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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RIGID PAVEMENT DESIGN

Accession Number:

00205894

Record Type:

Component

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Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

EXPERIMENTAL PAVEMENTS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED IN 6 STATES AND ARE BEING OBSERVED TO STUDY THE JOINT SPACING IN CONCRETE PAVEMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE STRUCTURAL EFFICIENCY OF TRANSVERSE JOINTS OF WEAKENED-PLANE TYPE ARE BEING STUDIED. MEASUREMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE OF (1) DAILY AND SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN TEMPERATURE; (2) DAILY, SEASONAL, AND PROGRESSIVE OR PERMANENT CHANGES IN THE WIDTHS OF THE EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION JOINTS; (3) CHANGES IN THE ELEVATION OF THE PAVEMENT, ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO FAULTING AT THE JOINTS; AND (4) THE GENERAL CONDITION OF THE PAVEMENT AND JOINTS.

Supplemental Notes:

Vol 24, P 24. 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.

Monograph Accession #:

01490402

Authors:

Bradbury, R D

Editors:

Crum, Roy W
Burggraf, Fred

Publication Date:

1945 (approximate)

Serial:

Highway Research Board Proceedings

Volume: 24
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Uncontrolled Terms:

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Subject Areas:

Highways; Pavements

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Sep 13 1971 12:00AM