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Title:

PAPER SNOW FENCE INSTALLATIONS /MICHIGAN/

Accession Number:

00218918

Record Type:

Monograph

Abstract:

THE PAPER SNOW FENCE CONSISTED OF TWO PARALLEL STRIPS OF PAPER MATERIAL 12 IN. WIDE, FASTENED TO STEEL POSTS SPACED EIGHT FEET APART. THE SPACE BETWEEN STRIPS VARIED FROM 4 TO 12 IN. THE BOTTOM STRIP WAS PLACED SIX TO 12 IN. ABOVE THE GROUND, DEPENDING UPON VEGETATIVE GROWTH AT THE PARTICULAR LOCATION. IN SOME LOCATIONS THREE 12-IN. PAPER STRIPS WERE ERECTED FOR OBSERVATION. ALL OF THE PAPER MATERIAL USED IN THIS WORK CONFORMED TO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TESTING MATERIALS DESIGNATION C 171-49T, SPECIFICATIONS FOR WATERPROOF PAPER FOR CURING CONCRETE. THE PAPER SNOW FENCE INSTALLATIONS IN ALL COUNTIES CAME THROUGH THE WINTER IN FINE SHAPE, WITHSTANDING BAD SLEETING, HEAVY RAIN, AND HIGH WINDS. /AUTHOR/

Supplemental Notes:

Vol 23, No 6, PP 40-48, 15 FIG

Authors:

Downey, B R

Publication Date:

1953-6

Serial:

Highway Research Abstracts

Publisher: Highway Research Board (HRB)

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Subject Areas:

Highways; Maintenance and Preservation

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

May 29 1972 12:00AM