Britpave

Britpave, the British Cementitious Paving Association, is an independent body established to develop and forward concrete and cementitious solutions for infrastructure.

Please note, Britpave Trade Association has no commercial interest in or trading association with Britpave concrete step barrier. For contact details see: www.bbsbarriers.com

It is active in the development of solutions and best practice for roads, rail, airfields, guided bus, drainage channels, soil stabilisation and recycling. As such, the Association is the focal point for the infrastructure industry.

The broad membership of Britpave encourages the exchange of pan-industry expertise and experience. Members include contractors, consulting engineers and designers, specialist equipment and material suppliers, academics and clients – both in the UK and internationally.

The Association works closely with national and European standards and regulatory bodies, clients and associated industry organisations. It provides a single industry voice that facilitates representation to government, develops best practice and technical guidance and champions concrete solutions that are cost efficient, sustainable, low maintenance and long-lasting.

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  • Address:

    Easthampstead Park
    Off Peacock Lane
    Wokingham
    Berkshire RG40 3DF

  • Phone:
    +44 (0)118 4028915
  • Email:
    info@britpave.org.uk
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Date: Tue 15 Feb 2022

Guide to reinforced compacted concrete update

Britpave has updated its guide to Roller Compacted Concrete. Roller compacted concrete(RCC) takes its name from the construction method used – it is placed by modified asphalt paving equipment, but it is stiff enough to be compacted by vibratory rollers. RCC provides a high strength, durable pavement structure. RCC requires no formwork, surface finishing, dowelled joints or reinforcement. These characteristics make RCC pavements simple, fast and economical to construct.

Although RCC may be included under the generic umbrella of hydraulically bound materials, it is important to differentiate between traditional cement bound sub-bases and bases, and higher strength RCC. If the intended use is as a surface slab, then it is likely that the requirements for surface finish and regularity will demand the use of a RCC specification. A suggested guideline, bearing in mind UK pavement design methods across all sectors, is that material with a cube compressive strength of C30 and higher, should be regarded as RCC.

The guide describes the benefits, properties and applications of RCC, provides recommendations on mix design and materials selection, and discusses applicable pavement design methods, construction methodology and techniques. Quality control recommendations are given in the context of standard UK tests and procedures. It has been updated to reflect new industry practices and specifications. The guide is free to download from www.britpave.org.uk/publications.