STABILISED CEMENT FLY ASH ROAD AT RUGELEY GENERATING STATION

This report describes the construction of the approach roads to Rugeley generating station, in which cement and fly ash were utilised as soil stabilising agents. The propostions used were 10% fly ash and 5% cement, by weight, added to the soil and compacted to form a 6 in. road base. After rolling, the surface was sprayed with bituminous emulsion and coated with a 2.3/8 in thick tarmacadam layer. The total cost of the 20 ft. wide road was 1 5/10d per square yard, including kerbs.

• Corporate Authors:

  Central Electricity Generating Board, England

  Rugeley,   England 
• Publication Date: 1958-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 5 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Approach lanes; Base course (Pavements); Bitumen; Cement; Emulsions; Fly ash; Soil compaction; Soil stabilization; Stabilized materials
• Old TRIS Terms: Approaches; Bitumen emulsions
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00081547
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 4 Bulletin
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 26 1975 12:00AM