CONTINUOUS REINFORCED CONCRETE SURFACINGS

REVETEMENTS EN BETON ARME CONTINU

TO CONTINUE TO PERIODICALLY INSPECT EXPERIMENTAL SECTIONS BUILT IN BELGIUM SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE RESEARCH AND BEFORE. THE STUDY IS MAINLY CONCERNED WITH THE FISSURATION BEHAVIOUR OF THE SURFACINGS AS A FUNCTION OF THE FOLLOWING VARIABLES: QUANTITY AND TYPE OF REINFORCEMENT, TRAFFIC CONCENTRATION, CONCRETING SEASON, ETC. THE STUDY WILL ALSO DEAL WITH THE DURABILITY OF THE REINFORCEMENT AND CORROSION BEHAVIOUR, PARTICULARLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DE-ICING SALTS.