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Foreword<br />

This Guide was prepared by<br />

the staff of the <strong>Brick</strong> Industry<br />

Association (BIA) with the<br />

assistance of several members<br />

and a consultant. Instrumental<br />

in the development of the<br />

content were:<br />

Brian Trimble, formerly BIA staff,<br />

now International Masonry Institute,<br />

Pittsburgh, PA<br />

Ted Corvey, Pine Hall <strong>Brick</strong> Company,<br />

Winston-Salem, NC<br />

Steve Jones, Pave Tech, Prior Lake, MN<br />

Mark Smallridge, Mark Smallridge and<br />

Associates, The Colony, TX<br />

Mr. Smallridge is a paving consultant<br />

with considerable expertise and<br />

experience in segmental paving design<br />

and construction. His assistance was<br />

especially helpful. The members of<br />

the BIA <strong>Paving</strong> Committee also<br />

assisted in the review of this Guide.<br />

Published January 2003<br />

Catalog Number: 530<br />

<strong>Brick</strong> Industry Association<br />

11490 Commerce Park Drive<br />

Reston, VA 20191<br />

Contents<br />

Design Guide for <strong>Vehicular</strong> <strong>Brick</strong> Pavements . . . . . . . . . . . .2<br />

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2<br />

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4<br />

Part I: Structural Design and Detailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8<br />

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8<br />

Subgrade Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8<br />

Traffic Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12<br />

AASHTO Design Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13<br />

AASHTO Design Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14<br />

CALTRANS Design Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16<br />

Design of Bituminous Setting Bed Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17<br />

Mortared <strong>Brick</strong> <strong>Paving</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17<br />

Detailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17<br />

Design Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21<br />

Part II: Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22<br />

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22<br />

Base and Subbase Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22<br />

Soil and Base Stabilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23<br />

Setting Beds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23<br />

Jointing Sand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25<br />

<strong>Brick</strong> Pavers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26<br />

Other Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28<br />

Part III: Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30<br />

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30<br />

Subgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30<br />

Subbase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31<br />

Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31<br />

Sand Setting Bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32<br />

Bituminous Setting Bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33<br />

Paver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34<br />

Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37<br />

In Service Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38<br />

Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39<br />

References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40<br />

Appendix A: Definitions of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40<br />

Appendix B: Referenced Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41<br />

Appendix C: Guide Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42<br />

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<strong>Flexible</strong> <strong>Vehicular</strong> <strong>Brick</strong> <strong>Paving</strong>: Heavy Duty Applications Guide

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