EQUIPMENT FOR STABILIZED BASE CONSTRUCTION

EQUIPMENT AND TECHNIQUES ARE DESCRIBED FOR SOIL COMPACTION AND SOIL STABILIZATION OF THE ADDITIVE AND MECHANICAL TYPES. THE IMPORTANCE IS EMPHASIZED OF SEGREGATION DURING MATERIAL HANDLING AND DURING THE BLENDING AND MIXING OPERATION. THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT IS DESCRIBED AND PICTURED: MIXING AND BLENDING EQUIPMENT WITH ITS OWN FLUID HANDLING SYSTEM; A METERED FLUID DISTRIBUTOR WITH SPRAY BAR; MEANS OF RAPID DRYING OF OVER-WET MATERIALS BY AERATION; HIGH SPEED, OPEN SEGMENTED WHEEL, SHEEPSFOOT ROLLER; A HIGH SPEED ROLLER EQUIPPED WITH PAD TYPE WHEEL; A PNEUMATIC ROLLER USED IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION; A TANDEM STEEL WHEEL ROLLER USED PRIMARILY FOR SURFACE ROLLING OF ASPHALTIC CONCRETE; AND HEAVY CLAY PULVERIZED BY A PULVI-MIXER.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • pp 85-97, 11 FIG
• Authors:
  • Trainor, M J
• Conference:
  • Ohio Highway Engineering Conference Proceedings
• Publication Date: 1967-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt concrete; Comminution; Compactors; Construction equipment; Fluids; Machinery; Mixers; Pneumatic equipment; Road construction; Rollers; Soil compaction; Soil stabilization; Tandem rollers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Compaction equipment
• Old TRIS Terms: Mechanical equipment; Metering; Pneumatic rollers
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219403
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 28 1970 12:00AM