GUIDELINES FOR USE OF FABRICS IN CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF LOW-VOLUME ROADS

Engineering fabrics for highway construction and maintenance, are increasingly being used in a variety of ways: as filters for subsurface drainage; as separation barriers to prevent the contamination of base courses; as subgrade restraining layers for weak subgrades; as earth reinforcement for retaining walls; as erosion control barriers; and for other uses. To facilitate greater uses of these fabrics, this publication has been published. Written by the Forest Service for its employees, this publication is a compendium of information and advice on the many uses of fabrics in roadway construction. Although written for low-volume roads, the principle expounded apply to all roads. /FHWA/

• Record URL:
  https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/Presto/catalogid=15762
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68027
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by the Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration.
• Corporate Authors:

  US Forest Service

  1400 Independence Avemue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20250
• Authors:
  • Steward, J
  • Williamson, R
  • MOHNEY, J
• Publication Date: 1977-6

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 171 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Base course (Pavements); Erosion control; Fabrics; Filters; Guidelines; Highway maintenance; Low volume roads; Mechanically stabilized earth; Retaining walls; Road construction; Subgrade (Pavements); Subsurface drainage
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers
• Old TRIS Terms: Filter materials
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00178797
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-TS-78205, FCP 25D3-193
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 14 1978 12:00AM