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Technical Reports Road pavements

This page lists technical reports of PIARC in the field of Road pavements. These publications are classified chronologically.

  • Concrete Roads - Practical Guidelines for Technology Transfer

    This report was drafted by the PIARC Technical Committee on Concrete Roads in close co-operation with the PIARC Technical Committee on Roads in Developing Regions. It clarifies the main points of the concrete road technique and is intended for various categories of people concerned with pavement construction. It is therefore particularly intended for countries interested by the construction of that type of pavements either within the framework of an overall policy or that of a specific project. [...]

  • Surface Dressing - Practical Guide for Technology Transfer

    This guide was drafted by the Technical Committee on Roads in Developing Regions in agreement with the PIARC Technical Committee on Flexible Roads. Surface Dressings Throughout the World : documents analysed in 12 countries (Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, France, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Niger, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Spain, United Kingdom) Comparative Analysis of Different Surface Dressing Designs : aggregates -binders - design - rate of spread Assessment : aggregates - binders [...]

  • Achieving and Maintaining the Evenness of Concrete Pavements

    Whereas concrete pavements have well-known advantages (long life, resistance to permanent deformations, etc.) over flexible pavements, the main disadvantages often mentioned are a certain lack of comfort as a result of neglected surface evenness, and a high level of rolling noise. Developments in construction techniques, in particular their gradual adaptation to slip-form paving machines, permanently raise the problem of achieving the best possible evenness. That is why the PIARC Technical Committee [...]

  • Semi-Rigid Pavements

    The first chapter deals with terminology. Chapter II explains why one may be led to choose a semi-rigid pavement from all the various types available, and chapter III describes the various possible designs of these pavements. Chapter IV then discusses the methods used in designing semi-rigid pavements, giving examples of the pavement structures used in various countries. This is followed by a description of the constituents of the materials treated with hydraulic binders, the methods used in choosing [...]

  • Innovative Pavement Design

    The sub-group 2 of the PIARC Technical Committee on Road Pavements (C7/8) includes 24 representatives belonging to 18 countries. The task assigned to this group was to identify, analyse and recommend innovative pavement typologies corresponding to needs really expressed by the different countries and the different national, regional and local road network contexts. The aim was to describe the most appropriate choices for favouring the spirit of creativity inherent in innovation as well as the best [...]