About this Forum Local Government in Sydney was constructing concrete roads and streets years before the Department of Main Roads (now Roads and Maritime Services). Most were in the eastern, inner western and lower northern suburbs. Many of those pavements are still in use today. These days, Local Government may...
Resource Materials for Local Government Pavements
A range of design guides, specifications, codes etc. are presented to local government audience by John Hodgkinson.
Forms, reinforcement, joints, dowels and tiebars
The quality of the placed concrete will be no better than the quality of setting the forms, fixing the reinforcement, and installing the joints. For each of these activities, the input of the paving crew is vital.
Preparation for Concrete Pavements
This presentation covers key topics in the adequate construction preparation works for successful concrete pavements including; Subgrade Preparation Mix Design Mix Consistency String line Setup Paver Operation Motivated Trained Team Tips and Tricks
Preparing for concrete pavement construction
Topics Subgrade preparation Mix design Mix consistency Stringline setup Paver operation Motivated trained team
History of Local Government concrete roads
A history of concrete roads for local government is provided. Key evolutions in design and construction include: subgrade preparation attention to drainage jointing LMC subbase PCP, short joint spacing 4-5m selected use of CRCP pavement thickness, concrete strength and compaction restoration by grooving and grinding
Achieving quality in concrete pavements (Pavements for Local Government)
Session outline Quality Product vs Quality Systems ? Influence of construction quality on performance & durability Typical causes of quality compromise Benefits of good quality Role of training
Development of RCC (USA), Getting concrete pavements on the road & open more quickly
This Presentation on Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) experience in the U.S.A outlines: What is RCC and RCCP? Does it have a place on Australian projects? Is RCC still Slipformed Concrete’s Ugly sister? Application Examples of RCCP – Roads – Industrial Why is North America leading the world?
Effect of Nonuniform Foundation Support on Concrete Slab Responses
The ability to spatially map the stiffness of the foundation layers under concrete pavements with intelligent compaction has created a need to define limits on the allowable stiffness variations in a given construction area as well as the maximum size of a non-complaint area which does not require remedial action....
Performance of Pervious Concrete Pavement in Freeze-Thaw Conditions and With Winter Maintenance [No Fines Concrete]
In 2007 the Cement Association of Canada, industry members and the Centre for Pavement and Transportation Technology at the University of Waterloo partnered to carry out a study to evaluate the behaviour of pervious concrete pavement in the Canadian climate. Field sites have been constructed and monitored and laboratory testing...
Evolution of Pervious Concrete Pavement at the Ministry of Transportation Ontario, Canada [No Fines Concrete]
As part of the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) drive to pursue innovation and have the “greenest” roads in North America, MTO is actively pursuing the use of pervious concrete pavement. Pervious concrete provides many environmental benefits and is recognized as a stormwater management best practice. There is also strong...
Mix Design Method and Void Performance of Concrete for Pervious Concrete Pavement [No Fines Concrete]
Pervious concrete pavement is drawing increasing attention for its high content of interconnected voids which is expected to reduce the environmental impact as concrete is often counted as a causal factor of the urban heat island phenomenon. Performance of pervious concrete can be measured by water permeability, water retentivity and...