STRIP SOLUTION CLEARS DESERT ROADS

Brief details are given of field trials carried out in Portugal of a method to protect desert highways from encroachment by sand. As a result of stabilising strips of sand parallel to the roadway the problem is solved aerodynamically by accelerating the sand over the road surface. The stabilisation is achieved by binding together the top layer of soil with a permeable rubber latex membrane, the depth of penetration being about 4 cm. To obtain this depth of penetration in desert areas economically, a machine called a unilayer has been evolved, drawn by a tracked tractor equipped with a hydraulic ripper bar. The machine simultaneously creates a uniform, flat, compacted surface and injects the bonding liquid under pressure. /TRRL/

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  IPC Building and Contract Journals Limited

  32 Southwark Bridge Road
  London SE1 9EX,   England 
• Authors:
  • Smith, K
• Publication Date: 1975-8-14

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 26-27
• Serial:
  • CONTRACT JOURNAL
  • Volume: 266
  • Issue Number: 5006
  • Publisher: Reed Business Information, Limited
  • ISSN: 0010-7859

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Binders; Deserts; Equipment; Field tests; Highways; Methodology; Pendulum tests; Prevention; Rubber; Sand; Soil stabilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Stabilization
• Geographic Terms: Asia; Saudi Arabia
• Old TRIS Terms: Binding
• ITRD Terms: 8005: Asia; 2502: Desert; 3674: Equipment; 2755: Highway; 6285: Penetration; 9149: Prevention; 7494: Rubber; 4105: Sand; 8097: Saudi Arabia; 3689: Soil stabilization
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements; Security and Emergencies; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129646
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 7 1976 12:00AM