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REPORT OF SUBCOMMITTEE ON MAINTENANCE OF CONCRETE PAVEMENT CRACKS AND EXPANSION JOINTS

Accession Number:

00218649

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

A REPORT WAS MADE OF THE CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION AND RESULTS SECURED WITH VARIOUS FILLERS ON THREE EXPERIMENTAL ROAD SECTIONS IN IOWA. IN 1931 FIVE ASPHALTS, THREE TARS, ONE ASPHALT CUT BACK AND ONE ASPHALT EMULSION WERE TRIED ON ONE ROAD. IN 1932 MATERIALS SIMILAR TO THE MORE SUCCESSFUL ASPHALTS AND TARS USED IN 1931 AND A HEAVIER CUT BACK ASPHALT WERE USED ON TWO OTHER ROADS. THE CUT BACK AND THE EMULSION USED IN 1931 GAVE SOME TROUBLE IN APPLICATION AND NEITHER APPEARED TO SOLIDIFY RAPIDLY ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED SATISFACTORY FOR USE UNDER TRAFFIC. THE HEAVIER EMULSION GAVE SATISFACTION ALTHOUGH IT WAS DIFFICULT TO APPLY. THE ASPHALTS WITH PENETRATION AROUND 100 AT 25 DEG. C AND FAIRLY SOFT TARS WITH A FLOAT TEST AROUND 112 GAVE GOOD RESULTS. /AUTHOR/

Supplemental Notes:

Vol 13, ParT I, PP 339-347, 11 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 #:

01490412

Authors:

Root, W H
Lang, F C

Editors:

Crum, Roy W

Discussers:

Freiberg, B

Publication Date:

1934

Serial:

Highway Research Board Proceedings

Volume: 13
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Uncontrolled Terms:

Subject Areas:

Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Research

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Sep 6 1971 12:00AM

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