A MORTALITY CURVE STUDY OF THE ACTUAL SERVICE LIVES OF BRICK-ON-CONCRETE PAVEMENTS, DES MOINES, IOWA, 1909-1928

RESULTS ARE PRESENTED OF A "MORTALITY CURVE" STUDY OF THE ACTUAL SERVICE LIVES OF BRICK-ON-CONCRETE PAVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF DES MOINS, IOWA, AS INDICATED BY THEIR ACTUAL MORTALITY DATA DURING THE YEARS 1909-1928, INCLUSIVE. THE COLLECTION, ARRANGEMENT, AND CALCULATION OF THE MORTALITY DATA ARE EXPLAINED AND ILLUSTRATED. THE RESULTING "MORTALITY CURVES" ARE GIVEN; AND THE METHOD OF USING THEM TO ASSIST IN ESTIMATING THE PROBABLE LIVES OF SIMILAR PAVEMENTS STILL IN SERVICE IS EXPLAINED. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/14/14P1-002.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 14, ParT I, PP 49-60, 2 FIG, 4 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:
  • MARSTON, A
  • Schlesinger, G F
  • Greenshields, B D
• Publication Date: 1935

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C. December 6-7, 1934. Part I
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 14
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brick pavements; Pavements; Service life
• Old TRIS Terms: Pavement life
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207165
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 15 1971 12:00AM