PROJECTIVE MAINTENANCE

PROJECTIVE MAINTENANCE GOES BEYOND USUAL MAINTENANCE WORK BY INCLUDING PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. ITEMS TO BE STUDIED FOR PROJECTIVE MAINTENANCE INCLUDE: PATCHES, NOT JUST GOOD ENOUGH, BUT MADE TO CARRY THE LOADS FOR YEARS AHEAD; TREATMENT OF THE CHRONICALLY "SICK" HIGHWAY; TREATMENT OF ROADS OF INSUFFICIENT SURFACE WIDTH; NARROW ROADS AND ADDITIONAL RIGHT-OF-WAY; INADEQUATE SUBGRADE AND SURFACE DRAINAGE; WEAK BASES AND CORRECTIVE STABILIZATION; FAULTY DRAINAGE CONDITIONS, SAFETY FEATURES, AND REPAIR OF STRUCTURES. /AUTHOR/

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    • Vol 23, pp 325-328. 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:
    • Metcalf, H D
  • Publication Date: 1944

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  • Media Type: Digital/other
  • Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, Illinois November 27-30, 1943
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  • Accession Number: 00218764
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS, TRB
  • Created Date: Jul 18 1971 12:00AM