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~ <br />~onc~e~-e Black I'~~e~zents <br />For SeYVice Stations <br />AnthonJ N.S. Beafij and fohti A. Emer~~ <br />Cntroduction <br />Co+uretc block pa~ing is notv <br />v~idcly uscd for surFacing the arra <br />xround Tlli' fiicl pumps nn servicc <br />s~ations i~ many tOtlpiflt5. <br />Howcvrr, as tar as chr auchors arc <br />awarq concrcrc blocks havc noc ye~ <br />inadc rlicir apprarancc as scrvice <br />s~a-ian pavcmcnts in G~nada or <br />ihc Unircd Sr~tcs. In this <br />a~ticlc, thc :t~vant:ige< oF <br />contreta lilucl: ~~iving s~atiuns <br />.irc pr~tirnred ancl cl~c ~tisrnti:d <br />detlils uf zhis f'onn t~f s~~urcur.il <br />L~a~•cntc~u arr dcscrihcd, <br />Advancages <br />~llic cn:ijun c~1~~:inr:ig~s of <br />ccincrrcc hlucks ati tlic p:~~~mrnt <br />surtacin~ott sec~•icc sta~ions:trc: <br />• ih< E,Irasin,L' a}~pcaraitCc <br />~t~hich c~nl~c:t~hic~•~d u+ing <br />~h~~ r:~n~r of hlc~ck ,harCS 1nd . <br />ciilours a~~~~ilahlr: <br />• rhe :ilyilic~~ ca r.~k4 up and <br />ri-lav il~c h!<xks, eithar fi~r <br />:icccs.s ~n Uw•ird siir~icrx c~rfc~r <br />Lrrout ~han~~cs: <br />~ tl~c pa~~rntcnt tan hc c~pcucd cu <br />~;:iftit imm~distrlv aftcr <br />conscruccion, ~vith ft~~ dclay for <br />Ctlfllli~ ~)! ~1:7ft~C11111~'~ 811t.) . <br />• ~hc blo~l:s ar~ highlt~ a~iscanr ro <br />~piN:ige vf pc~rulcun~ pr~~duccs <br />and ha~•r Ic~~~ m:+intrnancc co~ts. <br />Sloclc Paving <br />fnccrlucking c~~~icr~tr 1~1ock <br />~r.n-cmcnts fur scrvire sca~io~u cansis~ <br />~,!' SOmm {i.li") ~hicl; rc-nrrec~ <br />blucks. m:uw(:irnir~Y~ wiin gc:ud <br />quality cuatrol. cn a crushinS <br />strengtlt oaierally in c~;cet. nE 55 <br />MPa (80U0 psi). '1'hc blucks•nrc <br />manufaccured u~ cl~sc dii~icnsiona! <br />colcru~ucs, and are c~•pi~:~lly 240n~m <br />(8") by lOUmt~i t4") in plan. 'll~ey <br />miglit be rcctan~~dar or oF a largc <br />numbrr of propricrary s}~apcs. Tlie <br />surfating ronsists ol rhr Vl~uk~. <br /> <br /> <br />.~-, : ~;``:. <br />. <br />'c; <br />.. ~~s~':~~~~:' ~M'~ <br />- _'rM-.. <br /><:.~ , _ N-~-~. ~ .. ~ r :'.+,., <br />: ~~', .; :.. <br />~ . ..' ' a..~`iy.. ~~t.'S <br />,. . •.t' • ~: ~ a: <br />- ... ~ > <br />-- - ~_~ .`_ <br />;..:., ': ^.: `. i> ; ,-~ ° <br />,^ ~ -. x : ' („ ,~ . <br />~~ Mr<.~ <br />~ ~:. ~•._ <br />~~tii 1' Y.