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West Mountain Observatory: Planning And Construction Pictorial History, Gene Libutti

BYU West Mountain Observatory Project

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Correlation Of Road Rater And Benkelman Beam Deflections, Robert C. Deen, Gary W. Sharpe, Herbert F. Southgate

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

The Benkelman beam is commonly used to measure surace deflections of highway and airfield pavements. The Benkelman beam is based on a simple lever-arm principal and uses dial guages to measure surface deflections under an applied axleload. The Road Rater is an electro-hydraulic testing device that applies a sinusoidal force to the pavement at a fixed amplitude and frequency: surface wave velocities are measured and electronically integrated to obtain surface deflections. Road Rater and Benkelman beam deflections have been successfully simulated using elastic theory and the Chevron N-layer computer program. The analyses presented in this paper illustrate relationships between Road …

Aggregate Shape And Skid Resistance, James H. Havens, Donald C. Newberry Jr.

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Natural sands and sands manufactured by crushing larger parent materials are characterized and service tested. Singular attributes are usually confounded with other variables in service tests. Dry-bulking tests and photomicrography are used to established qualities. High-stability porous mixtures are achieved in laboratory tests. Crushing some materials to coarse chip sizes leaves many smooth facets on particles that then tend to become oriented horizontally in the pavement surface. Open-graded friction courses and sprinkle treatments are included. Damage by winter freezing of porous courses is illustrated.

Pavement Testing -- Before And After An Overlay, Herbert F. Southgate, Gary W. Sharpe, Robert C. Deen

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

A pavement scheduled for an overlay of 76 mm (3 inches) of asphaltic concrete on one half the project and 178 mm (7 inches) on the other half was tested and evaluated at two sites for each thickness of overlay. Precise elevations were obtained on 0.305-m (1-foot) intervals across the pavement. The Road Rater and Benkelman beam were used to determine the in-place behavior of the pavement before and after construction of the overlay. Prior to placement of the overlay, the pavements were cured to determine actual layer thicknesses, and in-place CBR tests were performed to determine actual subgrade conditions. …

Implementation Of Road Rater Deflection Testing For Pavement Evaluation And Overlay Design, Gary W. Sharpe, Herbert F. Southgate, Robert C. Deen

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Road Rater deflection data were used to estimate the in-place subgrade strength and the in-place structural capacity of existing pavements. Pavement behavior can be expressed in terms of a reduced thickness of "reference" quality paving materials or as a reduced modulus of elasticity for the constructed thickness of asphaltic concrete. Mathematical relationships were developed making it possible to "program" the evaluation procedure (in modular form) for use with small hand calculators or minicomputers.

The pavement evaluation method has been successfully implemented in making recommendations for overlay designs for several pavement sections. Road Rater deflection data were used to estimate the …

Polymer Treatment Of Non-Durable Aggregates, Douglas Windslow, William Lee Dolch

JTRP Technical Reports

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Techniques To Increase Survival Of New Highway Plantings (Seeding Portion), Philip L. Carpenter, John B. Masiunas

JTRP Technical Reports

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Chemical Mowing: A New Maintenance Concept For Indiana Roadsides : Final Summary Report, D. James Morré

JTRP Technical Reports

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Low Porosity High Strength Concrete For Highway Bridge Decks, Samuel Ebow Coleman, M. Maage, Sidney Diamond

JTRP Technical Reports

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Effects Of Fertilization Practices During Nursery Production On Mycorrhizal Development By Landscape Plants Used For Highway Revegetation : Interim Report, Stephen Dunning Verkade

JTRP Technical Reports

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Energy Conservation And Cost Saving Related To Highway Routine Maintenance: Data Collection And Analysis Of Fuel Consumption : Interim Report, Essam Abdel-Aziz Sharaf, Kumares C. Sinha, Eldon J. Yoder

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

The Establishment Of Prairie Species Along Roadsides : Interim Report, John B. Masiunas, Philip L. Carpenter

JTRP Technical Reports

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Classification And Other Standard Tests For Shale Embankments, Michael William Oakland, C. W. Lovell

JTRP Technical Reports

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Characterization Of Cold-Recycled Asphalt Mixtures : Interim Report, Mang Tia

JTRP Technical Reports

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Effects Of Soil Pasteurization, Fungicide Application, And Temperature On Mycorrhizal Development And Plant Growth : Interim Report, Stephen Dunning Verkade, David Foster Hamilton

