DUST CONTROL ON CONSTRUCTION SITES, STATE OF THE ART. FINAL REPORT

Dust control of construction sites is a major concern for ADOT in regard to environmental and air quality problems in the hot dry climate experienced by Arizona's large metropolitan areas. A literature review of dust control agents and/or processes was conducted to aid in the formulation of a plan to select products as possible alternatives to ADOT's current practice of dust control, constant watering. A summary of the mechanism of dust control is presented as well as a range of estimated engineering properties of soils in the Phoenix metropolitan area. A summary of laboratory and field testing of various products is presented. Cost estimates were calculated with the conclusion that the use of dust control agents on construction sites warrants field evaluation.

• Corporate Authors:

  Hoover (JM)

  310 Westwood Drive
  Ames, IA  United States  50010

  Arizona Department of Transportation

  206 South 17th Avenue
  Phoenix, AZ  United States  85007

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hoover, J M
• Publication Date: 1987-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 65 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction sites; Cost estimating; Dust control; Estimates; Field tests; Guides to the literature; Laboratory tests; Literature reviews; Metropolitan areas; Properties of materials; Soils; State of the art studies
• Uncontrolled Terms: Dust palliatives; Soil properties
• Geographic Terms: Arizona
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00619190
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/AZ-86/807
• Contract Numbers: PL-1(31)807
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 29 1992 12:00AM