SUPER-HEAVY LOAD?

THE FRANK W. HAKE COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, PA., TELLS HOW THEY TRANSPORTED A NUCLEAR REACTOR WEIGHING 1.5 MILLION POUNDS TO A GENERATING PLANT OVER 40 MILES AWAY. THE HAKE COMPANY'S JOB WAS MADE SOMEWHAT EASIER BY HAVING EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR TASK IN LATE 1970. BY WIDENING AND COMPLETELY RESURFACING PARTS OF THE ROUTE WITH FULL-DEPTH ASPHALT AS WELL AS SPREADING LARGE QUANTITIES OF CRUSHER-RUN GRAVEL OVER IT, DAMAGE TO THE SURFACE WAS PREVENTED.

• Publication Date: 1972-4

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 6-7
• Serial:
  • Asphalt Institute Quarterly
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue Number: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt; Coarse aggregates; Loading and unloading; Resurfacing
• Old TRIS Terms: Heavy load; Ungraded coarse aggregate
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00206002
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 9 1972 12:00AM