BENKELMAN BEAM DEFLECTIONS USED AS A CONTROL FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

RECENT WORK IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD HAS YIELDED MUCH INFORMATION AS TO WHAT IS A SATISFACTORY DEFLECTION LEVEL ON A PARTICULAR PAVEMENT TYPE SUBJECTED TO PARTICULAR TRAFFIC LOADINGS. THE VALUE OF DEFLECTION ON A FINISHED SURFACE IS RELATED IN SOME WAY TO THE DEFLECTION AT LOWER LEVEL PAVING COURSES. USING THESE FACTS, THIS PAPER DESCRIBES A METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTROL USING DEFLECTIONS TAKEN AT DIFFERENT HORIZONS. THE JOBS ARE MULTI-LANE SECTIONS OF URBAN CONSTRUCTION, SUBJECTED TO HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND CONSTRUCTED OVER FORMER MANGROVE SWAMPS AND RECLAIMED LAND. TEST SECTIONS WERE ALSO CHOSEN ON THE FINISHED PAVEMENT AND SERVICEABILITY STUIDIES ARE CONTINUING. /AUTHOR/

Media Info

  • Serial:
    • Volume: 4
    • Issue Number: Pt1

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00215234
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS, ATRI
  • Created Date: Mar 9 1970 12:00AM