TUNNEL CLEANING METHOD

A METHOD HAS BEEN DEVISED TO SCRUB TUNNEL SURFACES CLEAN BY USING ROTATING BRUSHES, WATER AND TUNNEL WASHING SOAP. PROPORTIONAL ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVES PROVIDE ACCURATE CONTROLS FOR THE OPERATOR TO POSITION BOOM MOUNTED BRUSH HEADS ON THE TUNNEL SURFACES. THE FOUR AXLE, 48,000 GVW CARRIER VEHICLE TRANSPORTS 1,000 GALLONS OF WATER, 700 GALLONS OF SOAP, OPERATOR AND DRIVER CABS, AS WELL AS ALL HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASK OF TUNNEL WASHING. TUNNEL OPERATING PERSONNEL ARE PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS AND STATE THAT THIS METHOD OF CLEANING IS THE BEST THEY HAVE TRIED. /DOT/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • CA-HY-7107-1-73-01
• Corporate Authors:

  California Department of Transportation

  1120 N Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814
• Authors:
  • Apperson, R W
• Publication Date: 1973-6-30

Media Info

• Pagination: 86 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cleaning; Maintenance equipment; Maintenance practices; Tunnels
• Old TRIS Terms: Cleaning procedures
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219185
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 5 1974 12:00AM