Cement-bound sub-bases (CaSBs) are constructed ~ithout joints. During and after hardening, cracks may be formed in consequence of drying and/or cooling, even if the sub-base has noc yet been subjected co any traffic load. It would be desirable to have no cracks or only very fine ones (capable of eransmieting...
Effect of cement-bound sub-bases on cracking
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...
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...
Road concrete with superplasticizers
Road concrete made with superplasticizers has successfully been used for about ten years now. Its special features with regard to mix composition and method of placing were reported in detail at the London symposium in 1982. This method of construction is increasingly being applied in Austria: - For the maintenance...
Construction of farm roads with cement-bound sub-bases used as pavement
Many minor roads are constructed with a cement-bound sub-base not provided with a surfacing. Two such experimental se~tions of road are described in this paper. One of these sections comprises a cement-bound crushed stone sub-base (shell limestone 0 - 45 mm size). It was constructed with a binder content of...
Construction of cycle tracks with cement-bound materials
Cycling is "in". The bicycle manufacturers' sales figures show an increase from 1 million to 5 million machines per year over the period from 1956 to 1980. To extend and develop a cycle track network in response to this increase is a logical consequence. Environmental protection and health-conscious behaviour patterns...
Thin continuously reinforced concrete and steel fibre reinforced concrete overlays – Performance assessment after two and three years in service
Seven experimental sections of thin overlay construction on old concrete and asphalt road pavements have been built in Belgium since 1982. These comprise a total area of 107 000 m2 of fibre reinforced concrete (five sections) of la cm and 12 cm thickness and 34000 m2 of continuously reinforced concrete...
Use of residues from the incineration of domestic wastes and other residual matters mixed with cement in road construction
The incineration of household refuse in the Federal Republic of Germany yields up to about 3.5 million tonnes of residual waste per year. About 90% of this consists of grate ash and about 10% of fly-ash, the latter mostly being collected in electrostatic precipitators. The grate ash consists chiefly of...
Use of slags in concrete pavements and sub-bases
Industrial by-products have long been used in French road construction. Experience gained over the last twenty years with che extensive use of by-product gravel-sand stabilized with hydraulic binders as a sub-base material, as well as the results of highway engineering practice in neighbouring countries like Germany and Belgi~prompted the LPC...
The use of concrete and masonry waste as aggregates for concrete in the Netherlands
In che paper, results are presented of laboratory research and applications in practice of concrete and masonry waste as aggregates for concrete. In a thorough study the amounts, composicion and relevant properties of the waste were investigated. Based on the results of tests in the laboratory and of full scale,...