~+iaF. 11 , <br />:_s~. :~ s~'~~~~ . ; , ~ j: . - <br />, . . , . ,i . <br />; ~iuraiall}•inhcrri~~gbonepancnl.laiJ <br />un a I:n•cr ot carrFully sclcttcd <br />t bcddin~ saad. appio~im:~tcl~• 3ilmm <br />'• {t.l") chicA ahcr a~mpaction. <br />' Duriit~ tuaipactiun, some hrd~~inr <br />sanc~ i ia li~rtcd~ up ,inta ~hr. juint. <br />! ~ui~rccn thc ~~;a•e~~. ,fl~rsc juinc: arr <br />. h~pruxiiu~t~lti• ~tnm (U.12i"1 ~~•i~ic <br />:~itd 1rr lilic~l ~c~mplccclc ~a•ith <br />~ jc~intin~ s;~nd cum~~art~d I~~' <br />1 vil~ratiu~r. 4'4'i~~ vu.l-lillcd j~-im.:trr <br />' 1t1 IfttElUfRil11 f~1ttICC Uf ~~115 ~1/C(li O~ ~ <br />j pa~•cmrnr. th~r cnsurr chai ~hc - <br />~~a~•cmcnt h~h:~r~~ in : .r-ieuilar ~var <br />. <br />~ u-~dcc ln~d to v~ a~~Fihalc }~avc~ncni <br />~ atid rliac intrrli~clc ix dc~•clc~}~cd <br />~ ber~vern indi~•idual pxvers. <br />~ 1'hu5. ~vltc~~ :~ r+•hccl luad is <br />I 1~7F~IICC~ IU a~:t~~cl'. thC lcr.td is s~ir~at~ <br />~ ro acijactnt pavrrs. An intcrluckir-;~ <br />cc~nrretc blo~k pa.•~iurnc ean bc <br />_ Jcsignctii hv scu~dard mcrhodx fi~r <br />fl~xiblc p:tvrmrnrs. d~c ~r.~.•cr. :~n~i <br />,~nnd heing •ithstitutrd far :+n <br />a~yual thickn~wx ul~atiphalr. ~llic <br />~rncr:tl ari:~nLr~nrnc of :i Glr.uk <br />~~a~•cmen~ is .h~»~~n 'rn l~is;tirc i. <br />Al~hui~rh i~iiria! intcrl~~~l: i, <br />al~:aincd h~ 4~,mpactin;; ~hc <br />. }~av~~ncFi~ ~vith x ~ihra~in~~~I:u.- <br />~um~~:tc~tor. ii d~•~•rln~is li~rthcr <br />unclcr d~c lir.t fc~~ duw::+i~d <br />lo:~.i;. in ur.lrr iu :~vuid tl~~ ~~~:, <br />, ul jt~intinr tiancl anJ tn sral thc <br />jaint. :r. ~inst i~t~r~hs ~~t ~sairr. <br />s;asolin~ nr~~i1. ic iscustunsir~• w <br />_..._._. __ .;~~~E~h- a:~•:tlrr tti nc~v ti. n•iir <br />ic.tti.~n ~r~crmrncti. :ln <br />~l:i.a,mcri~ prapri~c:v.~ sc.drr <br />. h:is Ikcn xpreitiuiU}- dc~•elu~:rci <br />tiu bluck E~.7~'in~; anJ is :u•:iilahl~• <br />uiulrr ~Iu• cradc n:~mr A~ :A4 l'.n:<rci. <br />: Fuel Spillages <br />. ln ihc Un~trd i~ingdun~, <br />y~ctrolcun~ afticcc: harc r~;~~ressrd <br />ronrcrn; rl~ar fucl shuutd iu~t hr <br />• alloi-~~cl ~cu penct~acc thc join~i~i,~ <br /><ynd bccaiisc chcv beii~l•r ci~ar :- <br />~wrcn~iat ha•r:uJ -mighe CXISI Ifl~l[i <br />.pillagca aicutttul;uins; in nc~ cincl <br />la~•inG cau~xc anJ that (uct. <br />~xnn~a~inr iutu r~~ UtltlctlYl~~r ~«~~. <br />i~ rn~irunmenr~ll~• unartc~aahlr <br />Ixcau.r t~l tl~r ri.l: c~t cuncamin.uioii <br />tpj oio <br />z0 ~ .,_: A- P}iTRULEUM MARKL•7ER January/I~cbruery 19h i <br />,. <br />11/15/99 MON 10:25 FAX 9055700305 A-C-M <br />