DETERMINATION OF MOST EFFECTIVE CEMENT

CONCRETE BLOCK LAYING PATTERN AND

SHAPE FOR A ROAD PAVEMENT BASED ON
FIELD PERFORMANCE
By A.A.Senadeera
Supervisor
Dr. W.A.Mampearachchi
Heavy & Very Heavy Traffic
Research objective

Determination of most suitable individual block

shape for CBP roads.

Determination of effective laying pattern for

CBP roads

Main structural components in CBP

Basket wave
bon
!tack
bon
!tretcher
Bon
Used block sh!es " !##e$%s
Herrin"
bon
Cobble
#ni style $ey stone
Preparation of san be
Pavin" combinations of shapes
an patterns
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Block% #ni style
)ayin" an"le%&
Pattern%!tretcher
!ection *&'&&%+&'&&
Block% #ni style
)ayin" an"le%,&
Pattern% !tack
!ection% (&'&&%-&'&&
Block% #ni style
)ayin" an"le%+.
Pattern%!tretcher
!ection +&'&&%.&'&&
Block% #ni style
)ayin" an"le%&
Pattern%Herrin"
!ection -&'&&%*&'&&
style Block% #ni
)ayin" an"le%,&
Pattern%!tretcher
!ection .&'&&%/&'&&
Block% #ni style
)ayin" an"le%,&
Pattern%Basket 0ave
Pavin" combinations of shapes
an patterns
!ection /&'&&%1&'&&
Block% Cobble
)ayin" an"le%&
Pattern%!tretcher
!ection 1&'&&%2&'&&
Block% Cobble
)ayin" an"le%+.
Pattern%!tretcher
!ection 2&'&&%,&'&&
Block% Cobble
)ayin" an"le%,&
Pattern%!tretcher
!ection ,&'&&%(&&'&&
Block% $ey stone
)ayin" an"le%,&
Pattern%!tretcher
Block layin"
3eflection shape of the pavement

Deflection check
a. Along the heel path
b. Across the road

!oint gap measurements

4iel tests
4m
4m
10m
1.8m
Selected
Points
Measurin" eflection
at wheel path
4m
4m
10m
Selected
Points
0.3m
Measurin" eflection
across the roa
Measurin" block joint "aps
Average block "oint gap #$
displacements % &nitial ' Subse(uent
# Measuring Measuring
#$
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% S
,o of vehicle passes
per day % ,
,o of vehicles passes
per #- days % #-,
Average block "oint gap displacements
per #-, vehicle passes % #-,S

3isplacements of Block 5oint 6aps
7ffect of block shape on pavement
eflection
7ffect of block shape on pavement
eflection profile
7ffect of block shape on block
isplacement
7ffect of block layin" an"le on
eflection
UniStyle
Cobble
7ffect of block layin" an"le on
eflection profile
7ffect of block layin" an"le on block
isplacement
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7ffect of block layin" pattern on
eflection
7ffect of block layin" pattern on
eflection profile
7ffect of block layin" pattern on block
isplacement
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!ummery of the analysis

Variable Performance
3eflection 3eflection profile 5oint "ape variation !election
Block shape
#ni style #ni style
Cobble
$eystone
)ayin" an"le
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Block layin"
pattern
!tretcher bon !tretcher bon
!tack bon
Basket wave
Herrin" bon Herrin" bon
,ote. Best performance indicate as
/ecommendations

The most effective block shape for cement

concrete block layin" is #ni style block shape9

The recommene block pattern are !tretcher an

Herrin" block pattern9

The recommene block layin" an"les are :ero or

,& e"ree9
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