CONTINUING STUDIES OF PAVEMENT GROOVING IN CALIFORNIA

THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFICATIONS FOR PAVEMENT GROOVING PROJECTS IS PRESENTED. THE NORMAL GROOVE IS 1/8 TO 1/4 IN. IN DEPTH, CUT BY A BLADE 0.095 IN. WIDE, SPACED ON 3/4-IN. CENTERS, AND CUT IN THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION. MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE COVERAGE OF THE SPECIFIED PATTERN IS 95 PERCENT. WATER AND RESIDUE FROM THE CUTTING OPERATION ARE PICKED UP BY VACCUUM PUMPS. A MAXIMUM OPERATIONAL NOISE LEVEL OF 86 DB ON THE A-SCALE IS ALLOWED. BEFORE-AND-AFTER ACCIDENT STUDIES OF PAVEMENT-GROOVING PROJECTS ARE PRESENTED. PAVEMENT GROOVING HAS RESULTED IN AN 85 PERCENT REDUCTION OF WET-PAVEMENT ACCIDENTS IN THE GROOVED AREAS. /AUTHOR/

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• Authors:
  • Farnsworth, Eugene E
• Conference:
  • Western Summer Meeting
  • Location: Sacremento California, United States
  • Date: 1970-8-17 to 1970-8-19
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 134-137
• Monograph Title: Improving Pavement and Bridge Deck Performance
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 116
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Pavement grooving; Pavements; Specifications
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207258
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309018439
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 29 1971 12:00AM