FUNCTIONAL PAVEMENT DESIGN FOR CONTAINER TERMINALS

The selection of pavement type for the severe operating conditions of container handling areas is largely dictated by functional requirements. An evaluation is made of the intense point loading under stacked containers, the spillage of fuel and lubricants, the high tire contact pressures and the settlement potential of the foundation. Many pavement types, special and conventional, are examined to suit these requirements. Typical structural designs of the various pavement types are compared on a total cost basis, inclusive of maintenance costs, for the full range of container design loading. Fuel spillage and the point loading favour concrete, special surface dressings and tar for the surfacing in preference to asphalt. Large settlement situations favour precast concrete blocks and plates that can be re-levelled, or stage construction for bituminous pavements. The upper range of wheel loads favours concrete pavements and the lower range, flexible pavements. /TRRL/

• Record URL:
  http://arrbknowledge.com
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 8th Conference.
• Corporate Authors:

  ARRB

  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • Paterson, WDO
• Conference:
  • Australian Road Research Board Conference Proc
• Publication Date: 1976

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 22-29
• Serial:
  • Volume: 8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous mixtures; Compaction; Concrete; Concrete pavements; Conferences; Container terminals; Containers; Economics; Flexible pavements; Freight terminals; Ground settlement; Intermodal terminals; Loads; Maintenance; Maintenance management; Pavement design; Precast concrete; Rolling contact; Seal coats; Slabs; Tar; Wheel loads
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• ITRD Terms: 4967: Bituminous mixture; 3686: Compaction; 4755: Concrete; 8525: Conference; 1020: Container (freight); 255: Economics; 5567: Load; 3847: Maintenance; 3055: Pavement design; 4792: Precast concrete; 5792: Settlement; 3491: Slab; 2984: Surface dressing; 4984: Tar
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164145
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1978 12:00AM