CRITERIA FOR PRESENT DAY CONCRETE PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION

THE CRITERIA ARE PRESENTED WHICH SHOULD BE USED IN PREPARING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF MODERN CONCRETE PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION. THESE CRITERIA ARE DEVELOPED FROM THREE BASIC CONCEPTS: (1) THE OBJECTIVES OF THE OWNER, REPRESENTED BY THE ENGINEER OR INSPECTOR, AND THE CONTRACTOR ARE, OR SHOULD BE, INDENTICAL. (2) A CONCRETE PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION OPERATION IS IN REALITY AN OUTDOOR MASS PRODUCTION ASSEMBLY LINE AND AS SUCH IS SUBJECT TO THE SAME RULES OF OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE AS ANY MASS PRODUCTION ASSEMBLY LINE. (3) AN ACCURATELY ADJUSTED AND PROPERLY OPERATED MACHINE, DESIGNED TO PERFORM A SPECIFIC OPERATION IN THE LINE, WILL DO A BETTER JOB THAN A MAN OR A GROUP OF MEN. EACH OF THESE BASIC RULES IS ANALYZED IN SOME DETAIL WITH RESPECT TO THEIR APPLICATION IN THE PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONTROL OF CONCRETE PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES OF SUCH CONSTRUCTION WORK. CRITERIA ARE INDICATED FOR CONTROL OF EACH OF THE FOUR PRINCIPAL AREAS OF OPERATION IN PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION: (1) ASSEMBLING BATCHING AND HAULING MATERIALS, (2) SUBGRADING AND FORMING, (3) MIXING AND PLACING, AND (4) FINISHING AND CURING. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 162, pp 1-7 Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Peyton, R L
• Discussers:
  • Harwood, Warner
• Publication Date: 1957

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 7p
• Monograph Title: Concrete pavement construction and winter construction of bridges
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Bulletin
  • Issue Number: 162
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete curing; Concrete finishing; Concrete mixing; Concrete pavements; Concrete placing; Construction; Construction management; Forming; Freight handling; Paving; Specifications
• Uncontrolled Terms: Batching; Construction specifications; Hauling
• Old TRIS Terms: Construction control procedures
• Subject Areas: Construction; Freight Transportation; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215120
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 28 1994 12:00AM