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Presentation overview About the authors Why attempt active crack control? An introduction to the trials Our observations Our recommendations Overseas developments Acknowledgements

Volumetric Concrete Australia Pty Ltd (VCA) was specifically formed to bring to the Civil Construction Industry new and innovative methods of repairing and replacing concrete pavements as an alternative to existing traditional concrete repair methods. VCA has introduced: • Mobile Volumetric Mixers • CTS Rapid Set Cement • CTS Rapid...

This Forum: Our coming Brisbane Forum will be of interest to a wide range of designers, builders, subcontractors, and materials & equipment suppliers. We also welcome and appreciate the participation of Concrete Institute of Australia, Cement Concrete and Aggregates Australia, and Master Concreters Australia (MCA).

Modern warehouse demands - What is the solution? • Minimise the number of joints • Hide or reinforce remaining joints • Improve durability of concrete • Improve abrasion resistance of floor surface • Cast slab to a flatness that permits flexibility of use • Design and construct floor slab to...

University of Sunshine Coast presents on their Airfield Engineering capabilities. First students in 1996 12,000 students at the end of 2015 Aiming for 20,000 by 2020 10% international students (64 countries) Five-star rating for undergraduate teaching Australia’s fastest growing University Main campus at Sippy Downs (Mooloolaba) Eight additional sites (Hervey...

• What is practically achievable? • Cost increase • Options to reduce/control cracking :  Be aware of details that provide a restraint  Reinforcement?  Joint width/ Number of Joints  Consider “Chequerboard” board pours instead of long strip  Aliphatic alcohol before final finishing  Compaction  Effective...

This Forum ASCP regularly holds technical forums in Brisbane on different aspects related to concrete pavements. In this forum, three presenters from the industry will cover material specification, innovative materals, and design methods using geosynthetics.

ASCP CONCRETE ROAD PAVEMENTS FORUM Clybucca CRCP pavement performance, CRCP reports, ISCP Conference feedback, supply & availability of SCMs, RMS report and update, Raw Material Contamination

Wagners EFC Geopolymer Concrete • 11 years development – commercial geopolymer • Earth Friendly Concrete - EFC – Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBS) – Fly Ash – Unique chemical activators (customised by application) – Purpose made admixtures – Water • Setting time similar for ambient temperature curing • Geopolymer...

Summary of key presentations from the USC Airfield Engineering seminar is presented. Topics include: A model for quality control specification for airfield pavement flexural tensile strength Evolution of Australian aircraft pavement practice CTS rapid set concrete technology Slipform concrete paving for airfields

This presentation by the Senior Pavements Manager, Engineering Services Branch, Roads and Maritime Services, informs the industry of revisions to the RMS Standard Concrete Construction Drawings. Revisions in this presentation outline changes new at the time of presenting May 2016.  

About this Forum This Forum addresses a range of topics relating to the design, specification, construction and maintenance of concrete pavements. There will be a report on the trial of the use of recycled concrete in the select material zone and heavily bound sub-base on an upcoming project to reconstruct...