrete pavements in the years 1984-85
Roller compacted concrete pavements have been used in e~ght experiences, with about 100,000 m2 paved in d1fferent parts of the country and diverse orographical and ~limatological conditions(Barcelona, Valencia, Valladol1d, Leon, Sevilla and Zaragoza). According to the same standard specifications, pavements have been built with different material properties, concrete mixing procedures...
Experiences with a slipform paver equipped with a dowel placing device
On the basis of experience gained on the Wildon road construction section it can be stated that slipforming is technically superior to conventional concrete placing. This applies more particularly to the better flexural strength of the top-course and bottom-course concrete in the pavement slab, the better evenness (riding quality), the...
Continuous quality control of high performance concretes for road – within the framework of site supervision – using a new field tested BASIC-MC programme
Introduction and statement 'of problems: This paper closes the gap in concrete highway engineering technology by evaluating complex compactionphenomena and by deriving mathematical relationships between the concrete-technological, dynamic (thixotropic- plasticized) and physical parameters. It is based on the latest experience, e.g., including the construction of the concrete pavements of the...
Construction and performance of concrete pavements in Bavaria
For economic and environmental reasons various motorways in Bavaria" have been provided with concrete pavements in recent years. In this form of construction the concrete slab and cement-bound sub-base are laid direct on the subgrade. On two new sections, near Regensburg CA 3) and near Rothenburg CA 7), the so-called...
Assessment of the evenness of cement concrete pavements and study of the means to achieve high quality evenness
Pavement evenness is one of the characteristics that are most directly felt by the road user. It determines not only driving comfort and safety for obvious reasons, but also the dependability and operation costs of vehicles. Evenness is measured using longitudinal profile surveys produced by the A.P.L. (longitudinal profile analyzer)....
Joints in concrete roads – Aspects of construction and performance
Increasing demands are bein~ made on joints in conérete roads by greater traffic 'voluines anld heavier loads. Most joints 'perform satisfactorily, yet a small proportion fail in service, resultinn in expensive remedial work. The paper reviews the main types of joints, and problems associated with their construction and performance. It...