Removable urban pavements: an innovative, sustainable technology

By definition, a removable urban pavement (RUP) can be quickly opened and closed, using lightweight equipment, for easy access to underground networks. The premises of the concept can be found in certain military paths or industrial soils. According to a survey conducted among French municipal autho...

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Published in:The international journal of pavement engineering 2013-01, Vol.14 (1), p.1-11
Main Authors: de Larrard, François, Sedran, Thierry, Balay, Jean-Maurice
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cement-treated material
Cities
Concrete pavements
Engineering Sciences
excavation
experimental site
Hydraulics
Materials
precast elements
sustainability
Technological change
utility networks
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Summary:By definition, a removable urban pavement (RUP) can be quickly opened and closed, using lightweight equipment, for easy access to underground networks. The premises of the concept can be found in certain military paths or industrial soils. According to a survey conducted among French municipal authorities, the RUP concept could decrease the public nuisance caused by pavement and road network maintenance work. Two French cities agreed to play host to an RUP experiment. Functional specifications were provided for streets to be built in new residential areas. Then original pavement designs were proposed based on a configuration of precast, hexagonal concrete slabs over an excavatable hydraulic base course. After successful trials using accelerated loading facilities, two RUPs were built and subjected to real traffic. Should the satisfactory behaviour observed so far last into the future, RUPs would appear to be a highly sustainable response to the needs of modern cities.
ISSN:1029-8436
1477-268X
DOI:10.1080/10298436.2011.634912