MAINTENANCE OF ROADS IN DESERT

The maintenance of desert roads requires the constant removal of drifting sand during the summer months which would be impossible to remove at a later time in the year. Sand stabization techniques using flexible weed fencing is also used to control the movement of sand but this also requires constant maintenance. In addition to drifting sand dunes another problem encountered is that of eroded and rain-cut road shoulders. The paper outlines such problems encountered in the maintenance of desert roads and methods used for overcoming them. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Seminar on Maintenance and Drainage Aspects of Road Pavements, Bangalore, July 1-4, 1982. Theme 5: Maintenance Problems in Special Environments, EG High Altitude Areas, High Rainfall Areas and Desert Areas.
• Corporate Authors:

  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Authors:
  • Malhotra, I C
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1-13
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Indian Roads Congress
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Deserts; Dune sands; Erosion; Ground cover; Highway maintenance; Maintenance; Prevention; Road shoulders; Sand; Soil stabilization; Vegetation; Wind
• Uncontrolled Terms: Low cost roads; Removal
• Old TRIS Terms: Sand stabilization
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 2502: Desert; 4038: Dune; 5275: Erosion; 2986: Low cost road; 3847: Maintenance; 9149: Prevention; 4105: Sand; 3689: Soil stabilization; 2488: Vegetation; 2554: Wind
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Security and Emergencies; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379157
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: ANALYTIC
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1983 12:00AM