HIGHWAYS AND CONSERVATION

This article reviews the Department of Transport (DoT) advice note HD 39/95 "Conservation and the Use of Reclaimed Materials in Road Construction and Maintenance", which aims to bring advice on this important area into one document. HD 39/95 was published in June 1995, as an additional part of Volume 7 of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, and gives guidance on conservation techniques and the use of currently permitted reclaimed materials and industrial by-products. It is UK Government policy to: (1) encourage conservation and facilitate the use of reclaimed and marginal materials, wherever possible; (2) obtain environmental benefits; and (3) reduce the pressure on sources of aggregates. Several clauses in the specification relate to different construction layers. There are also detailed provisions relating to: (1) earthworks; (2) capping; (3) unbound sub-bases; (4) bitumen-bound layers; (5) cement-bound sub-base; (6) cement-bound roadbase and pavement-quality concrete; (7) conservation of existing concrete pavements and flexible pavements; and (8) road widening. Suitable materials can inlcude those reclaimed from: (1) roads during reconstruction; (2) residues of industrial processes, including mining; and (3) the demolition of other construction products.

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  QUARRY MANAGERS' JOURNAL LTD

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• Authors:
  • Williams, J
• Publication Date: 1996-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 37-40
• Serial:
  • QUARRY MANAGEMENT
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: QMJ PUBLISHING LTD
  • ISSN: 0305-9421

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Building materials; Concrete; Environmental protection; Federal government; Industries; Maintenance; Pavement layers; Quality control; Recycling; Road construction; Standards; Waste products
• Uncontrolled Terms: Quality
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 4577: Aggregate; 4563: By product; 4755: Concrete; 2444: Environment protection; 183: Government (national); 332: Industry; 2952: Layer; 3847: Maintenance; 4555: Material (constr); 9063: Quality; 4573: Recycling (mater); 3665: Road construction; 187: Specification (standard); 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00722432
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jun 28 1996 12:00AM