MICROWAVE HEATING FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE

This report describes a two-year program during which a high power microwave generator was designed, fabricated, and tested. The microwave road patch system consists of a microwave power generating system and an associated cooling unit and applicator. This equipment is mounted on a modified 2 1/2-ton dump truck equipped with a hydraulic loader. The theoretical and practical considerations involved in the development and performance of this equipment and in the investigation of the polymer concrete compositions are discussed. Also, a series of field tests was conducted in Syracuse, New York, and in each of the sponsoring states. The system's feasibility for use in repairing bridge decks and pavements was successfully demonstrated, and alternative uses of this equipment are indicated.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored in part by Connecticut Dept. of Transportation, Hartford, Illinois State Dept. of Transportation, Springfield, and Maryland Dept. of Transportation, Baltimore.
• Corporate Authors:

  Syracuse University Research Corporation

  P.O. Box 26, University Station
  Syracuse, NY  United States  13210

  Connecticut Department of Transportation

  Bureau of Planning and Research, 24 Wolcott Hill Road
  Wethersfield, CT  United States  06109

  Illinois Department of Transportation

  126 East Ash Street
  Springfield, IL  United States  62706

  Maryland Department of Transportation

  Baltimore, MD  United States 

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Boyko, L L
  • Lederer, E H
  • Sawyer, R G
• Publication Date: 1976-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 93 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Concrete pavements; Design; Fabrication; Field tests; Highway maintenance; Highways; Maintenance; Maintenance equipment; Microwave devices; Microwaves; Pavement maintenance; Performance tests; Polymer concrete; Polymers; Repairing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Repairs
• Old TRIS Terms: Microwave equipment
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00150480
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: SURC-TR-76-052 Final Rpt., FHWA/IL/SURC-76/052
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 15 1977 12:00AM