EXPERIENCE WITH AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED PAVERS IN ONTARIO
THIS REPORT DOCUMENTS EXPERIENCE IN THE USE OF AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED PAVERS INCLUDED IN CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS OF HIGHWAYS, ONTARIO CONTRACTS AS A SPECIAL PROVISION. SOME OF THE APPLICATIONS SUCH AS GRADE LEVELLING AND CROSS-FALL CONTROL ARE NOTED AND THE MEANS BY WHICH AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED PAVING IS ACHIEVED INCLUDING THE METHODS IN MOST COMMON USE ARE DISCUSSED. THE MERITS OF THE VARIOUS METHODS AND SENSING DEVICES ARE NOT EVALUATED BECAUSE OF LACK OF EXPERIENCE, MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, AND ACTUAL RECORDS OF THE RESULTS OBTAINED, BUT THE CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES FOUND MOST SUITABLE BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR RESURFACING OF OLD PAVEMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PAVEMENTS ARE OUTLINED. SPECIAL APPLICATIONS OF AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED PAVING ARE MENTIONED AND A PARTICULAR APPLICATION FOR THE RESURFACING OF A LONG BRIDGE DECK IS DOCUMENTED. MENTION IS MADE OF THE NEED FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENT TO THE AUTOMATIC CONTROLS OF THE PAVERS AND IT IS SPECULATED THAT EVENTUALLY AUTOMATIC RECORDING DEVICES MAY BE DEVISED WHICH WILL SUPPLY DATA FOR COMPUTERIZED CONTROL OF MATERIAL. FINALLY, IT IS CONCLUDED THAT INCREASING USE OF AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED PAVERS IS ASSURED BECAUSE OF THE GENERALLY FAVOURABLE RESULTS THAT ARE BEING OBTAINED. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- pp 182-191, 12 FIG, 11 PHOT, 9 REF
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Authors:
- Corkill, J T
- Publication Date: 1967-9
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automatic control; Bridge decks; Construction management; Grading (Earthwork); Information processing; Measuring instruments; Pavers; Paving; Resurfacing
- Old TRIS Terms: Grading (Earthworking)
- Subject Areas: Construction; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00214637
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: CANADIAN GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
- Report/Paper Numbers: 14 pp
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 31 1994 12:00AM