HOW OUR EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURS TACKLE BITUMEN ROAD CONSTRUCTION

This paper is a broad digest of current practice in flexible road construction in western European countries and Scandinavia. National road systems, flexible road design and construction techniques are summarised. Important differences in design and construction methods in the various countries are highlighted. Trends in the use of bitumens, asphalt mixes and surface treatments are described and factors influencing future developments such as road surface properties, conservation of resources and pollution control are discussed. The moves towards design methods for asphaltic mixes, more rational pavement design methods and better construction techniques in relation to compaction, are seen to be the solution to achieving greater durability for road pavements at the lowest possible cost.(a) /TRRL/

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  Whitehall Technical Press Limited

  Wrotham Place
  Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent ME14 1PE,   England 
• Authors:
  • Chipperfield, E H
  • Leonard, M J
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 9-19
• Serial:
  • Highway Engineer
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Whitehall Press Limited
  • ISSN: 0306-6452

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Asphalt mixtures; Base course (Pavements); Bitumen; Bituminous construction; Bituminous mixtures; Building materials; Construction management; Design methods; Flexible pavements; Foreign; Freeways; Pavement design; Paving; Road construction; Secondary roads; Specifications; Surface treating; Surfacing; Texture; Traffic
• Geographic Terms: Austria; Belgium; Denmark; Europe; France; Germany; Italy; Netherlands; Norway; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 8007: Austria; 8008: Belgium; 4963: Bitumen; 4967: Bituminous mixture; 8028: Denmark; 8034: Europe; 8036: France; 8125: Germany; 8051: Italy; 4555: Material (constr); 2752: Motorway; 8078: Netherlands; 8084: Norway; 3055: Pavement design; 3665: Road construction; 2961: Roadbase; 2773: Secondary road; 177: Specifications; 2972: Surfacing; 8109: Sweden; 8110: Switzerland; 755: Traffic; 8119: United kingdom
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Materials; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149675
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 4 1977 12:00AM