CONSTRUCTION OF A ROLLER COMPACTED CONCRETE PAVEMENT HARDSTAND AT KITZINGEN, WEST GERMANY. INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ROLLER COMPACTED CONCRETE PAVEMENTS, MELBOURNE, 8 SEPTEMBER 1988, PROCEEDINGS

In October 1986 a roller compacted concrete pavement (rccp) hardstand, the first of its kind in Europe, was built for the United States army at harvey barracks in kitzingen, West Germany. This paper discusses the design considerations and construction techniques of this unique paving method, as well as the intensive quality control procedures used. The results of the quality control tests, particularly the in situ density determinations with the nuclear gauge; the strength and unit weight of cores, cylinders, and beams; and the smoothness tests are presented and compared to specification requirements. Correlations of roller passes to in situ density, splitting tensile and flexural strength to sample density, flexural strength to splitting tensile strength, and nuclear gauge density and moisture content determinations to modified Proctor test results, are also presented. Lessons learned from observation of the construction procedure and test results that might improve the overall quality of rccp are also presented. (Author/TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

  124 La Trobe Street
  Melbourne, Victoria,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Pittman, D W
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 59-71
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
  • Publisher: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Construction management; Densitometers; Density; Field tests; Flexure; Instruments for measuring density; Moisture content; Pavement design; Quality control; Rigid pavements; Roller compacted concrete; Soil compaction test; Strength of materials; Tensile properties; Test procedures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Nuclear densitometer; Observation; Quality; Tensile
• Geographic Terms: Germany
• ITRD Terms: 6160: Back scattering apparatus; 3686: Compaction; 4755: Concrete; 8525: Conference; 3666: Construction method; 5586: Deflection; 5908: Density; 8125: Germany; 6226: In situ; 5920: Moisture content; 3055: Pavement design; 6270: Proctor; 9063: Quality; 2964: Rigid pavement; 3684: Roller; 5544: Strength (mater); 9101: Surveillance; 5502: Tension; 6288: Test method
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00491514
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM