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.
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IN THE UNITED KINGDOM—PROVINCIAL
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but owing to strikes and other labour difficulties, 235 yds. only
have been possible up to the present.
The Epping New Road at this point is 27 ft. wide, and since it
is a main road, the traffic could not be diverted ; one-half of the
width of the road was constructed at a time, the other half remain-
ing open for traffic.
Method.—The two course method was the one adopted at
I' io. 23. The reinforced concrete road under construction
at Buckhurst Hill.
Buckhurst Hill, the lower course being in. in thickness, with a
wearing course of 2 in., making a total of 7| in. At the channel
on each side to the width of a foot from the kerb the depth of the
concrete is 12 in.
The mixing was done by hand, and the upper course laid imme-
(liately after the lower, so that the whole forms one monolithic
structure.