In 1981 to 1985 and 1993/94 static and dynamic tests on block pavements were carried out on a 1:1 scale at the professorship of Road Construction at the Technical University of Dresden. The pavements were loaded with a plate bearing test equipment (approx. 0.7 N/mm 2) with a static stress...
Swedish Concrete Block Pavements Investigation of State and Performance
Concrete block pavements have a good load carrying capacity and load distribution ability. The concrete block pavement is durable, insensitive to settlements, easy to repair, bright, and aesthetically attractive. It has therefore frequently been used in urban environments. In Sweden, however, concrete block pavements have been less frequent than in...
Roughness Condition and Rule Quality of Bicycle Lanes
The Netherlands are a flat country, where the bicycle is a good alternative for short and midrange transportation. The government tries to encourage the use of a bicycle by improving the bicycle infrastructure, thus trying to reduce movements by car. Bicycle pavements are managed at a local or county level....
Computation of Self-Locking Concrete Block Pavements with Finite Element Analysis
The examined computation procedure for self-locking concrete block pavements is based on the ordinary methods adopted for the computation of flexible and semi-rigid pavements. These methods consider a stress and silaiti distiibutiou uiidei design loads. The analysis considers both the classic, elastic multilayer model, and an axisymmetric, finite element model...
Reconstruction of Bituminous Paved Rural and Urban Roads in the Federal Republic of Germany Using Mix-In-Place Recycling with Cement
Mix-in-Place Recycling with cement stabilization is an economical and environmentally friendly method for the reconstruction of damaged asphalt roads and ways. The most remarkable characteristic of this method is that the entire existing road construction material can be used again for the new road pavement. This essay contains descriptions of...
The Use of Crushed Concrete Aggregate in Concrete for An Industrial Road at Ouffet
In standard specifications 300 of 1994 (CCT 300) issued by the Ministry of the Walloon Region, permission is granted in the chapter dealing with cement concrete surfaces of roads belonging to roads with light traffic, to replace a maximum of 50 % of the granulates with crushed stones. The aim...
Research Into Concrete Block Paving with Realistic Load of a Heay Vehicle Wheel
Within the scope of a research project different block pavings have been studied under realistic load of a road test machine considering the influence on the resistance to vertical deformations and horizontal displacements.
Fibre Reinforced Concrete Roads Surfaced with Concrete Paving Stones
The paper describes enhanced specifications for concrete block roads suitable for heavy channelised traffic in city centres. It describes two case studies and shows how bedding sand and fibre reinforced concrete roadbases can be specified to ensure zero rutting and a cost effective solution.
On the Use of Perious Cement Concrete for Wearing Courses and Its Efficiency Against the Noise Emitted by Heavy Trucks
The experiment presented here has been carried out within the context of a partnership research contract signed between the Road Directorate (French Ministry of Civil Equipment) and the GTM Construction Company. The autors are thanking both partners, and the following organizations or companies, which contributed with equal success to the...
High Performance Porous Concrete for Heavy Traffic Ring Road of Segovia Town
The properties of High performance Porous Concrete (HPPC) paving may be described as a midpoint between flexible and rigid paving. The result of many years of research, especially as regards the materials used, we suggest this is an ideal solution to the problems currently experienced with pavements of a porous...
Environmental Impact of Concrete and Asphalt Pavements
As part of a Nordic R & D project on sustainable concrete technology initiated by the Nordic cement industry, a study has been carried out by VTT, the Technical Research Centre of Finland, to assess the environmental impact of concrete and asphalt pavements. The assessment is based on the estimation...