REPORT OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION OF USE OF RAIL STEEL REINFORCEMENT BARS IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

THIS INVESTIGATION WAS MADE BY MEMBERS OF THE HIGHWAY RESEARCH BOARD STAFF CONSISTING OF R. W. CRUM, DIRECTOR, FRED BURGGRAF, RESEARCH ENGINEER, AND C. E. PEARCE, SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR. THE DATA SECURED BY THE INVESTIGATORS, WITH THEIR ANALYSES, WERE SUBMITTED TO A COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HIGHWAY RESEARCH BOARD. THE REPORT IS DIVIDED INTO 5 CHAPTERS: (1) COMMITTEE FINDINGS, (2) AN ANALYSIS OF ROUTINE PHYSICAL TESTS OF RAIL STEEL BARS, (3) THE UNIFORMITY OF A "HEAT" OF RAIL STEEL VANS, (4) ANALYSIS OF TESTS OF RAIL STEEL REINFORCING BARS, AND (5) DISCUSSION.

• Record URL:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 11, Pt 2, PP 7-91, 20 FIG, 45 TAB. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Morrison, R L
  • Burggraf, F
  • Pearce, C E
  • Hatt, W K
  • Bigler, H P
• Publication Date: 1932

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C. December 10-11, 1931. Part II: Report of Investigation of Use of Rail Steel Reinforcement Bars in Highway Construction
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 11
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bars (Building materials); Material reinforcement; Road construction; Standardization; Steel
• Old TRIS Terms: Physical tests
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00203481
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 2 1971 12:00AM