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THE VALUE OF MAINTENANCE COSTS WITHIN GOVERNMENT UNITS SUCH AS COUNTIES AND STATES, LIES IN THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY MAY BE EMPLOYED FOR FIVE MAIN PURPOSES: (1) AS GUIDES FOR ESTIMATING PROBABLE FUTURE EXPENDITURES, (2) AS GAUGES OF EFFICIENCY, (3) AS MEANS FOR ASCERTAINING THE DEGREE OF ECONOMY IN EXPENDITURE, (4) AS RECORDS IN THE ECONOMIC LIFE OF THE SURFACE, AND (5) AS FACTORS IN THE DESIGN OF SURFACES FOR CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTION. ATTEMPTS TO COMPARE MAINTENANCE COSTS IN DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS, SUCH AS QUALITY OF MAINTENANCE ACCOUNTING METHODS, EQUIPMENT, TRAFFIC, WIDTH, AND CLIMATE ARE DESCRIBED. BLANCHARD ASKS HOW FAR BISHOP HAS GONE IN INVESTIGATING THE COST OF MAINTENANCE OF CONCRETE PAVEMENTS. BISHOP'S REPLY IS THAT THE GRAVEL ROAD IS USED TO ILLUSTRATE THE WIDE VARIATIONS IN COSTS. BLANCHARD HOPES THAT THE COMMITTEE CAN DEVISE A UNIVERSALLY USABLE METHOD SO THAT MAINTENANCE COSTS MAY BE EQUITABLY COMPARED. MCKAY THINKS THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE PAVEMENT LIVES IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR. AGG POINTS OUT THAT MAINTENANCE COSTS COULD BE RELATED TO THE DENSITY OF TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY.

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Highway Research Board Proceedings

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Accounting; Climate; Construction; Costs; Economics; Equipment; Expenditures; Governments; Maintenance; Methodology; Pavements; Service life; Surfaces; Traffic

Jurisdiction

Construction; Design; Economics; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements

TRIS, TRB

Jun 1 1971 12:00AM

• COST ECONOMIES IN CONCRETE BRIDGES-A RESUME OF CURRENT STRUCTURAL RESEARCH
• DETERMINATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS OF BITUMEN FOR USE IN SURFACE APPLICATIONS, MIXED IN PLACE AND SIMILAR ROAD SURFACES
• DISCUSSION ON DURABILITY OF CONCRETE
• EFFECT OF FLAT AND ELONGATED PARTICLES IN MINERAL AGGREGATES
• EXTENT OF DESIRABILITY FOR STATE CONTROL OF TRAFFIC REGULATION IN MUNICIPALITIES
• FILLERS AND CUSHION COURSES FOR BRICK AND BLOCK PAVEMENTS
• FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF MOTORISTS
• GENERAL DISCUSSION ON HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
• LAW OBSERVANCE AND ENFORCEMENT METHODS
• PROGRESS REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CURING OF CONCRETE PAVEMENT SLABS
• PROGRESS REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAY FINANCE
• RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND APPLIANCES
• RELATION BETWEEN DURABILITY OF CONCRETE AND DURABILITY OF AGGREGATES
• REMOVAL OF ICE FROM PAVEMENTS
• REPAIR OF PAVEMENT SETTLEMENTS
• Report of Committee on Design
• REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION
• THE ACCIDENT-PRONE DRIVER
• THE DESIGN OF A CONCRETE MIXTURE
• THE DURABILITY OF CONCRETE
• THE RELATION OF CERTAIN FROST PHENOMENA TO THE SUBGRADE
• TRAFFIC CAPACITY
• TRAFFIC CONTROL MECHANISMS
• TRAFFIC SURVEY METHODS AND FORMS
• VEHICLE AND HIGHWAY MECHANICS AS RELATED TO TRAFFIC