Concrete Roads
and Their Construction
År: 1920
Serie: Concrete Series
Forlag: Concrete Publications Limited
Sted: London
Sider: 197
UDK: 625.8 Con-gl.
Being a Description of the concrete Roads in the United Kingdom, together with a Summary of the Experience in this Form of Construction gained in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America.
Søgning i bogen
Den bedste måde at søge i bogen er ved at downloade PDF'en og søge i den.
Derved får du fremhævet ordene visuelt direkte på billedet af siden.
Digitaliseret bog
Bogens tekst er maskinlæst, så der kan være en del fejl og mangler.
176 CONCRETE ROADS
be used many times over, and by hooping the ends before use the
life of the boards is greatly increased.
Integral Kerb.—Where concrete footpaths are laid, a method more
recently adopted is that of forming the kerb in situ as part
of the footpath itself. This is done by erecting a planed 3-in.
plank along the kerb line in a trench, the kerb and paving
being laid together with a joint every six feet. In this
method the greatest care is required in the alignment of the
planks. They must be very rigidly supported with stakes, or
bulging will occur. The cost is rather less than when the kerbing
is moulded separately.
There are many other examples of concrete kerbing which could
be mentioned, as this class of work has been carried on. for many
years. In Gravesend and Northfleet, for instance, concrete kerbs
were put down more than thirty years ago.