Australian Local Government in Sydney was constructing concrete roads and streets years before the Department of Main Roads (now Roads and Maritime Services). Most were in the eastern, inner western, and lower northern suburbs. Many of those pavements are still in use today.
The Australian Society for Concrete Pavements (ASCP) held its first 2016 Sydney Forum on March 14, 2016 in Sydney, Australia, titled “Concrete Pavements for Local Governments”. Topics that contribute to the successful construction of concrete pavements were presented. The making and delivering of good concrete was discussed, including guidelines for how slump may be adjusted if required. Other topics included: Elements of a pavement, such as joints, dowels and tie bars; The importance of adequate compaction of concrete; The techniques required for placing by fixed forms and slipform, finishing, curing and jointing the pavement—all with the aim of achieving quality in the finished product. Resource materials to assist practitioners with design and construction aspects of pavements were provided. The 9th Annual General Meeting of Members of ASCP was held at the end of the forum.
Attendees witnessed a live slip from paving demonstration of a length of concrete path. They had the opportunity to view the placing process, and then the jointing of the path later that day.
Presentations are now available from the March 2016 Local Government Pavements Forum. These presentations include:
- ASCP March Forum Program
- AUS-SPEC Local Government Specifications
- History of Local Government Concrete Roads – Nicho
- Preparing for Concrete Pavement Construction – Mye
- Making Good Concrete – Hodgkinson
- Forms Reinforcement Joints Dowels Tiebars – Slings
- Compaction of Concrete – Ayton
- Placing Finishing Curing Jointing Concrete Pavements
- Achieving Quality in Concrete Pavements – Ayton
- Resource Materials for Local Government Pavements
To access the Forum Presentations, please go to: http://www.concretepavements.com.au/ArticleDetails.aspx?ArticleID=59.
To download the PDF of the brochure, please click on image above, or go to: http://www.concretepavements.com.au/Documents/ASCP%20March%20Forum%20event%20notice.pdf.
To view the ISCP “Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ASCP”, please go to:
https://www.concretepavements.org/memos-of-understanding/.
For the April ISCP article on the “Memorandum of Understanding”, please go to: https://www.concretepavements.org/2016/04/28/did-you-know-about-iscps-memorandum-of-understanding-agreements/.