SLIPFORM PAVERS PROVE THEIR VERSATILITY

Slipform pavers were developed in Iowa to pave thin 6-in. (150-mm) concrete pavements just 10-ft (3-mm) wide for country farm-to-market roads. Since the first mile of road was built in 1949, slipform paving techniques and equipment have revolutionized concrete paving. In recent years, slipform pavers have placed pavements up to 50-ft (15.2-m) wide, slab thicknesses up to 20-in. (510-mm), and have made record production runs of up to 16,000 cu yd (12,200 cu m) of concrete in one working day, or over 4 miles (6.5-km) of two-lane pavement. On a high-speed test track project, a slipform paver placed a 47-ft (14.3-m) wide slab with superelevation designed for 140-mph (225-kn/h) speeds on the semicircular end sections. Slipform pavers have also been used to construct curb and gutter sections, concrete median barriers, bicycle paths, railroad slabs for supporting rails, and concrete guideways for personal rapid transit systems.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the October 21-25, 1974, ASCE Annual and National Environmental Engineering Convention, Kansas City, Missouri.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Ray, G K
  • Lokken, E C
  • Packard, R G
• Publication Date: 1975-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 721-736
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 101
  • Issue Number: TE4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bikeways; Concrete construction; Concrete curing; Concrete pavements; Drains; Guideways; Median barriers; Pavers; Paving; Slip form paving; Thickness
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00130859
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE #11725 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 5 1976 12:00AM