LIME-STABILIZED EMBANKMENT GIVES EXTRA PAVING TIME

A 730,000 CU UD EMBANKMENT IN LOUISIANA BAYOU COUNTRY HAS BEEN BUILT IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS, WELL UNDER ANTICIPATED TIME. SHALLOW-LIFT LIME TREATMENT KEEPS THE CONTRACTOR WORKING EVEN DURING WET WEATHER, AS THE STABILIZED LIFTS ARE FIRM ENOUGH FOR TRAFFIC AT ALL TIMES. THE EXTRA TIME AND GOOD SURFACE ENABLES THE CONTRACTOR TO START PAVING EARLY. THE LIME STABILIZED EMBANKMENT IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE BY ADDING STRENGTH TO THE FILL AND BY REDUCING THE VOLUME CHANGE OF THE SENSITIVE CALY USED IN THE FILL. /AUTHOR/

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Vol 114, No 12, PP 30-32, 66
  • Publication Date: 1971-12

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  • Accession Number: 00217189
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Apr 10 1972 12:00AM