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  • The Use of Roller Compacted Concrete for Roads

    Regarding its use for pavements, roller compacted concrete (RCC), could be considered as a hybrid between cement treated granular material and vibrated concrete. Indeed, RCC pavements can carry traffic directly on the finished surface, a possibility not offered by cement treated bases. Its simple [...]

    • Date : 1993
    • Pages : 64
    • PIARC Ref. : 07.05.BEN
    • ISBN : 2-84060-004-8
  • Training program Design - Tehnology Transfer in the Road Sector - Transport Guidelines for Training Programs Design

    These methodological guidelines are mainly aimed at countries wishing to acquire new technologies by way of transfer, in the road sector, in its broader meaning, which includes construction, maintenance and operation of roads as well as organization and management. These guidelines address the criteria [...]

    • Date : 1999
    • Pages : 28
    • PIARC Ref. : 03.06.BEN
  • Use of Innovative Materials for Bridge Construction and Repair

    The management of bridges is greatly affected by the material used in their construction as well as for repairs and maintenance, with regard to requirements of performance, durability and quality. In order to obtain a better understanding of the availability and development of innovative materials [...]

    • Date : 2001
    • Pages : 192
    • PIARC Ref. : 11.09.BEN
    • ISBN : 2-84060-137-0
  • Whole Life Costing of Roads - Flexible Pavements

    The objective of the Road Technology Topic Area set out in the 1995-1999 PIARC Strategic Plan is "to improve the provision, maintenance and performance of road infrastructure in accordance with international best practice". One of the essential requirements to meet this objective is a means of assessing [...]

    • Date : 2000
    • Pages : 200
    • PIARC Ref. : 08.09.BEN
    • ISBN : 2-94060-119-2
  • Whole-Life Costing of Roads - Concrete Roads

    In 1996, PIARC Technical Committee on Concrete Roads (C7) created a subcommittee on the theme "Whole Life Costing (WLC)". On the basis of a broad view over the subject, based on the existing WLC systems in Sweden and UK (COMPARE), two questionnaires were drawn and issued in 1997. The result of the [...]

    • Date : 2000
    • Pages : 72
    • PIARC Ref. : 07.09.BEN
    • ISBN : 2-94060-114-1
  • Why and How to Develop a Road Transportation Technology Transfer Center?

    As road practitioners have faced and overcome obstacles and challenges to road building and road operations, there has been a recognition that in the next country or half way around the world solutions have been developed that may have application beyond the original location. As the travel demands [...]

    • Date : 2000
    • Pages : 38
    • PIARC Ref. : 03.08.BEN