Rigid pavement construction technology for Mumbai-Pune Expressway

The Mumbai-Pune Expressway, the first access-controlled expressway in the country, witnessed first large-scale application of concrete for highways in India. This project represents about 100 km of six-lane concrete pavement - a staggering 800,000 m3 of concrete executed in a time span of 2-2 and a half years. The project has seen the application of a number of modern technologies and equipment for the first time in India - slip form pavers, high capacity concrete batching plants, high capacity stone crushers, use of innovative materials, etc - many of which were later on adopted on the NHDP projects. The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has acted as a catalyst in the introduction of new technologies. The enormous data collected during the large number of trials and tests carried out during the execution of this project are a valuable asset to the highway engineering fraternity. The paper presents a broad overview of the data collected and the detailed analysis of the large volume of concrete works executed. The concrete mix proportioning for PQC as well as the optimisation efforts are discussed in detail. The broad observations relating to various properties of ingredients, mix proportions and optimization, properties of PQC in fresh and hardened states, curing, joint cutting, DLC, etc are also highlighted. Available data on pavement performance evaluation are included. Finally, recommendations for future concrete pavement works are included at the end. (A)

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• Authors:
  • MOMIN, S S
  • BONGIRWAR, P L
  • KULKARNI, V R
• Publication Date: 2005-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 213-43
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Indian Roads Congress
  • Volume: 66
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress
  • ISSN: 0258-0500

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Developing countries; Freeways; Mix design; Rigid pavements; Road construction; Technology
• Geographic Terms: India
• ITRD Terms: 4755: Concrete; 150: Developing countries; 8045: India; 4714: Mix design; 2752: Motorway; 2964: Rigid pavement; 3665: Road construction; 3855: Technology
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01024429
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: May 18 2006 8:54AM