Shambhunath Institute of Engg & Technology

Department of Civil Engineering

A
SUMMER TRAINING
P R ES E N TAT I O N
ON
INTERLOCKING CONCRETE BLOCKS PAVEMENTS

Submitted by :
Submitted to :
Abhishek kumar
Mr.Prashant Awasthi
Rollno-1616200003
Head of Department
Class -4th year(7th sem)
CONTENTS :
 Introduction
Advantages and Limitation
Application of ICBP Technology
Shapes And Classification
Project Detail
Conclusion
 INTRODUCTION
 Concrete paver block were first introduced in Holland in the fifties as
replacement of paver bricks which had become scare due to post-war building
construction boom.These blocks were rectangular in shape and had more or
less the same size as bricks.
 During the past five dedcades,the block shape has steadily evolved from non-
interlocking to partially interlocking to fully interlocking to multiple
interlocking shapes.
 Consequently,the pavements in which non-interlocking blocks are used are
designated as Concrete Block Pavement(CBP) or non-interlocking CBP,and
those in which partially,fully or multipy interlocking blocks are used as
designated as ‘Interlocking Concrete Block Pavement(ICBP).
 CBP/ICBP consist of a surface layerof small element,solid un-reinforced pre-
cast concrete paver blocks laid on a thin,compacted bedding material which is
constructed over a properly profiled base course and is bounded by edge
restraints/ kerb stones.The block joints are filled using suitable fine material.
 Advantages and Limitation
 There are many distinct features of ICBP as compared to conventional methods of
pavement construction and hence make it a suitable option for application in the
specified areas[7&10].Some of these are:
Mass production under factory condition ensure availability of blocks having
consistent quality and high dimensional accuracy.
Good quality of blocks ensure durability of pavements,when constructed to
specifications.
ICBP does not require curing,and so can be open for traffic immediately after
construction.
ICBP tolerates higher deflection without structural failure and will not be
affected by thermal expansion or contraction.
Maintenance of ICBP is easy and simple and it is not affected by fuel and oil
spillage.
Construction of ICBP is labor intensive and require less sophisticated
equipment.
ICBP is resistant to punching loads and horizontal shear caused by
maneuvering of heavy vehicles.
 However,important limitation of the technique are the
following :-

 Quality control of blocks at the factory premises is a prerequisite for

durable “ICBP”.
 Any deviation of base course profile will be reflected on the “ICBP”
surface.Hence extra care needs to be taken to fix the same.
 High quality and gradation of coarse bedding sand and joint filling material
are essential for good performance.

 “ICBP” over unbound granular base course is susceptible to the adverse

 Effects of poor drainage and will deteriorate faster.”ICBP” is not suited for
high speed roads(speed above 60 km/h ).
 Application of ICBP
technology
• Some of the proven areas where ICBP technology is being
applied are listed below:-
1.Non-traffic Areas:Building
Pemises,Footpath,Malls,Pedestrian
Plaza,Landscape,Monuments Premises,Public Garden/
Parks, Shopping Complexes,Bus Terminus Parking areas
and Railway Platform,etc.
2.Light Traffic:Car Parks,Office Driveway,Housing
Colony Roads,Office/Commercial Complexes,Rural
Roads,Residential Colony Roads,Farm Houses,etc.
3.Medium Traffic:Boulevard,City Streets,Small
Market Roads,Intersections/Rotaries on Low Volume
Roads,Utility Cuts on Arteries,Service Stations,etc.
Shapes and Classification
 There are four generic shapes of paver blocks corresponding to the four
types of blocks as below:
a.Type A:Paver blocks with plain vertical faces,which do not key into each other when
paved in any pattern.
b.Type B:Paver blocks with alternating plain and curved/corrugated vertical faces,when
paved in any pattern.
c.Type C:Paver blocks having all faces curved or corrugated,which key into each other
along all the vertical faces when paved in any pattern and
d.Type D:’L’ and ‘X’ shape paver blocks which have all faces curved or corrugated and
which key into each other along the vertical faces when paved in any pattern.
 PROJECT DETAIL
 During my training work,I was work on Interlocking Concrete
Block Pavement which was being done by the Rural Engineering
Department,under the supervision of Er.Vijay kumar gupta sir.
 Subgrade preparation:- I saw that the place where the road was to
be built,the soil was first fixed or stabilized i.e. the cutting or filling of road
or to levelised the road and also providing camber & superelevation in
subgrade in starting for 3 to 4 days.
 Sub-base preparation:-GSB(Granular sub base) layer is laid on over
the subgrade in which 1 cubic meter compacted material equal to 1.21
cubic meter loose material taken.
 In this 50%(40 mm stone ballast), 30%(20 mm grit or broken brick of
size ¾ inches or below) & 20%(stone dust).
  Base preparation:-

After the GSB,G3 layer is made as a base over GSB

in which 40 mm stone ballast are used.

For blinding of G3,20% stone dust are mixed.

 For 1 cubic meter G3, 1.23 cubic meter loose

stone ballast are used.
Over the G3, stone dust are applied of thickness(2.5-3.0)cm as a cushion purpose for
concrete blocks.

Wearing course:-
 For wearing course,interlocked concrete blocks (80mm thick) are used over the
cushion formed after G3,where its compressive strength is 30 Mpa.
 After this ,at lastly some amount of fine sand are sprinkle on interlocking for
fullfilling of joints and gaps between blocks.
 For 1 cubic meter area,there are 35 concrete block pavement required.
 CONCLUSION
• ICBP technology can provide durable and sustainable
road infrastructure where construction and
maintenance of conventional pavements are not cost
effective.
• ICBP is much cheaper than rigid(concrete) pavement
designed for identical condition.
• Compared to bituminous pavement for low traffic
volumes and high strength subgrade,the initial
construction cost of ICBP is likely to be equal to or
marginally higher.
• ICBP will be cheaper than flexible pavement.