SOIL EROSION AND DUST CONTROL ON ARIZONA HIGHWAYS: PART II. LABORATORY TESTING PROGRAM

Forty-six commercially available chemicals were tested in this study. Laboratory testing included subjecting specimens of a dune sand, treated with spray-on chemicals, to simulated wind velocities up to 90 mph. Specimens of compacted granitic soil, treated with either a spray-on or a mixed-in application of the chemicals, were subjected to simulated traffic abrasive forces under simulated tire pressures up to 60 psi. Selected chemical treatments were subjected to various environmental-durability conditions before testing. Durability conditions included freeze-thaw cycles, wet-dry cycles, rainfall-dry cycles, and variation of curing temperatures. Based upon the results of this laboratory testing phase, several chemical stabilizers were selected for applications in a large scale field testing program.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared by Arizona Transportation and Traffic Inst., Tucson. Also available in set of 4 reports PC E10, PB-260 599-SET.
• Corporate Authors:

  Arizona Department of Transportation

  206 South 17th Avenue
  Phoenix, AZ  United States  85007

  University of Arizona, Tucson

  Transportation and Traffic Institute
  Tucson, AZ  United States  85721

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Sultan, H A
• Publication Date: 1974-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 150 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chemicals; Dust control; Erosion; Erosion control; Highway traffic; Highways; Laboratory tests; Performance tests; Scour; Soil stabilization; Soils; Traffic; Wind erosion
• Uncontrolled Terms: Chemical stabilization
• Geographic Terms: Arizona
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular traffic
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00146519
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: ADOT-RS-10-141-II Intrm Rpt., FHWA/RD/M-0335
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 16 1977 12:00AM