JTRP Technical Reports

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Prediction Of Soil Equilibrium Water Content And Mineralogy Effect On Permeability Using Pore Size Distribution : Interim Report, Sinnadurai Prapaharan

JTRP Technical Reports

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Techniques To Increase Survival Of New Highway Plantings Using Mycorrhizal Inoculation, Stephen Dunning Verkade, David Foster Hamilton

JTRP Technical Reports

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Study Of Segmental Box Girder Bridge Of Turkey Run : Summary Report, David W. Floyd, Charles D. Sutton

JTRP Technical Reports

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Strength Of Field Compacted Clayey Embankments : Interim Report, Yueh Liang, C. W. Lovell

JTRP Technical Reports

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Techniques To Increase Survival Of New Highway Plantings (Root Regeneration Portion), Bruno C. Moser, Robert J. Kelly

JTRP Technical Reports

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Fabric Reinforced Embankments Constructed On Weak Foundations, Eva Boutrup, R. D. Holtz

JTRP Technical Reports

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The Engineer Speaks: Memoirs Covering Five Decades Of Highway Problems In Duval County, Arthur Neyle Sollee Sr

Arthur N. Sollee, Sr. Textual Materials

Published in 1982, this book details the history and problems creating the Jacksonville we know today. PALMM.

Effects Of Pore Size Distribution On Permeability And Frost Susceptibility Of Selected Subgrade Materials, Leonard E. Wood, A. G. Altschaeffl, C. W. Lovell

JTRP Technical Reports

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Flyash And Effects Of Partial Cement Replacement By Flyash : Informational Report, Federico Lopez-Flores

JTRP Technical Reports

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Evaluation Of Methods For Predicting Durability Characteristics Of Argillaceous Carbonate Rock, Abdul Shakoor

JTRP Technical Reports

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Roadside Vegetation Establishment By Seeding Of Herbaceous Species Under Suboptimal Conditions : Interim Report, John B. Masiunas, Philip L. Carpenter

JTRP Technical Reports

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H & V News

Building Services Engineering

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An Evaluation Of The Performance Of A Modified Overland Flow Wastewater Treatment System: Sloped Rock-Grass Filtration, Daria Wightman, Dennis B. George, John H. Zirschky, Daniel S. Filip, Judith Sims

Reports

The effectiveness of a sloped rock-grass filtration system in treating municipal wastewater was tested on a 24 m by 36 m (80 ft by 120 ft) slope on a 2.5 percent grade sown with a mixture of rye grass, fescue grass, and bluegrass. The field was divided into six plots, each approximately 3.5 m wide and 36 m long. Three of the plots (slope-rock) were constructed with 9 m of gravel, 7.6 cm deep, on the upper reaches of the slope. Raw (screened, degritted) municipal wastewater from Hyrum, Utah, was applied to the slope-rock sections at application rates of 13 …

Catalytic Oxidation Of Sulfur Dioxide In Wastewater, Ernest J. Upton, V. Dean Adams

Reports

Sulfur dioxide has been shown to be an effective wastewater disinfectant. The aqueous sulfur dioxide creates and oxygen demand in the effulent which must be removed prior to discharge. Oxidation to sulfate is one means of accomplishing this task. Experiments were carried out to determine the effectiveness of transition metals and activated carbon as catalysts for the oxidation of S+IV species in wastewater. Both the metals and carbon are known catalysis, but what inhibitory effect the wastewater might have was unknown. Effectiveness was defined as a combination of catalyst life, effluent quality, and cost. Tradition metals were eliminated as potential …

Evaluation Of Selected Mulches And Specialty Erosion Control Products Under Simulated Rain, C. Earl Israelsen, Eugene K. Israelsen, William N. Mcneill

Reports

Introduction: Utilizing a rainfall simulator, a sunlight simulator, and a wind generator, the Utah Water Research Laboratory (UWRL), Utah State University (USU), completed in 1979 and 1981 a series of evaluations of erosion control products for CONWED Corporation. Increasingly more commercial products for controlling erosion are being produced nationally and there remains a need to evaluate the effectiveness of these, one against another, in order that potential users may make cost-effective decisions in their use. CONWED recognizes this need and has funded the comparative testing of its own products and some of those of leading competitors throughout the country. The …