CHEAP PAINT IS COSTLY
PURCHASE PRICE, APPLICATION COST, DURABILITY, NIGHT VISIBILITY, AND CHEMICAL FORMULATION OF TRAFFIC PAINT HAVE BEEN INTER-TELATED TO GIVE THE PORT OF NEW YORK AUTHORITY A TRUE MEASURE OF THE RELATIVE VALUE OF COMPETITIVE BIDS. THE METHOD USED TO DETERMINE THE PAINT PURCHASE PRACTICE WAS A COMBINATION PERFORMANCE AND CHEMICAL FORMULATION SPECIFICATION WHICH TOOK INTO ACCOUNT DURABILITY UNDER TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AS WELL AS BID PRICE. THE COST OF APPLICATION WAS INCLUDED IN THE FORMULA USED TO DETERMINE THE COST OF MATERIAL PER MILE PER DAY OF USEFUL LIFE. LABORATORY TESTS WERE CONDUCTED ON PAINT SAMPLES WHICH MET THE CHEMICAL AND PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS, THEN FIELD TESTS WERE MADE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE APPEARANCE, DURABILITY, AND NIGHT VISIBILITY.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 38, No 3, PP 10-13, 2 FIG, 1 TAB, 1 PHOT
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Authors:
- Parisi, R P
- Publication Date: 1967-12
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Applications; Bids; Chemical tests; Chemicals; Durability; Night visibility; Paint; Performance tests; Road marking materials; Service life; Specifications; Traffic paint; Trafficability
- Old TRIS Terms: Traffic marking materials
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Research;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00216281
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 6 1994 12:00AM