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Concrete Road Construction 3rd Edition

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Product Code: TD/C&C/CR3D
This manual will assist contractors and supervisory staff with the construction of concrete roads, whether using the most modern slip-form paver or the most rudimentary equipment for low-volume township street. The comprehensive content includes some design and detailing aspects, so that there is an understanding of why certain details are important and why the roads should be constructed in a certain way.

Additional information

Weight 500 g
Author

Bryan Perrie & Dennis Rossmann
Publisher

Cement & Concrete SA
ISBN Number

978-0-9922176-4-8
Edition

3rd Edition
Year

2023

Table of Contents:
A. Pavement design
• Pavement elements
• Function of concrete pavements
• Concrete pavement design and construction objectives
• Joints
B. Construction
• Introduction
• Paving methods
• Subgrades and subbases
• Forms and guidewires/stringlines
• Joint assemblies and reinforcement
• Concrete
• Side form construction
• Slipform paving
• Finishing concrete
• Surface texturing
• Protection and curing
• Joint construction
• Joint sealing
• Protection of pavement and opening to traffic
• Dimensional tolerances
• Overlays
• Inlays
• Fast tracking of concrete pavements
• Annexures
• Mix proportioning
• Quality control
• Trial sections
• Concrete pavement trial checklist
• Specifications
Index