THIN OVERLAYS OF STEEL FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE AND CONTINUOUSLY REINFORCED CONCRETE: STATE OF THE ART IN BELGIUM. PROCEEDINGS, 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONCRETE PAVEMENT DESIGN AND REHABILITATION, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, APRIL 18-20, 1989

Resurfacing of existing roads with cement concrete has been in use in Belgium for the last 10 years. With renewed interest in steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC), created by better incorporation possibilities and subsequent lower fiber content, new uses in thin resurfacings (less than 15 cm) were considered. Together with SFRC, alternatives were examined such as thin continuously reinforced concrete (TCRCP) with a thickness between 12 and 16 cm. Since 1982, experimental sections of thin overlays have been constructed in Belgium; eight are made of SFRC and four are of thin continuously reinforced concrete (TCRC). In spite of the fact that most of the presented test sections are still relatively young, this report attempts to formulate some interim conclusions that should lead to practical guidelines for their use.

• Corporate Authors:

  Purdue University

  School of Civil Engineering, 550 Stadium Mall Drive
  West Lafeyette, IN  United States  47907

  Federal Highway Administration

  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Authors:
  • Verhoeven, K
• Publication Date: 1989-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 205-219
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Purdue University
  • Publisher: Purdue University

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calculation; Computer programs; Concrete overlays; Concrete pavements; Continuously reinforced concrete pavements; Fiber reinforced concrete; Guidelines; Overlays (Pavements); Pavement design; Pavement maintenance; Test sections; Thickness; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Computation
• Geographic Terms: Belgium
• Old TRIS Terms: Thickness design; Thin bonded concrete
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Research; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00486340
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-89-208, 3C1B1144
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-87-C-00140
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1989 12:00AM