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Road Construction Technology: Er. Sabin Pokhrel

The document discusses the construction of cement concrete pavements. It describes two methods for constructing the concrete slab - the alternate bay method and continuous bay method. It also discusses the construction of joints, including expansion joints, contraction joints, longitudinal joints and transverse joints. The purpose of the joints is to allow for expansion, contraction and warping of the concrete slabs. Reinforcements like welded wire fabric are also used to hold cracked slab portions together.

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Road Construction Technology: Er. Sabin Pokhrel

The document discusses the construction of cement concrete pavements. It describes two methods for constructing the concrete slab - the alternate bay method and continuous bay method. It also discusses the construction of joints, including expansion joints, contraction joints, longitudinal joints and transverse joints. The purpose of the joints is to allow for expansion, contraction and warping of the concrete slabs. Reinforcements like welded wire fabric are also used to hold cracked slab portions together.

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3.

0 ROAD CONSTRUCTION
TECHNOLOGY
ER. SABIN POKHREL
3.6 Construction of Cement Concrete
Pavement
• Construction of pavement slab

• Design and placement of joints


3.6 Construction of Cement Concrete
Pavement
• CEMENT GROUTED CONCRETE:
• Open graded aggregate mix of minimum size 18~25mm is laid on prepared
subgrade
• Dry rolled to provide 80% of rolled thickness.
• Grout: mix of cement, coarse sand and water
• Applied on the surface.s
3.6 Construction of Cement Concrete
Pavement
• ROLLED CONCRETE LAYER:
• Lean mix of aggregate, sand, cement and water is laid on prepared subgrade
or sub base course.
• Rolling similar to WBM
• Tandem rollers are preffered and rolled before final setting time.
• Both cement grouted and rolled concrete are suitable for base course
only.
3.6.1 Construction of Concrete Slab
• Basically 2 methods:

• ALTERNATE BAY METHOD

• CONTINUOUS BAY METHOD


3.6.1 Construction of Concrete Slab
• ALTERNATE BAY METHOD:
• Construction of one slab in alternate succession
• Next or intermediate bays are followed after a week or so
• Provides additional working convenience for laying slab
• Construction joints are easier to provide
• Numerous transverse joints are to be provided resulting in high cost for
construction and smoothness in riding is reduced.
3.6.1 Construction of Concrete Slab

• Traffic has to be completely halted or diverted


3.6.1 Construction of Concrete Slab
• CONTINUOUS BAY METHOD:
• All slabs laid in sequence
• Construction joints provided at the end of day’s work
• Construction of half of the pavement width can be done at a time and
traffic can be diverted on the other half
• Generally in practice
3.6.1 Construction of Concrete Slab
• MATERIALS:
• Cement: OPC in general but RHPC may also be used
• Coarse Aggregate: Max size < ¼ of slab thickness
• Gradation of coarse aggregate range from 50 to 4.75 or 40 to 4.75 mm
• Free from harmful materials
3.6.1 Construction of Concrete Slab
• LIMITS:
• Crushing value< = 30%
• Impact Value <= 30%
• LAA <= 30%
• Soundness <= 12 % Na2SO4, <= 18% MgSO4
3.6.1 Construction of Concrete Slab

• Fine Aggregates: Natural sand or crushed stone


3.6.1 Construction of Concrete Slab
PROPORTIONING OF CONCRETE:
• Develop minimum compressive strength 280 kg/cm3 at 28 days or higher
values
3.6.1 Construction of Concrete Slab
• PLANTS AND EQUIPMENTS:
• Concrete mixer, batching equipment, wheel barrows, internal vibrators, float,
straight edge, brush, and other small tools
3.6.1 Construction of Concrete Slab
• CONSTRUCTION STEPS:
• Preparation of Subgrade and Sub base:
• Properly drained, plate bearing test result 5.54 kg/cm2 (Modulus of
subgrade reaction)
• Checked 2 days in advance and should be kept moist at the time of placing
concrete
3.6.1 Construction of Concrete Slab
• PLACING OF FORMS:
• Steel or wooden forms
• Depth = thickness of pavement
• Maximum deviation during entire work < 3mm from straight edge 3m in
length
3.6.1 Construction of Concrete Slab
• BATCHING OF MATERIAL AND MIXING:
• Proportion of coarse and fine aggregates are proportioned WRT no. of bags
of cement and put in the mixture
• Batch mixer mixes the materials in uniform manner with uniformity in color
and is homogeneous
• Water introduced within first 15 seconds of mixing
• Mixing completes approximately in 1 and half minutes
3.6.1 Construction of Concrete Slab
• TRANSPORTING AND PLACING OF CONCRETE:
• Mixed concrete should be used immediately, within the prepared form to a
required thickness
• No segregation should take place
• Redistribution can be done by shovels
3.6.1 Construction of Concrete Slab
• COMPACTING AND FINISHING:
• Compaction by power driven finishing machine or vibrating hand screed
• For smaller width of slab and corner of junction, hand consolidation is
considered
• Further compacted by longitudinal float
• Tested for grade and level
3.6.1 Construction of Concrete Slab
• CURING:
• For initial curing Covered with jute mats and water is poured
• Final curing is done by saturating by water for 14 days
• OPENING TO TRAFFIC:
• After concrete acquires adequate strength or after 28 days of curing
3.6.2 Construction of Joints
• Joints provided for expansion, contraction and warping of the slabs
• Expansion joints provided to allow for expansion
• Provided at interval of 50~60 m for smooth interface laid in winter and
90~120m for summer
• 140m spacing for rough interface
• Gap width of expansion joint: 20~25mm
3.6.2 Construction of Joints
• Contraction joints provided to permit the contraction
• Spaced closer than expansion joints
• Maximum spacing in unreinforced cement concrete 4.5 m and for RCC of
thickness 20cm is 14m
3.6.2 Construction of Joints
• LONGITUDINAL JOINTS:
• Provided for width more than 4.5 m
• Prevents longitudinal cracks
• Acts as hinge and helps maintaining the level of slabs
3.6.2 Construction of Joints
• TRANSVERSE JOINTS:
• Staggered arrangement, uniform arrangement and skew arrangement
• Allows interaction of water and ingress of stone grits
• If subgrade is clayey soil, mud pumping occurs
• Joint spaces should be filled with compressible joint filler first and sealed
with sealer.
3.6.2 Construction of Joints
• REINFORCEMENTS:
• In the form of welded wire fabric or bar mats
• Holds the cracked slab portions together
3.6.2 Construction of Joints
• The prestressing technique is used in continuous lengths upto 120m without
joints
• Advantage is the elimination of the joints w/o inducing cracks
• Low maintainance cost

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