PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS WITH PLASTIC OVERLAYS IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION /IN GERMAN/
DURING PARALLEL TESTING OF NEW TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL, VESTOPAL MORTAR BEHAVED PARTICULARLY WELL. APPROXIMATELY 15% WEIGHT OF VESTOPAL TYPE A OR LT WITH LOW PROPORTIONS OF HARDENER AND ACCELERATOR IS ADDED AS A BINDER TO THE GRADED AGGREGATE WHICH CONSISTS OF NATURAL SAND AND/OR CRUSHED STONE SAND (UP TO 3MM KG). MORTAR PRISMS ATTAINED 216 KP/CM SQUARED TENSILE STRENGTH, 805 KP/CM SQUARED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AND UP TO 35 KP/CM SQUARED SHEARING STRENGTH AFTER 7 DAYS; SIMILARLY OUTSTANDING WAS ITS RESISTANCE TO ABRASION, FROST AND THAWING SALTS. ALL TYPES OF DAMAGE TO CONCRETE ROADS CAN THUS BE SATISFACTORILY AND PERMANENTLY REPAIRED; THE ADDITIONAL USE OF GLASS FIBER HAS ALSO PROVED USEFUL. /FG/RRL/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 15, No 6, PP 262-8, 1 TAB, 17 PHOT
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Authors:
- Buchholz, H
- Publication Date: 1967
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aggregates; Binders; Building materials; Compressive strength; Glass fibers; Loss and damage; Mortar; Plastics; Repairing; Road construction; Shear strength; Tensile strength
- Uncontrolled Terms: Repairs
- Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00216514
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 1 1970 12:00AM