PAPER SNOW FENCE INSTALLATIONS /MICHIGAN/

THE PAPER SNOW FENCE CONSISTED OF TWO PARALLEL STRIPS OF PAPER MATERIAL 12 IN. WIDE, FASTENED TO STEEL POSTS SPACED EIGHT FEET APART. THE SPACE BETWEEN STRIPS VARIED FROM 4 TO 12 IN. THE BOTTOM STRIP WAS PLACED SIX TO 12 IN. ABOVE THE GROUND, DEPENDING UPON VEGETATIVE GROWTH AT THE PARTICULAR LOCATION. IN SOME LOCATIONS THREE 12-IN. PAPER STRIPS WERE ERECTED FOR OBSERVATION. ALL OF THE PAPER MATERIAL USED IN THIS WORK CONFORMED TO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TESTING MATERIALS DESIGNATION C 171-49T, SPECIFICATIONS FOR WATERPROOF PAPER FOR CURING CONCRETE. THE PAPER SNOW FENCE INSTALLATIONS IN ALL COUNTIES CAME THROUGH THE WINTER IN FINE SHAPE, WITHSTANDING BAD SLEETING, HEAVY RAIN, AND HIGH WINDS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 23, No 6, PP 40-48, 15 FIG
• Authors:
  • Downey, B R
• Publication Date: 1953-6

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Highway Research Abstracts
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board (HRB)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Paper; Snow fences
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218918
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 29 1972 12:00AM