Quality control of concrete roads, Civil Engineering

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Quality Control of Concrete Roads:

Concrete roads require a very high degree of quality control. The following aspects need to be checked regularly:

(a) Strength, shape and gradation of aggregates

(b) Quality of cement

(d) Strength of concrete

(e) Density and thickness of pavement

(f) Alignment, grade and profile of concrete pavement

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