MAINTENANCE OF DIRT ROADS IN TROPICAL ZONES

IN TROPICAL AFRICA, OUR HIGHWAY PRACTICE IS RELATIVELY NEW, AND THE FIRST ACHIEVEMENTS DATE BACK SCARCELY A DOZEN YEARS. AT THE TIME WHEN METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION SUITABLE FOR THE CLIMATES AND MATERIALS FOUND THERE WERE BEING ESTABLISHED, WE HAD TO DEVELOP METHODS OF MAINTENANCE WHICH COVERED BOTH THE ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT IN CHARGE OF THE TASK, THE CHOICE OF MATERIALS WHICH IT SHOULD USE, AND THE TECHNIQUES WHICH SHOULD COVER THEIR APPLICATION. MANY EXPERIMENTS WERE NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH OUR CURRENT PRACTICES WHICH ARE THE FRUITS OF THE JOINT EFFORTS OF THE STAFF AND OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS FOR THE OVERSEAS PUBLIC WORKS. THESE PRACTICES ARE NOW SUFFICIENTLY STANDARDIZED TO FORM THE BASIS OF THIS CURRENT WORK. THE AUTHOR REVIEWS THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF DETERIORATION, THE PREVENTION OF BREAKDOWNS, METHODS OF REPAIR, AND THE REHABILITATION OF THE ROADS IN THE LIGHT OF THE MOST CURRENT TECHNIQUES. HE ALSO DISCUSSES THE ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK SHOPS. /AUTHOR/

• Authors:
  • Mellier, G
• Publication Date: 1966

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Editions Eyrolles /France/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deterioration; Driver rehabilitation; Earth roads; Highway maintenance; Maintenance management; Mechanical failure; Prevention; Repairing; Tropics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rehabilitation; Repairs
• Old TRIS Terms: Breakdown; Maintenance administration
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218230
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 136 pp
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 24 1994 12:00AM