PAVEMENT PUMPING CORRELATED WITH TRAFFIC LOADS
THE NUMBER OF PAVEMENTS AFFECTED BY PUMPING ACTION HAS INCREASED FROM ALMOST NONE IN 1940 TO 12% IN 1947. THE NUMBER OF TRUCK AXLE LOAD AND GROSS LOAD LAW VIOLATIONS HAS ALSO INCREASED GREATLY DURING THIS TIME, INDICATING THAT MUCH OF THE PAVEMENT PUMPING HAS BEEN CAUSED BY OVERLOADS. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF PRESENT LAWS WOULD DO MUCH TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF RIGID PAVEMENT FAILURES, AND THAT RESEARCH SHOULD BE INITIATED IMMEDIATELY TO DETERMINE THE DESTRUCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF REPETITIVE 10,000 LB. AXLE LOADS AS WELL AS DIFFERENT SPACING OF AXLES CARRYING 18,000 LB. LOADS AND PAVEMENT DESIGNS TO WITHSTAND HEAVIER LOADS. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 27, pp 209 - 231, 9 FIG, 7 TAB, 12 REF. 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.
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Authors:
- Woods, K B
- Green, F H
- SWEET, H S
- Publication Date: 1948
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C. December 2-5, 1947
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Proceedings
- Volume: 27
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Accelerated tests; Axle load force; Oversize loads; Pumping (Pavements); Regulation; Repeated loads; Size and weight regulations; Traffic; Trucks; Vehicle weight; Wheel loads
- Uncontrolled Terms: Overloads
- Old TRIS Terms: Truck pavement damage
- Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00207322
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jul 2 1971 12:00AM