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SUB-BASE TESTS ON ROUTE 26, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO

Accession Number:

00232870

Record Type:

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Abstract:

POROUS SUBBASE TESTS SHOW 1.29 FEET OF CRACK FOR EACH LINEAL FOOT OF CONCRETE ROAD ON THE NATURAL SOIL AND FROM 0.45 TO 0.47 FOOT ON VARIOUS POROUS SUBBASES AFTER TWO YEARS OF SERVICE. SURVEYS OF THE CRACKING CONDITION LEAD TO THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS: (1) THE CEMENT-CLAY ADMIXTURE APPEARED DURING CONSTRUCTION, AND SHOWS IN RESULTS SINCE TO BE LITTLE IF ANY DIFFERENT THAN THE NATURAL SOIL BASE, (2) THE POROUS BASES SHOW MUCH LESS CRACKING THAN DO THE NATURAL SOIL AND ADMIXTURE OF CEMENT AND SOIL BASES, (3) THE INCREASE IN CRACKS DURING THE SECOND YEAR SHOW SIMILARLY FAVORABLE RESULTS FOR THE POROUS BASES, AND (4) IT IS UNSAFE TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS UPON THE SUFFICIENCY OF TWO, FOUR, OR SIX INCH POROUS BASES TO SAVE THE ROAD MAINTENANCE AND EQUIVALENT OF THEIR ORIGINAL COST.

Supplemental Notes:

Vol 6, pp 170-175, 5 TAB. 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 #:

01488025

Authors:

Eno, F H

Editors:

Upham, Charles M
Steinberg, S S

Publication Date:

1927

Serial:

Highway Research Board Proceedings

Volume: 6
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

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Subject Areas:

Geotechnology; Highways

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jun 11 1971 12:00AM

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