PROGRESS REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE COSTS AND OPERATING METHODS
IN AN EFFORT TO ARRIVE AT COMPARATIVE COSTS, FIELD MAINTENANCE ENGINEERS OF THE PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION WERE ASKED TO SECURE FROM STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS SUCH DATA FOR INDIVIDUAL MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS ON PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENTS AS WERE READILY AVAILABLE. A DESCRIPTION WAS ALSO REQUESTED OF THE MATERIALS AND PRACTICES ON THE OPERATIONS STUDIED. THIS PROGRESS REPORT FURNISHES THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY AND ALSO AN ANALYSIS OF CASTS ON: (1) FILLING JOINTS AND CRACKS, (2) PATCHING CONCRETE PAVEMENTS WITH BITUMINOUS MATERIALS, (3) PATCHING CONCRETE PAVEMENTS WITH CONCRETE, (4) DRILLING HOLES AND MATERIALS FOR MUD-JACKING OPERATIONS, (5) SHOULDER MAINTENANCE, (6) CLEARING AND SHAPING OF DRAINAGE DITCHES, AND (7) PAINTING OF CENTER-LINE TRAFFIC STRIPES. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 25, pp 193-198. 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.
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Authors:
- Bright, J S
- Publication Date: 1946
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Held at Skirvin Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, January 25-28, 1946
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Proceedings
- Volume: 25
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Concrete pavements; Costs; Drainage structures; Highway maintenance; Maintenance practices; Mudjacking; Patching; Pavement maintenance; Portland cement concrete; Road markings; Road shoulders
- Uncontrolled Terms: Comparative analysis
- Old TRIS Terms: Drainage systems; Traffic marking
- Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00218766
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jun 22 1971 12:00AM