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Protection blocks for the construction of roads and strip roads Access roads are a vital part of daily life in South Africa. These roads are used for residential, commercial traffic and applications such as agricultural and farm roads in plantations and forests. These roads are subject to a variety of traffic loads from cars to heavy trucks carrying produce and workers. The use of Armorflex ® 180 and 205 as strip roads is a cost effective solution to the problems associated with gravel roads and earth tracks. These can become impassable in wet weather, causing considerable inconvenience and cost implications for commercial activities. The high cost of maintaining gravel roads and earth tracks can also be reduced making Armorflex ® strips roads an economically viable solution. Full width Armorflex surfacing on very steep road Armorflex as strip road in forest area Armorflex lined stormwater crossing of gravel and surfaced roads Armorflex ® Strip roads cyberGraphics | Printed by Remata PAVING • SPECIAL PRODUCTS • KERBS • MASONRY • SHOTCRETES EROSION PROTECTION BLOCKS • MINING • TRAFFIC CALMING BLOCK • PREBAGGED PRODUCTS PRECAST PRODUCTS • RETAINING WALLS • STOPE SUPPORT SYSTEMS • HEAVY DUTY PAVEMENTS Technicrete ISG Cnr. Main Reef Road & Houtkapper Street, Roodepoort, 1725 Tel: 011 674 6900 – Fax: 086 685 1148 Email: [email protected] www.technicrete.co.za 0861 266267 Branches: Carletonville: 087 354 8620 Stilfontein: 018 484-3089 Olifantsfontein: 011 206-8920 Clayville: 011 316 2375 Polokwane: 015 298-8083 Welkom: 057 391-4200 Witbank: 013 696-1153

Armorflex Strip roads - Technicrete · Protection blocks for the construction of roads and strip roads Access roads are a vital part of daily life in South Africa. These roads are

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Page 1: Armorflex Strip roads - Technicrete · Protection blocks for the construction of roads and strip roads Access roads are a vital part of daily life in South Africa. These roads are

Protection blocks for the construction of roads and strip roads

Access roads are a vital part of daily life in South Africa. These roads are used for residential, commercial traffic and applications such as agricultural and farm roads in plantations andforests. These roads are subject to a variety of traffic loads from cars to heavy trucks carrying produce and workers. The use of Armorflex®180 and 205 as strip roads is a cost effective solution to the problems associated with gravel roads and earth tracks. These can become impassable in wet weather, causing considerable inconvenience and cost implications for commercial activities. The high cost of maintaining gravel roads and earth tracks can also be reduced making Armorflex® strips roads an economically viable solution.

Full width Armorflex surfacing on very steep road

Armorflex as strip road in forest area

Armorflex lined stormwater crossing of gravel and surfaced roads

Armorflex®

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PAVING • SPECIAL PRODUCTS • KERBS • MASONRY • SHOTCRETESEROSION PROTECTION BLOCKS • MINING • TRAFFIC CALMING BLOCK • PREBAGGED PRODUCTS PRECAST PRODUCTS • RETAINING WALLS • STOPE SUPPORT SYSTEMS • HEAVY DUTY PAVEMENTS

Technicrete ISG Cnr. Main Reef Road & Houtkapper Street, Roodepoort, 1725 Tel: 011 674 6900 – Fax: 086 685 1148Email: [email protected] 266267

Branches:Carletonville: 087 354 8620 Stilfontein: 018 484-3089Olifantsfontein: 011 206-8920 Clayville: 011 316 2375

Polokwane: 015 298-8083Welkom: 057 391-4200Witbank: 013 696-1153

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Armorflex Strip Road Applications

Armorflex Roadway Applications

Typical section through strip road

620 mm 620 mm±850 mm

Armorflex 180 blocks

fill and compact earth

Compact ground to smooth and even finish.

Use max. 20mm thickness river sand for

final leveling

3.1 mm dia. galvanised fencing wire through

blocks

620 mm

Over break to allow for tying galvanised wire

Geotextile

Block thicknessplus 10mm to 15mm

Strip roads excavation procedure

Excavate

Screed river sand bed (20 mm thickness) to form level surface. Place geotextile strip over sand bed

Place Armorflex and wire up

Backfill and compact

keep overbreak to a minimum

excavation depth = block thickness + 20 mm

compact

orflex and wire up

Detail section through Armorflex strip

Section AAArmorflex as protection to gravel road at stormwater crossing

Typical gravel road intersection

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storm water runoff

Armorflex drain and road protection

storm water runoff

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compact after completion of Armorflex

Layer works as for gravel surface

GeotextileArmorflex 180 blocks

Geotextile

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