Concrete block paving has become the orthodox surfacing for container terminals worldwide and for this reason interpave with the support of the uk concrete. T0115 pavement structure design guidelines british columbia. Publications offer design guidance on paving from domestic uses to the most taxing heavy industrial applications. Guidelines for the design and construction of port pavements. In this research two different design methods are thoroughly analyzed, the british ports associations heavy duty pavements manual which is a chart based procedure and the hipave program which is an australian heavy duty pavement design guide. A design example is also included which presents the design of a port pavement for the doha container terminal in qatar, using the empirical chartbased method, circly via an equivalent axle and. Pavement thickness design charts durham university. Listing of british standards for precast concrete paving and kerbs. This 70 page manual relies on the proven port pavement design methods in use since 1983 by the british ports association. This paper presents the background to the third edition of the british ports association bpa heavy duty pavement design manual, published in j 1996. This is the third edition of the british ports association heavy duty pavement design manual for second edition see irrd 819578. Good practice guide for roads 1 1 introduction this good practice guide contains transport scotlands requirements for inclusive design in the construction, operation and maintenance of road infrastructure.
Roller compacted concrete background to the development. Traditionally, port pavements have been designed using purely chartbased, empirical processes such as the british ports association method. Pavement design is primarily a matter of sound application of acceptable engineering criteria and standards. The economic contribution of the maritime sector in wales a report for maritime uk and the welsh ports group in english language the economic contribution of the maritime sector in wales a report for maritime uk and the welsh ports group in welsh language scottish ports.
Aashto pavement thickness design guide when designing pavement thickness for flexible and rigid pavements, the following considerations should be used. Surface deformation in the order of 50 mm to 75 mm will normally exist at failure. Structural design solutions for permeable pavements. The structural design of heavy duty pavements for ports. The figures are reproduced with the kind permission of hmso. The third edition of the british ports association heavy duty pavement design manual was published in 1996 and for the first time, a radically new way of analysing pavements is incorporated. Hipave a mechanistic design tool for flexible port pavements. Britpave, the british cementitious paving association, is the industry focal point for the development and promotion concrete and insitucementitious infrastructure solutions. Road pavement design guide home kent county council.
Supersedes structural design of heavy duty pavements for ports and other industries interpave, 1996. This design method comes from a similar publication by the british ports association that has been used to design all types of port pavements around the world including icps. Britpave, the british cementitious paving association, is. Heavy vehicles cause greater deflection on flexible pavements rather than on rigid pavements. Hicks department of civil engineering oregon state university corvallis, or 97331 paul curren pavement engineering inc. Chapter 1 provides the data required to use the charts. British ports association heavy duty pavement manual samt hipave som ar en australiensk modell och programvara. The bp a manual uses a design procedure which is based upon the principle that pavements are designed to remain serviceable throughout the design life of the pavement. First edition published by british ports association, 1984. For pavements with stabilised bases the tensile strain in the base is the active design constraint whereas subgrade compressive strain is the active design constraint for pavements with granular bases. Icpi civil engineering curriculum interlocking concrete. Developing solutions britpave is active in the development of solutions and best practice for roads, rail, guided bus lanes, light rail, airfields, ports and soil. Hipave heavy industrial pavement design is for the mechanistic. Different design methods are discussed and compared for the pavement design of ports.
Argentinean concrete block association aabh argentinean portland cement institute icpa small element paving technologists sept british ports association port and heavy duty pavement design manual. It includes a design chart which can be used to proportion the courses of heavy duty pavements. Introduce the icpi manual, port and industrial pavement design with concrete pavers. The structural design of heavy duty pavements for ports and other industries. Hipave a mechanistic design tool for heavyduty industrial. The background to the third edition of the british ports association. Hipave, british port association bpa edition 4 2007, french lcpc method using alize software and the sector standard of the peoples republic of china code for design and construction of pavements roads and stockyards in ports jtj 29696, 1997. At the heart of the uk economy ports play a vital role.
