SWISS ROAD BUILDERS SEEK WAYS TO REDUCE BAD WEATHER RISKS

SOME OF THE LARGER SWISS ROAD BUILDING CONSTRUCTION JOBS REQUIRE 400 MEN ON THE JOB. THE INVESTED VALUE OF EQUIPMENT AVERAGES OUT TO 62,500 SWISS FRANCS PER MAN WHICH MEANS THAT EVERY HOUR OF WORK LOST BECAUSE OF RAIN RESULTS IN A CONSIDERABLE LOSS OF RETURN ON INVESTMENT. SOME MEANS OF REDUCING WEATHER RISK USED ARE: USE OF SCRAPEDOZERS WHICH WORK SUCCESSFULLY UNDER ALL KINDS OF CONDITIONS AND ARE MORE EFFICIENT THAN RUBBER TIRE SCRAPPERS WHERE SHORT DISTANCES ARE INVOLVED. LAYING LIME FOR SOIL STABILIZATION OFFERS ONE MEANS OF COMPACTING WATERLOGGED MORAINE AFTER FIVE DAYS OF RAIN.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 20, No 10, P 36, 2 PHOT
• Authors:
  • Mojen, H
• Publication Date: 1967-10

Media Info

• Serial:
  • World Construction
  • Publisher: Donnelley (Reuben H) Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bulldozers; Calcium oxide; Construction; Costs; Excavating equipment; Road construction; Soil compaction; Soil stabilization; Weather
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs; Scrapers (Construction equipment)
• Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00214767
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 12 1994 12:00AM