MANUAL ON RECOMMENDED TESTING PROCEDURES

THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DETERMINE THE LOSS IN LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OF COMPLETED ROADS, ROAD BASES, SUBBASES AND SUBGRADES DURING THE SPRING OF THE YEAR BECAUSE OF FROST ACTION, BUT NOT NECESSARILY TO DETERMINE PROPER UNIT STRENGTHS OF SOILS, BASE MATERIALS, ETC. TO BE USED IN ROAD DESIGN. TEST DATA WAS ACCUMULATED TO SUBSTANTIATE THE PREMISE THAT AN APPRECIABLE LOSS IN LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OCCURS GENERALLY DURING THE SPRING THAWING PERIOD, WHICH IS NOT LIMITED TO ANY ONE PARTICULAR TYPE OF PAVEMENT OR TYPE OF SUBGRADE. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Res Rept No 10-D, PP 11-18, 10 FIG
• Authors:
  • Motl, C L
• Publication Date: 1950

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Research Reports
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Base course (Pavements); Bearing capacity; Loads; Manuals; Pavements; Subbase (Pavements); Subgrade (Pavements); Thaw
• Uncontrolled Terms: Subbase
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207425
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 22 1972 12:00AM