THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HARADH ROAD IN SAUDI ARABIA
DER BAU DER HARADH-ROAD IN SAUDI ARABIEN
THE CONSORTIUM TEERBAU/PREUSSE WAS AWARDED THE CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HARADH ROAD, A TWO-LANE MOTORWAY 120 KM LONG IN SAUDI ARABIA, IN THE SPRING OF 1976. THE CONSTRUCTION WORK COMPRISES MAINLY THE LAYING OF THE SUBGRADE OF FILL MATERIAL, THE LOWER ROADBASE OF UNBOUND MINERAL AGGREGATE, AND THE UPPER ROADBASE AND THE WEARING COURSE OF BITUMINOUS MIXTURES. IN ADDITION IT INVOLVED THE ERECTION OF ABOUT 120 BRIDGES AND UNDERPASSES OF REINFORCED CONCRETE. THE WORK WAS CARRIED OUT BY A MAXIMUM OF 50 GERMAN SPECIALIST PERSONNEL TOGETHER WITH SOME 250 INDIGENOUS WORKERS. THEY WERE HOUSED IN ONE CENTRAL AND SEVERAL SATELLITE CAMPS. FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE NUMEROUS MACHINES AND CONSTRUCTION PLANT THE SITE WAS PROVIDED WITH ITS OWN WORKSHOPS AND COMPREHENSIVE STORE OF SPARES. THIS PROJECT MADE GREAT DEMANDS WITH RESPECT TO LOGISTICS. AS WELL AS THE PROMPT AND ADEQUATE SUPPLIES OF MATERIALS, WATER AND FOOD WHICH MUST BE PROVIDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT, THE RAPID PROVISION OF SPARE PARTS IS OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE.
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Authors:
- Roth, D
- ALSWEDE, G
- Publication Date: 1976
Language
- German
Media Info
- Pagination: 26-33
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Serial:
- TEERBAU-VEROEFF
- Volume: 23
- ISSN: 0341-5481
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aggregates; Base course (Pavements); Bituminous mixtures; Bridges; Culverts; Deserts; Equipment; Freeways; Gravel; Pavements; Personnel; Reinforced concrete; Road construction; Subgrade (Pavements); Surfacing
- Geographic Terms: Saudi Arabia
- ITRD Terms: 4577: Aggregate; 4967: Bituminous mixture; 3455: Bridge; 3360: Culvert; 2502: Desert; 3674: Equipment; 4575: Gravel; 2752: Motorway; 2955: Pavement; 102: Personnel; 4794: Reinforced concrete; 3665: Road construction; 2961: Roadbase; 8097: Saudi Arabia; 2950: Subgrade; 2972: Surfacing
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Pavements; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01293088
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Forschungsgesellschaft für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen (FGSV)
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 21 2010 3:51AM