MACHINE-LAYING OF STREET KERBS AND GUTTERS
MACHINERY RECENTLY DEMONSTRATED IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, LAID AND COMPLETELY FINISHED STANDARD AND MOUNTABLE SCROLL SECTION KERBING AND GUTTERING AT THE RATE OF ABOUT 100 M PER HOUR. THE MACHINE FOLLOWS A GUIDE WIRE AND CAN BE FITTED WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SLIP FORMS UP TO A WIDTH OF 1.5 M AND A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 45 CM. A STRETCH OF 1 M-WIDE FLAT FOOT-PATH HAS ALSO BEEN LAID BY USE OF EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED, WHICH IS PROPELLED BY ITS OWN COMPACTING ACTION. /TRRL/
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Supplemental Notes:
- PP 10,12-3
- Publication Date: 1972-7
Language
- English
Media Info
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Curbs; Drains; Machines; Slip form paving
- Uncontrolled Terms: Laying
- Subject Areas: Construction; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00215756
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 9 1973 12:00AM