BRITISH SYSTEM FOR SLIP-FORMING CONCRETE PAVEMENTS

THE SLIP-FORM PAVER DESCRIBED IN THIS ARTICLE IS OF UNUSUAL INTEREST IN TWO ASPECTS OF ITS DESIGN. THE FIRST IS ITS PURPOSE SINCE IT IS INTENDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MINOR ROADS, SUCH AS LOCAL STREETS FOR SUBDIVISIONS, AS OPPOSED TO MOTORWAYS. RELATIVELY SHORT LENGTHS OF PAVEMENT CAN BE CONVENIENTLY CONSTRUCTED. SLABS ABOUT 12 FT IN WIDTH ARE LAID BY THE NEW PAVING MACHINE. THE SECOND ASPECT OF INTEREST LIES IN THE THEORETICAL BACKGROUND OF ITS DESIGN. A NEW APPROACH TO THE WAY IN WHICH FRESH CONCRETE FLOWS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF VIBRATION HAS HAD A DECISIVE INFLUENCE ON THE DESIGN OF THIS MACHINE. THE RESULT IS THAT THE KIND OF CONCRETE THAT IS NEEDED FOR SLABS - HARSH MIXES OF POOR WORKABILITY - CAN BE LAID AND COMPACTED BY THE PAVER AT ACCEPTABLE RATES OF PROGRESS. /AUTHOR/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 2, No 9, PP 352-354
• Authors:
  • Gill, V L
  • Morgan, J G
• Publication Date: 1968-9

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Concrete (London)
  • Publisher: CONCRETE SOCIETY
  • ISSN: 0010-5317

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete pavements; Consistency; Pavers; Paving; Slabs; Slip form paving; Streets; Vibratory equipment; Width
• Old TRIS Terms: Concrete consistency; Concrete vibrators; Local street
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215131
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 28 1994 12:00AM