PRELIMINARY STUDIES OF THE ACTUAL SERVICE LIVES OF PAVEMENTS

THE ACTUAL SERVICE LIVES REALIZED FROM PAVEMENTS IN THE CITIES OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, AND DES MOINES IN WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND IN THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND ARE REPORTED. THE DETERMINATION OF AVERAGE LIVES WERE MADE BY STATISTICAL METHODS APPLIED TO THE RECORDS OF CONSTRUCTION AND RETIREMENT OF PAVEMENT FOR DIFFERENT YEARS. THE STATISTICAL METHODS ARE BRIEFLY EXPLAINED AND SOME DISCUSSION IS GIVEN OF THE FORCES THAT CAUSE RETIREMENT. NO CONCLUSIONS ARE REACHED AS TO GENERAL PROBABLY AVERAGE LIVES FOR VARIOUS PAVEMENT TYPES AS THESE LIMITED STUDIES DO NOT WARRANT THEM, BUT ADDITIONAL STUDIES NOW IN PROGRESS SHOULD AFFORD A PROPER BASIS FOR CONCLUSIONS. MENTION IS MADE OF THE NEED OF RELIABLE SALVAGE VALUES AND MAINTENANCE COSTS AS IMPORTANT FACTORS IN HE TOTAL ANNUAL COST OF A GIVEN PAVEMENT TYPE. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/15/15-003.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 15, pp 47-60, 2 FIG, 8 TAB. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Winfrey, R
• Publication Date: 1936

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C. December 4-6, 1935
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 15
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Pavements; Service life
• Old TRIS Terms: Pavement life
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207159
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 11 1971 12:00AM