What is BS EN 13877-2 - Requirements for concrete pavements about?
Concrete pavements are commonly utilized in roads, airports, and bridge decks to handle huge loads and provide long-term solutions. BS EN 13877-2 is a European Standard that discusses functional requirements for concrete pavements.
BS EN 13877-2 is the second part of the multi-series that specifies requirements for concrete pavements cast in situ and compacted by vibration. BS EN 13877-2 also covers concrete sub-bases as well as concrete wearing courses on bridges.
Who is BS EN 13877-2 - Requirements for concrete pavements for?
BS EN 13877-2 on functional requirements for concrete pavements is useful for:
- Manufacturers and suppliers of concrete and concrete products
- Quality testing personnel
- Testing laboratories
- Civil engineers
- Project managers
- Contractors
- Relevant government / municipal authorities
- Roadway / highway / transport authorities
Why should you use BS EN 13877-2 - Requirements for concrete pavements?
Economic analysis and environmental evaluation must be integrated in order to design eco-efficient concrete pavement and repair solutions.
BS EN 13877-2 covers concrete pavements for motorways, airfields, pedestrian streets, cycle tracks, storage areas, and, in general, all traffic-bearing structures.
BS EN 13877-2 provides you with details such as strength, density, and thickness of concrete pavements, as well as the types of quality controls for concrete pavements, the wear resistance of concrete pavements to studded tyres, and the concrete pavement properties that assure compliance with design criteria.
BS EN 13877-2 guidelines help you plan and lay out concrete paving that complies with requirements so that users have uninterrupted access to high-quality pavements.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 13877-2:2013 supersedes BS EN 13877-2:2004, which is withdrawn. BS EN 13877-2:2013 includes some editorial and technical changes with reference to BS EN 13877-2:2004. These include:
- The units have been updated from N/mm2 to MPa
- Alternative methods to EN 12390 for splitting strength might be used if defined by relevant national standards or provisions in the place of use. A note has been included after Table 3 to explain it
- Table 3 has been modified to include more splitting strength classes
- In Table 4, a new category of Tolerance, T6, has been included