PROGRESS REPORT ON LOW-COST IMPROVED ROADS INVESTIGATION

CONTENTS: LIME TREATMENT OF EARTH ROADS CALCIUM CHLORIDE TREATMENTS SAND-OIL SURFACING OR SAND ASPHALT LAYER METHOD TAR TREATMENTS OF GRAVEL "RAWHIDE" SURFACING MARL AND LIME ROCK BASE WITH BITUMINOUS SURFACE SAND ASPHALT AND BITUMINOUS CONCRETE USING LOCAL MATERIALS GRAVEL AND STONE BASES WITH BITUMINOUS CONCRETE AND SHEET ASPHALT SURFACES BITUMINOUS MACADAM.

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/6/6-038.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 6, pp 375-390. 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:
  • Conner, C N
• 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: Asphalt concrete; Asphaltic sand; Base course (Pavements); Bituminous macadam; Bituminous materials; Calcium chloride; Calcium oxide; Earth roads; Gravel; Highways; Improvements; Limestone; Marl; Oils; Pavement layers; Sand; Surface treating; Tar
• Candidate Terms: Highway economics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Base; Low cost roads
• Old TRIS Terms: Bituminous surfacing
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218613
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 2 1971 12:00AM