CEMENT IN ROADS

LE CIMENT DANS LES ROUTES

From 1944 to 1973 rigid pavement construction suffered most because of the financial crisis. Since 1973, following the oil crisis, concrete construction costs the same as and sometimes even less than other forms of construction. The author reviews the different applications of cement in the field of road construction, especially in roadbases and surfacings. Mention is made of the structural files produced by the SETRA, which define the thicknesses of the slab as a function of the traffic and the supporting soil, and of the "Cahier des Prescriptions Communes" (Volume of common specifications), number 28, published by the "ministere de l'equipement", that defines the characteristics required from concrete. Some data are presented on: (1) concrete ingredients (cement, aggregates, water, admixtures) and curing agents, and joints; (2) techniques of repairing the surface by spreading of surface dressings, or grooving; (3) gravel cement roadbases for which recommendations issued by the SETRA exist. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Editeur Dunod

  26 Boulevard de l'Hopital
  Paris 5e,   France 
• Authors:
  • Guimarho, C
• Publication Date: 1974-12

Language

• French

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 343-346
• Serial:
  • Construction (France)
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Editeur Dunod
  • ISSN: 0010-6682

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Admixtures; Aggregates; Base course (Pavements); Cement; Construction; Costs; Curing agents; Gravel; Joints; Mix design; Paving; Repairing; Rigid pavements; Soil stabilization; Specifications; Stabilized materials; Surfacing; Water
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs; Repairs
• Geographic Terms: France
• Old TRIS Terms: Joint
• Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; I32: Concrete; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157466
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Central Laboratory of Bridges & Highways, France
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 8 1977 12:00AM