Road Pavement Design in Frost Prone Areas
High altitude areas which are subjected to heavy snowfall and frost action necessitate special consideration for design and construction of pavements. U.K.Guruvittal, Chief Scientist & Dr G Bharath, Scientist, CSIR-Central
IS:15462-2019: A Tactical Shift Towards Performance Grading of Modified Bitumen
Flexible pavements are the most common type of pavement systems in the country. In addition to being convenient to construct, they are also cost-effective and easy to maintain. These pavements constitute the surface
Roller Compacted Concrete For Pavement Applications
Roller Compacted Concrete is an innovative technology gaining popularity in the recent past due to some of the positive points like low cost of construction, speed in construction, and the possibility of using mineral
Port Road Pavements Design And Economic Considerations for Case of Appropriateness
Ports are among key components of country’s infrastructure whose performance metrics have improved considerably over years. While Indian coastline has 12 major ports handling about 75 percent of India’s port traffic
Suggestive Framework for Mitigating Project Delays in Indian Roads & Highways Sector
Time delay had been a common phenomenon associated with nearly all road construction projects in India but very little effort and studies had been done to amputate the phenomenon.The objectives of this study provided industry
Characterisation of Foundry Sand Waste Material for Road Construction
Characterisation of Foundry Sand Waste Material for Road Construction Different types of waste materials viz. copper slag, zinc slag, steel slag, manganese slag, phosphogypsum slag, cinder, red mud, kimberlite, lime sludge, foundry sand, coal ash, jarofix, jarosite, manganese slag, marble dust etc
Thin Whitetopping Cement Concrete Overlays on Bituminous Pavements:
Concrete is a very durable and versatile material for the construction of roads and highways. Several highways, expressways, and city roads have been constructed with cement concrete in the recent past in India. Cement concrete
A Transformative Approach to Highway Construction
An 18-mile stretch of Georgia interstate is pushing the technological envelope with respect to safety and sustainability in road construction. By leveraging solar energy, recycled tires, vehicle telematics data and valuable roadside
Accelerated Pavement Testing
The Indian road network is mainly built with flexible pavements, because of ease of construction and low initial cost as compared to concrete pavements. The flexible pavements are designed as per Indian Roads Congress
Pavement Maintenance Management System
An efficient road transportation system is of vital importance to the economy of a nation. Road transport occupies a dominant position in the overall transportation system of India due to its advantages in terms of easy availability, flexibility
Cement Grouted Bituminous Mix for Flexible Pavements
India has the second largest road network with heterogeneous traffic conditions. Although the road construction in India has improved a lot in the last two decades, at times, it is observed that the pavements, especially in urban areas
Whitetopping Durable and Cost-effective Solution for City Roads
Concrete is a very durable material for the construction of roads and highways. Cement concrete has been used for the construction of new roads, highways and also for the rehabilitation of existing distressed bituminous pavements
Utilisation of Waste Materials in Road Construction
The Road sector has been receiving a lot of attention by the central as well as state governments during the last two decades. As a result, new roads are being constructed and existing ones are being upgraded to meet the traffic demand
Construction of Sustainable Pavements Through Recycling
Increased connectivity and improved road infrastructure developed in the country in the recent past has resulted in significant increase in the growth of traffic in terms of the number of vehicles and axle loads. However, the increased
StrataWeb®: An Innovative Solution for Embankment Slope Protection Stabilization
Side slope erosion has always been an issue for highway embankments. Especially during the monsoons, these slopes pose a challenge. The Larsen & Toubro-IDPI SPV, constructing its 163km long Rourkela-Sambalpur toll-way road
Role of Concrete in - Road Infrastructure
In India, the emphasis in recent years has rightly been on the housing and infrastructure, including, amongst other things, roads, power and irrigation sectors. The Global Infrastructure Outlook reflects that rising income levels
Ammann ARS 121 Soil Compactors deployed at 354-km Purvanchal Expressway
Ammann ARS 121 Soil Compactors are bringing efficiency to an enormous, high-profile roadbuilding project in India. The compactors are handling soil work for a key section of the 354-km Purvanchal Expressway, the longest current
Ashoka Buildcon constructs Package 4 of landmark Eastern Peripheral Expressway project
Ashoka Buildcon, which was awarded package 4 of the EPE project, constructed 22km of the 135 km EPE, at a cost of ₹789 crores. It built three grade separators, one ROB, 12 VUPs, 22 PUPs, four minor bridges and 20
Wirtgen: Cold milling machines have a decisive impact on quality of road rehabilitation
Wirtgen offers the widest range of cold milling machines in the industry. Customers can choose from more than 30 different types of machines, with each also available with a variety of milling widths. The lower
Smart Pavement Materials and Emerging Technologies
Smartness describes self-adaptability, self-sensing, and multiple functionalities of the materials. These characteristics provide numerous possible applications of such materials in manufacturing and civil
Repair of Scaled Surface Areas of Newly Constructed Cement Concrete Pavement Slabs
After 2014, the speed of the construction of cement concrete road for national highways and expressways, in cities and even at village level has significantly increased due to the policy adopted by the Government of India
ArcelorMittal Long Products - Benefits of steel solutions in bridge design
Today's modern bridge construction projects face totally new challenges. The public, the regulators and the authorities demand structures that are cost effective during their planning, execution, lifetime and dismantling.
From Yarn to Bridges – Strata Takes Another Giant Leap in Technical Textiles
Strata Geosystems, a global leader in the soil reinforcement industry, has opened its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, which will meet the growing demand for geosynthetic products in India and around the
Bogibeel Rail-cum-Road Bridge
There are a lot of legends and prophesies floating with the current of the mighty Brahmaputra River as it tracks its course from Tibet to Bangladesh, roaring down through narrow chasms and gobbling up land in its pursuit
SMART HIGHWAYS
Smart living through smart products and services is today a worldwide trend being promoted by IT companies. These companies are putting lot of efforts and resources to create useful digital solutions for promoting business
Advantages of Precast Concrete in Constructing Highways & Bridges
Prefabrication of any structure component off-site during highway construction (or reconstruction) offers major time and user cost savings in comparison with the traditional cast-in-place methods of construction.
Long-life Pavements - European & American Perspectives
Long-life Pavements European & American Perspectives Road infrastructure investment has increased less in many countries than road traffic. If these trends continue, the outcome will be increasing intensity of
Performance Management for Durable Pavements
Satisfactory pavement performance can be assured only with an appropriate design with a well-calibrated algorithm, material selection based on the appropriate mix design, proper processing of the materials for
Experimental Study on Tunnel Excavation Muck for Road Construction
Substantial parts of India are covered by hills and Himalayas stand foremost among them. The border areas in the North and North-East of our country are mountainous with steep topography, difficult and hazardous
Geocells For Pavement Reinforcement
Roads are essential for the economic growth of the country, and unlike the railway network, various classes of roads-from expressways to rural road, assure last mile connectivity. India’s growing economy requires
