After achieving various approvals that have marked the history of short slabs: the TCPŽ Technology (Thin Concrete Pavements), the Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo in Chile (Ministry of Housing and Urban Development) has finally approved thinner concrete pavements with less joint spacing than traditional design. The 2016 specifications guide is NOW AVAILABLE: Código de Normas y Especificaciones TÊcnicas de Obras de Pavimentación: Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo Division TÊcnica de Estudio y Fomento Habitacional 2016 (Code of Standards and Technical Specifications 2016 Paving Works: Ministry of Housing and Urban Development: Study Technical Division and Housing Promotion 2016).
The technology that supports the design of short slab concrete pavements, allows building with thinner thicknesses than traditional designsâreducing the amount of needed concrete up to 30%âand competing directly with initial costs to alternative pavements. Also, the thinner concrete pavement design has proven to be a typical longer life design as well as better serviceability over time. These will enable the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development in Chile to save costs in construction and maintenance of the pavementsâoffering a better standard in urban and rural streets for users.
This will lead to more concrete paving in urban areas and low volume road projects in Chile (where asphalt typically predominates).
To download the document in PDF form (11.3 MB), please go to:Â http://www.minvu.cl/opensite_20160519150905.aspx.