CONCRETE PAVEMENT TRIALS IN ZIMBABWE

In 1985 the Overseas Unit of the Transport Research Laboratory assisted the Ministry of Transport in Zimbabwe to design and construct four trial sections of concrete road pavement with a total length of 1.42 kilometres. The objective was to demonstrate the viability of concrete pavements in a region where they are not used and to generate enough data to prepare suitable specifications for the conditions common in the drier regions of Africa. This report describes the designs, summarises the condition surveys that have taken place since the road was opened to traffic and draws initial conclusions concerning design and material specifications. (A)

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  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom  RG40 3GA
• Authors:
  • PARRY, J D
  • HEWITT, N C
  • JONES, T E
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 47 p.
• Serial:
  • TRL RESEARCH REPORT
  • Issue Number: RR 381
  • Publisher: TRL
  • ISSN: 0266-5247

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Experimental roads; Pavement design; Standards; Temperature
• Geographic Terms: Africa; Zimbabwe
• ITRD Terms: 8001: Africa; 4755: Concrete; 2778: Experimental road; 3055: Pavement design; 8094: Rhodesia; 187: Specification (standard); 6722: Temperature
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00639566
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 13 1993 12:00AM