AN EXPERIMENTAL CONCRETE ROAD 38 YEARS OLD: CONDITION AND PERFORMANCE OF SECTIONS OF A.316 GREAT CHERTSEY ROAD

IN 1930 AN EXPERIMENTAL LENGTH WAS LAID ON A.316 GREAT CHERTSEY ROAD TO INVESTIGATE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRANSVERSE JOINTS FOR CONCRETE ROAD SLABS. THE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES USING THE SECTIONS NOW EXCEED 31000 PER DAY AND THE STRUCTURAL CONDITION OF MOST OF THE SLABS AFTER 38 YEARS IS GOOD. RESULTS OF DEFLECTION MEASUREMENTS ON THE JOINTS AND CONDITION SURVEYS ARE DESCRIBED. /RRL(A)/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rrl Report LR 317, 23 PP, 4 FIG, 4 TAB, 6 PHOT, 2 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Road Research Laboratory /UK

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• Authors:
  • Gregory, J M
• Publication Date: 1970

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial vehicles; Concrete pavements; Deflection; Slabs; Transverse joints
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00206859
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: May 16 1971 12:00AM