REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FILLERS AND CUSHION COURSES FOR BRICK AND BLOCK PAVEMENTS

THE HOCKING COUNTY, OHIO, BRICK JOINT FILLER TEST PAVEMENT BUILT IN 1935 WAS AGAIN INSPECTED IN SEPTEMBER, 1937 BY THE PROJECT COMMITTEE. IT WAS FOUND THAT SPECIAL PITCH NO. 16 AND PLASTIC SULFUR "TYPE B NO. 4" WERE IN QUESTIONABLE CONDITION. THE TWO BLENDED ASPHALTS, NO. 5 AND NO. 6, ARE APPARENTLY IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. A PAVEMENT EXPERIMENT UNDER WAY ON ROUTE 31, NEAR LOGAN, OHIO WITH BRICK LAID LONGITUDINALLY, IS OF INTEREST. THERE WAS FAR LESS BREAKAGE DURING ROLLING THAN IS CUSTOMARILY EXPERIENCED, THE ROAD IS NOTICEABLY QUIETER THAN IS THE CASE WITH TRANSVERSE BRICKS, AND SINCE THE OPENING OF THE PAVEMENT FAST HEAVY TRUCKS HAVE NOT CAUSED BREAKAGE. A PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT NOTICED IS THAT WITH THE BRICKS LAID LONGITUDINALLY THE PAVEMENT SEEMS NARROWER THAN A SIMILAR WIDTH HAVING THE BRICKS IN TRANSVERSE POSITION. A REPORT ON THE LONGITUDINAL DESIGN WILL BE FORTH-COMING NEXT YEAR. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 17, ParT I, PP 343 - 348, 1 TAB; part of Report of Department of Materials and Construction. 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:
  • Crandell, J S
• Publication Date: 1938

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C. November 30, December 1, 2, 3, 1937. Part I
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 17
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt mixtures; Brick pavements; Concrete blocks; Cushioning materials; Experimental roads; Fillers (Materials); Joint fillers; Pitch (Materials); Precast concrete pavements
• Uncontrolled Terms: Laying
• Old TRIS Terms: Blended asphalt; Cushioning
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217011
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 15 1971 12:00AM