EXPERIMENTAL FLEXIBLE OVERLAYS ON CEMENT CONCRETE ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY NO. 7 NEAR HYDERABAD

THE DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION OF EXPERIMENTAL FLEXIBLE OVERLAYS ON A THIN CEMENT CONCRETE SLAB IN VARYING DEGREES OF DISTRESS ON A NATIONAL HIGHWAY TOGETHER WITH THEIR PERFORMANCES OBSERVED OVER A SEVEN YEAR PERIOD ARE GIVEN. OUT OF TEN DIFFERENT SPECIFICATIONS TRIED, IT WAS FOUND THAT A 4 IN. THICK ASPHALTIC CONCRETE OR A 6 IN. WATER BOUND MACADAM LAYER SURFACED WITH EITHER A 1 1/2 IN. ASPHALTIC CONCRETE OF A 3/4 IN. PREMIX WITH SEAL GAVE SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE; THE LATTER BEING MORE ECONOMICAL. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 14, pp 73-99, 2 FIG, 10 TAB, 22 PHOT, 2 APP
• Authors:
  • SWAMINATHAN, C G
  • Nair, K P
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Indian Roads Congress Road Res Bull

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt concrete; Cement; Concrete; Flexibility; Macadam; Overlays (Pavements); Sealing (Technology); Slabs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Experimental design
• Old TRIS Terms: Sealing
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00211691
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 3 1971 12:00AM