EVALUATION OF EQUIPMENT USED FOR LOCALIZED REPAIR OF PAVEMENTS

Pothole patching for most highway agencies consumes a considerable portion of available highway maintenance funds. In Pennsylvania, pothole patching expenditures increased from $19 million in 1975-1976 to more than $30 million in 1977-1978. This prompted the Secretary of Transportation to launch an investigative research effort to evaluate the department's pothole repair strategies. As an outgrowth of this evaluation, a research project was awarded to the Pennsylvania State University to review current pothole patching technology of the remainder of the nation with the objective of recommending materials, equipment, and repair techniques that would be compatible with Pennsylvania's program. As a result, approximately $200,000 was expended for some of the more promising patching-related equipment to be field evaluated. This equipment was evaluated in terms of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's pothole patching policy procedures, standards, and materials only and may not be relevant to other agencies. The equipment that was reviewed and evaluated was related to three equipment-dependent elements of pothole patching: cutting, filling, and compaction. Many of the various pieces available are very specialized and, for various reasons, were not determined to be costeffective.

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• Authors:
  • Casner, Donald C
  • Anderson, David
  • Thomas, H Randolph
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 9-18
• Monograph Title: Localized pavement repairs and pavement maintenance management
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 985
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compaction; Cost effectiveness; Cutting; Earthwork; Equipment; Evaluation; Maintenance management; Patching; Pavement maintenance; Potholes; Repairing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs; Repairs
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399179
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309037697
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM