LOW COST ROADS IN ARAB COUNTRIES - BITUMINOUS MATERIALS FOR THE BASE AND SURFACING OF LOW-COST ROADS

ROUTES ECONOMIQUES DANS LES PAYS ARABES - UTILISATION DES MATERIAUX BITUMINEUX DANS LES COUCHES DE BASE ET LES REVETEMENTS DES ROUTES ECONOMIQUES

THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE PAPER PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY THE FEDERATION OF ARAB ENGINEERS AND THE SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS IN KUWAIT, 25-28 NOVEMBER, 1974. THANKS TO THE STABILIZATION WITH BITUMEN, SAND CAN BE USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD BASES. VARIOUS TEST METHODS AND DESIGN CRITERIA HAVE BEEN PROPOSED. THE OVERSEAS UNIT OF TRRL, UNITED KINGDOM, HAS CARRIED OUT FULL-SCALE TESTS WHICH LED TO THE PROPOSAL OF ACCEPTANCE TESTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF BITUMEN-STABILIZED SAND ROADBASES FOR MEDIUM - OR LIGHTLY-TRAFFICKED ROADS. DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF CURRENT RESEARCH AT THE LABORATORY AND OF SURFACE DRESSINGS USED INITIALLY AS WEARING COURSES ON TOP OF NEW ROADBASES AND AS MAINTENANCE PROCESS. MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS, THAT ARE OFTEN NEGLECTED, LARGELY REST ON THE EFFECTIVE USE OF BITUMINOUS MATERIALS. SEE ALSO IRRD ABSTRACT NO. 104902.

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  • Accession Number: 01296980
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Nov 21 2010 6:10AM