Modifying a Concrete Paved Road
Modifying a Concrete Paved Road
(OP)
I am trying to find out what is the best possible way and most economical of "fixing" a concrete road in the Ranch my parents are from in Mexico. The houses in this small ranch are made out of adobe and the fences are made out of "stacked rock." The people that lived there complained about how muddy the dirt road used to get so a concret pavement was placed on the roads. When I seen the roads with concrete pavement my first instinct was that these roads are not approriate for this small ranch. I think a more appropirate road would have been one made out of thick stones/bricks to fit in with the ranch and the surrounding mountains, even though it might have be more costly.
So I guess my question is, do you guys know of any ideas that we can do to "fix" this paved road to make it look more appealing to the surrouing area and of course for it to be structurally sound. Can this concrete paved road be modified or can another thin material be placed on top of it?
Thanks For Your Adivce and Suggestions
So I guess my question is, do you guys know of any ideas that we can do to "fix" this paved road to make it look more appealing to the surrouing area and of course for it to be structurally sound. Can this concrete paved road be modified or can another thin material be placed on top of it?
Thanks For Your Adivce and Suggestions





RE: Modifying a Concrete Paved Road
"...students of traffic are beginning to realize the false economy of mechanically controlled traffic, and hand work by trained officers will again prevail." - Wm. Phelps Eno, ca. 1928
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RE: Modifying a Concrete Paved Road
RE: Modifying a Concrete Paved Road
This is a very small town, so I think during the busy seasons there might be about 30 cars per day, with the occasional heavy truck.
I have thought about pavers, but I assume those have to be about 6 inches or so to handle the loads. Does that seem right? I am trying to look for some material that might be out there that could serve my purpose but at the same time be as thin as possible.
Appreciate your advice
RE: Modifying a Concrete Paved Road
See these links:
http://www.bia.org/BIA/technotes/t14.htm
http://66.129.116.81/pdfs/flexlightpaving.pdf
http://66.129.116.81/pdfs/BIAheavypaving.pdf
Jeff
RE: Modifying a Concrete Paved Road
I am sure many aspects of construction have improved in Mexico in the last ten years but much of the concrete work I have seen on homeowner projects is not of very good quality.
Mexico is not alone in bad concrete work, the apartments down the street from where I live had three driveways replaced 3 years ago and two of the same will have to be replaced again this summer.
Small contractors who do paving work without consulting with an engineer IMHO don't compact the soil well enough.
If you spend money now to dress-up your concrete you many be very unhappy later.