When the pavement deflects or moves, it absorbs a portion of the vehicle energy that otherwise would be available to propel the vehicle forward. Concrete block paving has become the orthodox surfacing for container terminals worldwide and for this reason interpave with the support of the uk concrete centre has extended its partnership with the british ports association bpa to publish the fourth edition of the bpa port and heavy duty pavement design manual. They explain how the third edition of the british ports association heavy duty pavement design manual can be used to design pavements surfaced with pavers. This innovation includes development of pavement design, material and construction solutions. Heavy duty industrial pavement design guide pavement science. The fourth edition represents a significant step forward in the design of heavyduty pavements, i. In more recent times, designers have combined the full range of vehicles and shipping containers into a single number of repetitions of an equivalent standard axle. The charts can also be found in the design manual for roads and bridges, volume 7, section 2, part 3, chapter3. Lundy department of civil engineering oregon state university. A link to the hmso www site can be found on the links page. Roller compacted concrete rcc into the design manual for roads and bridges dmrb and manual of contract documents for highways works mcwh series, volumes 1 and 2. English version of the paper dimensionering af havne og. Marcom wg 165 design and maintenance of container terminal pavements 2015.
Port and industrial pavement design with concrete pavers icpi. Asphalt paving design guide asphalt pavement association. Design axle loads associated with the different equipment are reported in container corner table 1. Technical circular pavement structure design guidelines 2 table of contents 1. Ports association publication the structural design of heavyduty pavements for ports and other. Based on finite element modeling and the authors extensive experience with port pavements using this design method, interlocking concrete pavements can be designed for container and bulk port operations. R esearch laboratory department of transport trrl laboratory report 12 the structural design of bituminous roads by w d powell, j f potter, h c mayhew and m e nunn the views expressed in this report are not necessarily those of the department of transport pavement design and maintenance division.
Promotional cards pack showchasing the uk ports sector. The performance of geotextiles in concrete block permeable pavements. Hipave referenced in pianc guide design and maintenance of container terminal pavements. The design guides for ports are here divided into two categories, chart based design and program based design. Design manuals interlocking concrete pavement institute. The british ports association represents all types and sizes of ports, their operators and facilities throughout the united kingdom. Case study in engineered interlocking concrete pavement. Ports specialist testing and analysis of failure mechanisms for ports and major hard standing areas in recent years, pms has integrated the pavement testing facility with materials technology and pavement design methodologies, to provide composite solutions for both non standard pavement designs such as ports. Publications offer design guidance on paving from domestic uses to. This page contains all the design charts for pavement thickness design. A radically new way of analysing pavements is incorporated in the design method. Elastic design of flexible and rigid pavements in a pavement design for airfields from the united states army corps of engineering.
Whilst some port pavements are constructed from concrete, the majority of port pavements are of flexible construction with either an asphalt or concrete segmental paver wearing course. Pdf design of portand industrial pavements researchgate. The main emphasis in this thesis will be on heavy duty pavements for ports. Concretes rigid design reduces the pavement s deflection and corresponding fuel consumption. The british ports association, currently british ports federation handbook titled the. The design of the whole pavement can be separated into design of the base and design. Load testing of instumented pavement sections improved techniques for appling the finite element method to strain predition in pcc pavement structures by university of minnesota, department of civil engineering submitted to mndot, march 24, 2002 b.
The third edition of the british ports association heavy duty pavement design manual has recently been published and for the first time, a radically new way of. Structural design of heavy duty pavements for ports and other industries publication year 1996 document status. They are a product association of british precast affiliated to the mineral products association. Hipave, british port association bpa edition 4 2007, french lcpc method using alize software and the sector standard of the peoples republic. Efficient design for safe construction using precast concrete kerbs. The computer program corner, which is based on westergaards corner equations. It describes a radically new way of analysing pavements which is incorporated in the design method. Bull, the design of precast concrete pavements on low hearing capacity subgrades, comput. Structural design of heavy duty pavements for ports and. While the standards contained in this manual provide a basis for uniform design practice for typical pavement design situations, precise rules which would apply to all possible situations are impossible to give. The charts provided in this document may be used to design all types of pavements serving ports and similar cargo handling facilities. This paper presents the background to the third edition of the british ports association bpa heavy duty pavement design manual, published in 1996.
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