REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MAINTENANCE. IV-ANNUAL REDUCTION THICKNESS OF GRAVEL ROADS UNDER DIFFERENT TRAFFIC AND EFFECT OF DUST PALLIATIVES

A STUDY OF 236 MILES OF UNTREATED GRAVEL ROAD OVER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS IN INDIANA, INDICATES THAT WITH THEIR MATERIAL AND UNDER THEIR TRAFFIC THE ANNUAL WEAR RESULTING FROM AN AVERAGE TRAFFIC OF ONE VEHICLE PER DAY IS 0.289 CUBIC YARDS.

• Record URL:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 6, pp 355-358, 1 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:
  • Hinkle, A H
• Publication Date: 1927

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C., December 2-3, 1926
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 6
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dust control; Gravel roads; Highway maintenance; Thickness; Traffic; Wear
• Uncontrolled Terms: Dust palliatives
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218610
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 2 1971 12:00AM