PROGRESS REPORT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TOLERANCES IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS

HIGHWAY ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS ARE BEING CRITICIZED FOR DEVIATIONS FROM SPECIFICATIONS, EVEN THOUGH IN MANY INSTANCES THERE ARE SOUND ENGINEERING JUSTIFICATIONS FOR PERMITTING THE DEVIATIONS. THIS PROBLEM UNDERSCORES THE NEED FOR TOLERANCE ON SPECIFICATIONS. THIS IS A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THESE TOLERANCES./AUTHOR/

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• Authors:
  • Moss, John P
• Publication Date: 1965

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; References;
• Pagination: pp 3-8
• Monograph Title: Symposium on Construction Tolerances Structures
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 85
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Engineering tolerance; Highway engineers; Road construction; Specifications
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction specifications
• Old TRIS Terms: Establishing; Tolerances
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00205310
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 12 1994 12:00AM