Mainstreaming innovation: Diamond grinding as a preservation treatment saves money, prolongs pavement life in Missouri
Improving pavement friction characteristics while providing a smoother ride is the function of the pavement preservation technique known as diamond grinding. This article presents the case of U.S. Route 412 in southern Missouri and how diamond grinding was chosen as the primary preservation treatment when it required pavement preservation to repair cracking and increasing roughness.
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Authors:
- Barbaccia, Tina Grady
- Publication Date: 2016-4
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: pp 42-45
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Serial:
- Roads & Bridges
- Volume: 54
- Issue Number: 4
- Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
- ISSN: 8750-9229
- Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Case studies; Cost effectiveness; Cracking of asphalt concrete pavements; Diamond grinding; Preservation; Roughness; Service life; Smoothness
- Identifier Terms: U.S. Route 412
- Geographic Terms: Missouri
- Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01599939
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 23 2016 9:50AM