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History of Concrete Paving For Road Public Transportation

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This article is about highway and transport engineering, this time we talk about History of Concrete Paving

Experimental length of concrete paving designed to carry traffic without an asphalt surfacing were laid in Scotland in 1865 and 1866. Over a period of 3 years no wear or other deterioration was observed, but an inspection after 10 years indicated considerable surface damage. This was regarded as evidence that unsurfaced concrete roads became brittle with age and should not be used except for light traffic. It is in fact very likely that the surface of both roads suffered from frost spall during two abnormally cold winters in the early 1870s.
This experience did not encourage the development of concrete roads in Britain. There was also considerable, and to some extent justifiable, prejudice against the use of concrete in built-up areas where access to underground services was constantly recurring problem. However, in 1913 the Second International Road Congress was held in London and a number of American engineers read papers on concrete road construction. In particular A. N. Johnson, the state engineer to the Illionis Highway Commission, stressed the point that river gravel was an ideal aggregate for concrete pavements but that its use in bituminous materials was often suspect. At the February 1914 National Conference on Concrete Road Building held in Chicago, the Port of London Authority was represented. As a consequence, they were able to prepare a detailed specification for port roads using concrete construction. World War I generated the need for a rapid expansion of the London docks, and some miles of concrete road were constructed. Despite the rather poor ground, the roads carried the heavy dock traffic without distress for many years
(source : design and performance of road pavements by david croney, paul croney)



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