ANOTHER FIRST FOR CONCRETE ROADS

The first continuously reinforced concrete pavements (CRCP) to be build in the UK with fixed road forms is described. This type of construction is being tried out on the Stockport east-west bypass of the M63 motorway. Although the ground conditions are difficult CRCP has been chosen by the Department of Transport at this site as part of their plan of examining alternative ways of constructing future generation of roads. The use of steel road forms with rail track for the concrete train welded on to the top face makes this type of CRCP unique. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Building and Contract Journals Limited

  Surrey House, 1 Throwley Way
  Sutton, Surrey SM1 4QQ,   England 
• Authors:
  • RIDOUT, G
• Publication Date: 1981-10-15

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 33
• Serial:
  • CONTRACT JOURNAL
  • Volume: 303
  • Issue Number: 5322
  • Publisher: Reed Business Information, Limited
  • ISSN: 0010-7859

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete pavements; Construction management; Continuous structures; Continuously reinforced concrete pavements; Material reinforcement; Pavements; Pavers; Paving; Reinforced concrete; Rigid pavements; Road construction; Steel rails; Surfacing
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway pavement
• ITRD Terms: 9006: Continuous; 3663: Paver; 4794: Reinforced concrete; 2964: Rigid pavement; 3665: Road construction; 2972: Surfacing; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Pavements; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00345941
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 1982 12:00AM