TRAFFIC BOUND ROADS AS FOUNDATIONS FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL PAVEMENTS

TRAFFIC BOUND BROKEN STONE, GRAVEL, AND SLAG SURFACES HAVE AMPLY DEMONSTRATED THEIR EFFICIENCY AS SUBGRADE TREATMENTS. DURING COMPACTION AND MAINTENANCE, TRAFFIC SOFT SPOTS IN THE SUBGRADE ARE DISCLOSED AND CAN BE ELIMINATED, AND MINOR VARIATIONS IN THE SUPPORTING VALUE OF THE UNDERLYING SOILS ARE AUTOMATICALLY COMPENSATED BY THE GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADEQUATE THICKNESS OF SURFACE MATERIALS WHEN AND WHERE REQUIRED. EXPERIMENTS WERE CONDUCTED IN PENNSYLVANIA ON RESURFACING STREETS OF THIS TYPE. WATER-BOUND AND PENETRATION MACADAM PAVEMENTS WERE LAID ON THE ORIGINAL SURFACES. THE RESURFACING TECHNIQUES, MAINTENANCE PRACTICES, AND OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESULTING PAVEMENTS ARE DESCRIBED.

• Record URL:
  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/7/7-042.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 7, Part 2, PP 262-274, 2 FIG, 8 PHOT. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Hogentogler, C A
• Publication Date: 1928

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C. December 1-2, 1927. Part II: Report of Investigation of Low Cost Improved Roads
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 7
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous macadam; Penetration macadam; Resurfacing; Surface treating; Water bound macadam
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218625
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Part 1
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 8 1971 12:00AM