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Title:

ARIZONA'S EXPERIENCE WITH SLIP-FORM PAVING

Accession Number:

00214420

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

ARIZONAS FIRST, AND HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL, USE OF THE SLIP- FORM CONCRETE PAVER HAD SEVERAL NOTEWORTHY FEATURES. PROFIL- OGRAPH READINGS AVERAGED 2.5 IN. /MI, ONE 1/2-MI SECTION INDICATED A VALUE OF 1.1 IN. MI BY THE HVEEM PROFILOGRAPH THE SMOOTHEST RIDING CONCRETE PAVEMENT IN THE STATE. THE WIDTH OF THE GUNTERT-ZIMMERMAN MACHINE WAS CHANGED TO PAVE BOTH 24- AND 35-FT WIDE ROADWAYS. POLYETHYLENE STRIP WAS USED FOR ALL LONGITUDINAL JOINTS, IN ONE TEST SECTION IT WAS UNSUCCESSFULLY USED FOR THE SKEWED, TRANSVERSE CONTRACTION JOINT. A CENTRAL PLANT SETUP, USING DUMP TRUCKS AS CONCRETE HAUL UNITS, WAS ESTABLISHED. /AUTHOR/

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Monograph Accession #:

01410055

Authors:

Lyon Jr, Oscar T

Pagination:

pp 58-60

Publication Date:

1965

Serial:

Highway Research Record

Issue Number: 98
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

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Subject Areas:

Construction; Highways

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Oct 7 1994 12:00AM

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