Concrete pavements are used wherever the load is particularly high: on highways, as runways at airports, at bus stops, traffic circles and many more. Compared to asphalt, they are significantly more durable, but also require greater process reliability in production. At the University of Stuttgart, in cooperation with partners from industry, research was undertaken and tested in practice on how high-quality concrete pavements can be build reliably. The project was funded by the German Federal Highway Research Institute (bast) from 2017 to 2021 with a total of 4.7 million Euros.
The steady growth in traffic volume in Germany is placing an enormous burden on the traffic areas. This results in a loss of quality of use and damage to the roadways. In the 2019 traffic jam report of the ADAC, 20% more construction sites were counted than in the previous year. An increase which is at least partly due to accelerated wear and tear.
In order to meet the growing demands on traffic surfaces, highly stressed roadways are increasingly built of concrete. Compared to asphalt, this material has higher strength and less deformation during use. It is therefore ideally suited for the construction of durable roadways.
Links
- German Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt)
Funding body - Institut für Werkstoffe im Bauwesen (IWB Universität Stuttgart)
Project partner - Institut für Systemdynamik (ISYS Universität Stuttgart)
Project partner - Wirtgen GmbH
Project partner - Liebherr Mischtechnik GmbH
Project partner - Heinz Schnorpfeil Bau GmbH
Project partner - Otto Alte-Teigeler GmbH
Project partner - Lehmann + Partner GmbH
Project partner - Cavex GmbH & Co.KG
Project partner - Press release of the BASt
Funding decisions for the research project "Concrete carriageway 4.0" of 08.06.2017
Contact
Harald Garrecht
Prof. Dr.-Ing.Director, retired
Oliver Mielich
Dr.-Ing.Deputy Head of Department / Head of Unit
Frank Lehmann
Dr.-Ing.Head of Department / Head of Unit