QUICK FIX FOR SPALLING PAVEMENT

The author reports how precast concrete slabs showed installation and durability advantages as patching material on a Virginia expressway. The project began with the precasting and stockpiling of the precast slabs. Casting was done on a hydraulic press manufactured for this purpose. The slabs ranged in size from 1 X 2 feet to 2 X 3 feet. All were 2 inches thick.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Buttenheim Publishing Corporation

  Berkshire Common
  Pittsfield, MA  United States  01201
• Authors:
  • Creech, M F
• Publication Date: 1978-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 61-62
• Serial:
  • American City & County
  • Volume: 93
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Penton Media
  • ISSN: 0149-337X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Durability; Highway transportation; Maintenance; Pavement maintenance; Pavements; Precast concrete; Road materials; Roads; Slabs; Spalling; Support piles
• Old TRIS Terms: Concrete products
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00188943
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 28 1979 12:00AM