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Title:

FORMATION OF WASHBOARD WAVES ON DESERT ROADS

Accession Number:

00233101

Record Type:

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Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

THE CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF SURFACE CORRUGATIONS ON UNPAVED ROADS IN ARID REGIONS ARE STUDIED. TESTS ARE MADE ON A LARGE OPEN AIR CIRCULAR TRACK AND IN THE TRANSAHARIAN ROAD IN AFRICA ON THE EFFECT OF THE PERIOD OF OSCILLATION ON THE UNSPRUNG PORTION OF THE VEHICLE, VEHICULAR SPEED, AND TIRE PRESSURE, AS WELL AS THE GRAIN SIZE AND GRADING OF ROAD MATERIALS. /AUTHOR/

Supplemental Notes:

Vol 27, pp 472-479, 7 FIG. 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 #:

01490410

Authors:

Mayer, A
Tschebotarioff, G P

Editors:

Crum, Roy W
Burggraf, Fred
Carey Jr, W N

Publication Date:

1948

Serial:

Highway Research Board Proceedings

Volume: 27
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

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Subject Areas:

Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jul 2 1971 12:00AM

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