FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE PAVEMENT - A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE ---PRE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 3RD IRF MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL MEETING. TOWARDS BETTER ROAD PERFORMANCE, RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, 13-18 FEBRUARY 1988. 6 VOLUMES.

Production of portland cement in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia has increased several fold over the past decade which allows its utilization in the construction of highway pavements. Currently, asphaltic pavement is the predominant type. However, the design life of the asphaltic pavement is relatively short under the increasing heavy traffic loads and the adverse environment prevailing in the kingdom. To overcome these problems, rigid pavement with its longer design life and predicted lower costs provides an alternative, specially in areas of high traffic volumes. Addition of steel fibres to concrete improves its mechanical properties such as flexural and fatigue strength, post cracking behaviour and resistance to spalling. At the same time, fibre-reinforced concrete (frc) is more durable. This improvement makes frc more suitable than plain concrete in highway pavements and for overlays. This paper will discuss some of the problems associated with the flexible pavements and the application of frc pavements. It also provides comparison between frc and asphaltic pavements in terms of cost and performance.(a) for the covering abstract of the proceedings see IRRD 817883.

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• Authors:
  • Wafa, F
  • Shihata, S
  • SABBAGH, A
• Publication Date: 1988

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Media Info

• Pagination: p. 5.437-5.46
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  • Publication of: International Road Federation
  • Publisher: International Road Federation
  • ISSN: 1022-954X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bending; Conferences; Costs; Cracking; Developing countries; Durability; Environment; Fatigue (Mechanics); Fibers; Flexible pavements; Pavement design; Pavements; Reinforced concrete; Rigid pavements; Spalling; Steel; Strength of materials; Structural strengthening; Traffic flow
• Geographic Terms: Saudi Arabia
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00486952
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM