RESEARCH INTO WAYS OF ASSESSING THE ROAD AHEAD

This article reviews the work of the Transport and Road Research Laboratory, since its inception, in its work concerned with studies of road-making materials, pavement design, and the behaviour of road structures under traffic loads. Such studies include work on road materials including strength, durability, deformation and skid resistance. Research into the importance of consolidation led to advances in the design and construction of embankments on weak foundations. This work also included developments in earth retaining and soil strengthening systems, and resulted in the TRRL anchored earth system. Bridge research initially concentrated on the fatigue of steel bridges and the cracking of welded connections with later attention being directed towards the corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete. The growth in the weight and volume of road traffic has led to increased emphasis on maintenance and strength requirements of existing and future, roads and road structures. (Author/TRRL)

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  Municipal Publication Limited

  178-202 Great Portland Street
  London W1N 6NH,   England 
• Authors:
  • Cornelius, D
• Publication Date: 1984-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1822
• Serial:
  • Municipal and Public Services Journal
  • Volume: 92
  • Issue Number: 47
  • Publisher: Municipal Engineering Publications, Limited
  • ISSN: 0143-4187

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Bridges; Building materials; Consolidations; Corrosion; Development; Durability; Embankments; Highway maintenance; Highways; Maintenance; Mechanically stabilized earth; Metal bridges; Pavement design; Pavement performance; Pavements; Reinforced concrete; Research; Retaining walls; Skid resistance; Steel bridges; Strength of materials; Structural strengthening; Surfacing; Traffic loads
• Old TRIS Terms: Anchored earth
• ITRD Terms: 3067: Axle load; 3455: Bridge; 5252: Corrosion; 9013: Development; 5910: Durability; 3847: Maintenance; 4555: Material (constr); 2955: Pavement; 3055: Pavement design; 4794: Reinforced concrete; 3349: Reinforced earth; 3031: Skid resistance; 5544: Strength (mater); 2972: Surfacing
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Pavements; Research; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I30: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395551
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM