benedictnsi:
Another picture to make me laugh...... " Air Pee See " = CHANGE
Pee Dee Pee = SHARE THE MONEY


BTW....... Is he constructing permanent roads that will Last longer for Nigerians or Temporary roads for his 4 - 8 years in office

Obiagu1:
Hmmm, is this how to construct concrete roads?
Don't they know that concrete expands and needs gaps in between to breathe?
Its supposed to be in slabs and are supposed to be reinforced with rods like house deckings.

This road will be all cracked up in 8 months time without any vehicle running over it or rain hitting it.

The silly governor is even creating a bigger mess when it's time to remove this crap!

CONCRETE ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION SHOWING REINFORCEMENT WITH RODS


TYPICAL CONCRETE ROAD WITH SLABS SHOWING

MadCow1:
I have seen this method of road construction abroad and can tell you its solid..


After laying down think cement base, the asphalt would be laid over it.


Its much more durable than than using Mud base or Sand base.

eromspete:
Do not believe in the illusion of it looking like its solid.

Concrete is a material that needs to expand (There is no dowel bars for expansion and movement of the slabs)

Concrete is a material that is weak in tension (There is no rebar in sight that will take care of tensile stress from vehicle axle weight)

There is also something called thermal shrinkage (Again rebar has to be placed as a crack control reinforcement. This is not seen in this pour)

I'm also concerned about other things such as waterproofing of the underlying layer of the concrete (subsurface soil saturation can cause the pavement layer to fail if proper drainage is not provided)

THIS ROAD WAS NOT DESIGNED BY A COMPETENT DESIGN OFFICE.

WHAT THIS GOVERNMENT IS DOING IS JUST TO PROCURE READY-MIX CONCRETE AND POUR WHEREVER THEY LIKE AND SAY THEY ARE CONSTRUCTING ROADS.

Ask the previous government in Edo state how they designed the concrete road pavement along Adolor junction

MadCow1:
I have seen this method of road construction abroad and can tell you its solid.. After laying down think cement base, the asphalt would be laid over it. Its much more durable than than using Mud base or Sand base.

chiibekee:
If they have been using cement for the past 16 years, Aba people won't be complaining much.

opedaydydx9:
whatever they've been using before is better than dis..... Trust me!! This won't last 3 months, thank God it's almost dry season

sigiyaya:
Rochas dey busy the construct china road for Owerri.... What do will call this one now;Made in ABA road?

All really wanna say is that they don't really care about us lyrics

Obiagu1:
Hmmm, is this how to construct concrete roads?
Don't they know that concrete expands and needs gaps in between to breathe?
Its supposed to be in slabs and are supposed to be reinforced with rods like house deckings.

This road will be all cracked up in 8 months time without any vehicle running over it or rain hitting it.

The silly governor is even creating a bigger mess when it's time to remove this crap!

CONCRETE ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION SHOWING REINFORCEMENT WITH RODS


TYPICAL CONCRETE ROAD WITH SLABS SHOWING

Obiagu1:
Hmmm, is this how to construct concrete roads?
Don't they know that concrete expands and needs gaps in between to breathe?
Its supposed to be in slabs and are supposed to be reinforced with rods like house deckings.

This road will be all cracked up in 8 months time without any vehicle running over it or rain hitting it.

The silly governor is even creating a bigger mess when it's time to remove this crap!

CONCRETE ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION SHOWING REINFORCEMENT WITH RODS


TYPICAL CONCRETE ROAD WITH SLABS SHOWING

Pebcak:
Maybe we need to educate ourself I know we have some Civil Engr in this forum, and using concrete might be a better option in some area I know in Texas USA where its dry and not that humid they have a lot of concrete roads and up north in Illinois USA they have more tar roads.

We only use tar in Nigeria but is it applicable to all roads?

Maybe tar is a way to always get contracts back after few years. From a greedy contractors point of view he ll rather use tar and get maintenance in few years than use concrete








Concrete’s strength usually means eliminating the need for subbase materials—and it also means you use less of it. In Figure 3, Structural Numbers are used to compare equivalent pavements, showing that 12 inches of an asphalt solution is equivalent to less than six inches of a concrete solution with the same Structural Number.

guideman:
Go and lecture them, Mr. Lecturer. It's your likes that built these buildings that are collapsing here and there. The picture you've posted is a walkway. Are you now Trying to tell us that cement is not used in road construction. May I also remind you that the sections of the road under construction have not been asphalted. So stop deceiving the public by claiming what you don't know. Construction is still on going, and it's too early to indulge in criticism. Let's wait for completion of these roads and see the quality of roads being handed over to Abians. I strongly believe that my Governor will deliver. The gates of hell shall not prevail. While we watch the transformation of Abia State, detractors should hold their peace.

erico2k2:

In the EU they use both for rd Construction.ie concrete then asphalt. Have you seen the asphalt scraping machine. 5 he one the use to do resurfacing?

omonnakoda:
The EU?
They have a standard for road construction in the EU?

erico2k2:

Ofcos they do.they even have a standard for the kind of glass U can put in ur bathroom window I'm nt even joking.

opedaydydx9:
whatever they've been using before is better than dis..... Trust me!! This won't last 3 months, thank God it's almost dry season

opedaydydx9:
whatever they've been using before is better than dis..... Trust me!! This won't last 3 months, thank God it's almost dry season

MadCow1:
I have seen this method of road construction abroad and can tell you its solid..


After laying down think cement base, the asphalt would be laid over it.


Its much more durable than than using Mud base or Sand base.

chiibekee:
u mean u prefer no touching the roads at all cos that's what they've been using

VonBismark:
From his comment I think nothing was even used before not even water

omonnakoda:


I did not ask about glass and the fact that the latter might be true does not make the former true does it? There is no connection between the two so do not introduce irrelevant information.Back to roads have you got evidence for this claim?

Obiagu1:
Hmmm, is this how to construct concrete roads?
Don't they know that concrete expands and needs gaps in between to breathe?
Its supposed to be in slabs and are supposed to be reinforced with rods like house deckings.

This road will be all cracked up in 8 months time without any vehicle running over it or rain hitting it.

The silly governor is even creating a bigger mess when it's time to remove this crap!

CONCRETE ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION SHOWING REINFORCEMENT WITH RODS


TYPICAL CONCRETE ROAD WITH SLABS SHOWING

charlesucheh:
SEE FIGHT OOOOOO!!!!! I'VE NOT SEEN IT BEFORE, DO YOU WANT TO FORCE ME??
BESIDES, HOW MANY TRUCK LOAD OF CEMENTR WILL DEY USE? COS I KNOW FOR THAT, NOTHING WILL BE MIXED TO THE CEMENT THEY'LL BE USING COS IF THEY DO, THEN THE LIFE SPAN OF THAT ROAD WOULDN'T BE UP TO 6MONTH..........SO, MR ENGINEER!!!!! SORRY TO BURST YOUR BUBBLE; I NEVER SEE AM BEFORE..................I ONLY KNOW OF THE PEDESTRIAN LAY OUTS THEY BUILD WITH CEMENTS.....

fratermathy:
That big lipped and funny looking Okowa won't see this one and copy. He's busy appointing people here and there instead of unveiling his blueprint for statewide development at the least.