SHALLOW PATCHES KEEP CONCRETE SHIP-SHAPE FOR HEAVY TRAFFIC
THE PROCEDURES AND APPLICATIONS EMPLOYED IN CONCRETE PATCHING ON THE ILLINOIS TOLLWAY ARE DESCRIBED. UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES A GIVEN LANE SEGMENT IS CLOSED FOR TWO DAYS AND A NIGHT, REOPENING FOR RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE SECOND DAY. BOTH PARTIAL AND FULL-DEPTH PATCHES ARE EMPLOYED. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN ACCELERATED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF DE-ICING SALTS. THE TOPICS TREATED ARE TRAFFIC DIVERSION, POWER CUTTING, PAVEMENT BREAKING, PARTICLE BLOW OUT WITH SUBSEQUENT CEMENT-SLURRY PAINTING, ON SITE MIX PREPARATION, CONCRETE SPREADING, AND JOINT- RESEALING CONDITIONS.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 9, No 1, PP 24-25, 3 PHOT
- Publication Date: 1971-1
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Concrete pavements; Patching; Repairing
- Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00218729
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 3 1971 12:00AM