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1. Road pavements
We distinguish between :
concrete pavements where the stiffness and movement of the concrete must be compensated for by the presence of joints ;
asphalt mixes based on hydrocarbon binders (bitumen, asphalt) for flexible, seamless pavements.
In the first case, the appearance and evolution of cracks must be foreseen right from the design stage.
In the second case, the joints are either construction joints or cracks if the sub-base layer moves too much for the hydrocarbon binder to tolerate.
1.1 Concrete pavements
In ascending order of traffic volume, the following three types of concrete pavement are available....
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Bibliography
Books
Technical organizations
Certification bodies, professional laboratories
CEBTP Centre expérimental du bâtiment et des travaux publics (Experimental Center for Building and Public Works)
LCPC Laboratoire central des Ponts et Chaussées
SETRA Service d'études techniques des routes et autoroutes (Road and freeway engineering department)
AFNOR Association française...
General standards
French standards
- Building work – Casing work – Part 1: Technical specifications – Part 2: special clauses (commercial reference to parts 1 and 2 of standard NF P11-221) - P11-221 - Mai 2000
- Plastic-type sealants used for watertight joint caulking – Component diffusion test - NF P85-512 - Déc. 1985
- Cement concrete pavements – Execution and control. - NF P98-170 - Avril 1992
- Pavement testing...
Standards for dams, elastomer profile joints and water stop strips
British Standards Institution
- Methods of testing Vulcanized Rubber. - BS 903-1971 -
- Determination of tensile stress-strain properties. - Part A 2 -
- Determination of Hardness. - Part A 26 -
- Water absorption. - Part A 18 -
- Determination of compression set by constant deflection. - Part A 39 -
- Accelerated ageing tests....
Manufacturers of products and equipment
Sealants and caulking products for public works and construction
Bostik Findley
Den Braven Sealant BV
Dow Corning construction
Guttaterna
Rhodia Silicones
Sika SA
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Equipment suppliers
Concrete cutters and saws (for joint sawing)
Carat France
Carbodiam France
Tomécanic
Equipment for applying sealants (hot or cold)
Graco (pumps)
Secmer
Public works waterproofing companies
Sika SA
SNA Sté Nouvelle des Asphaltes
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