NO-FINE(R) CAR PARK

Although the structural and insulation properties of no-fines concrete have been used in housing construction and drainage, the material has potentially many other applications in civil engineering. Manufactured with a nominally single-size aggregate between 6-20 mm and an aggregate/cement ratio between 1:4 and 1:10, a no-fines concrete can have a 28-day cube strength of 7-20 n/sq mm. Offering a lower shrinkage and thermal coefficient than dense concrete, but with a high voids ratio, water can flow freely through it without any harm. Tests have shown that ice can expand within a no-fines concrete without doing any damage to the material. It is concluded that more use could be made of no-fines concrete as a free-draining surfacing for car parking areas and to enable the best waterproofing membranes to be used on multi-storey car park roofs. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Morgan-Grampian (Professional Press) Limited

  Morgan-Grampian House, Calderwood Street
  London SE18 6QH,   England 
• Authors:
  • Dove, E
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 2 p.
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Civil engineering; Concrete; Drainage; Mix design; Parking garages; Permeability; Porosity; Size; Void ratios; Waterproofing materials
• Uncontrolled Terms: One
• Old TRIS Terms: Aggregate cement ratio; Parking decks
• ITRD Terms: 4577: Aggregate; 4755: Concrete; 9014: Dimension; 2937: Drainage; 9054: One; 5921: Permeability; 5938: Porosity
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Materials; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I32: Concrete; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145352
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 1977 12:00AM