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Pavement Surveys, Milton Evans Jr.

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

The major considerations in the evaluation of a slab's condition, where surface defects exist, are the number of defects, their type and size. It is possible for a slab to contain a large number of surface intrusions without being appreciably damaged, if the impairments are all very small. On the other hand, only a few very large defects would be very damaging. Certainly, the most satisfactory condition would be the complete absence of blemishes.

In the surveys which have been made since the beginning of these pavement investigations, soil holes, chert pop-outs, shale pitting, trash imbedments and cracks have comprised …

Investigation Of Concrete Pavement Us-60 Between Versailles And Frankfort, Milton Evans Jr.

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

A complete survey of the above project was made between April 27, and May 13, of this year to deter mine the condition of the pavement after the second winter of service. The data from this survey include all of the approximately ten miles of four-lane highway, Tables I and II; all of the cross-overs, Table III; and the ramps and connecting lanes in the interchanges, Tables IV and V. Table VI covers the areas where several surveys have been conducted and Table VII is a breakdown of the total defects by type for the whole project. These tables are …

Proposed Special Specifications For Lightweight Concrete, James H. Havens

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

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"The Engineer's Obligation To The Public", W. P. Curlin

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

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Economic Impact Of Highway Construction And Right Of Way Purchasing, Carl H. Bradley

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

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Local Policy On Urban Highway Planning, Robert D. Bugher

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

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"Federal Policy On Urban Highway Planning", Fred B. Farrell

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

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"Observations Of A Visiting Highway Engineer", J. Alan Proudlove

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

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County Planning; An Important Factor In Rural Resources And Development, A. J. Gray

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

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Substructure, J. H. Word

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

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"Welded Shop Fabricated New Clays Ferry Bridge", C. G. Cook

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

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High Strength Reinforcing Steel For Bridges, R. S. Fountain

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

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Experimental Pavements With Curtiss-Wright's Coal-Modified, Coal-Tar Binder (First Year's Performance), James F. Hardyman

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

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"Kentucky Interchanges, Past, Present And Future", Marx A. Anderson

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

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The Roadside Chemical Control Program In Ohio, James R. Riddle

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

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New Developments In Concrete Pavement Construction, Gordon K. Ray

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

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"Planning Aspects Of The Highway Program", J. R. Harbison

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

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"Compaction Of Flexible Pavements", Charles R. Foster

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

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Federal-Aid Highway Financing, Henry Ward

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

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Kentucky Highway Conference Program [1961], Kentucky Transportation Center

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

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Performance Report On Bridge Resurfacings With Silica Sand-Asphalt Mixture, Robert L. Florence

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

When the Maintenance Division found it necessary to resurface the Clark Memorial and Ashland-Coal Grove Bridges in 1958, a thin, silica sand-asphalt, wearing surface was recommended by the Research Division. The basis of the recommendations was the promising results obtained in laboratory testing and the apparently successful resurfacing of bridges with thin applications of silica sand-asphalt in the New York Area and elsewhere. The design and construction details pertaining to these two projects have been reported previously. This report is a record of the performance of the two projects and of the repair of spalled areas on the deck of …

A Method For The Design Of Foundations Supporting Highway Signs, Robert C. Deen

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

With the increased mileage of highways being built to high standards, the resulting high-speed travel requires that more and larger signs be installed to relay to the motoring public information they require. It would be desirable to have a method of design which will result in a foundation involving rather simple construction procedures. It was decided that a cylindrical, non-reinforced concrete foundation with an uniform diameter would be the most advantageous for construction purposes. It should be realized, however, tha(the most efficient shape theoretically is one that has increased diameters at the top and the bottom.

The resistance of a …

Experimental Paving Projects Using Curtiss-Wright’S Coal-Modified, Coal-Tar Binder (First Year Performance), James F. Hardymon

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

This report has been prepared as a sequence to the author's publication entitled, "Experimental Paving Projects using Curtiss-Wright's Coal-Modified, Coal-Tar Binder (Construction Phase)."

The previous study was concerned with the selection of test sites, the construction of the test and control sections, and the laboratory investigation performed before and d uring the construction period. This project started in April, 1959, when the Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced the development of a new and superior road-paving binder utilizing bituminous coal. The development was the result of their research program conducted in an effort to find new uses for coal and coal products.

Analysis Of Pavement Roughness, Rolands L. Rizenbergs

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

In earlier progress reports dealing with the development of triaxial acceleration analysis as applied to the evaluation of pavement riding qualities, of which this report is a continuation, riding comfort or discomfort was emphasized. The accelerations monitored then were evaluated in terms of g's per sec., or "jerk" which is considered by some authorities to be a more significant index of comfort. The earlier methods of analysis have been reviewed, and acceleration is considered here to be the most practical parameter to use as a measure of pavement roughness. Most of the equipment and instrumentation has been retained, and the …

Performance Survey Of Reinforced Concrete Pipe Culverts, Robert C. Deen, Ronald D. Hughes

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Methods of installation and design criteria have tended to restrict the usefulness of rigid pipe culverts. With the increased mileage of highways which meet high standards, there has been an increase in the number of pipe culverts installed under high fills. This, of course, has accented the need for criteria for the proper design and installation of rigid pipe to obtain the maximum utilization of the pipe strength and to minimize the possible steelements that may occur in the road surface near the pipe installation or in the flow line of the pipe culvert.

In order to provide for an …

Proposed Special Specification For Sand Asphalt, Skid-Resistant, Wearing Course, James H. Havens

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Because of the prominence that natural, sandstone, rock asphalt enjoyed in Kentucky during the past 50 years, sand-asphalts and sheet-asphalt mixes have not been used very extensively for paving in Kentucky. This is somewhat unfortunate because the natural, sand stone, rock asphalt has not been available since about 1955 and because there is now a need for a fine-textured, skid-resistance, wearing course for resurfacing work as well as on new pavements. These circumstances, coupled with the realization (1953-54) that surface courses and chip seals using 100% limestone aggregates tend to become slick, have emphasized the need for specifications for sand-asphalts. …

Performance Report On Application Of Wire Mesh Reinforcement To Asphaltic Concrete Pavement Overlays, Robert C. Deen, Robert L. Florence

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

During the past two decades an increasing mileage of portland cement concrete pavements has been resurfaced with bituminous concrete. This has generally proven to be a satisfactory and economical method of restoring, improving and enhancing the traffic service life of the highways. After a short period, however, cracks often begin to appear over the joints and cracks of the underlying concrete pavement. This condition is commonly referred to as "reflection cracking".

The presence of these reflection cracks are undesirable for a number of reasons. The open crack that develops may permit water to penetrate, often causing rave ling of the …

Evaluation Of A Vibratory Roller For Use In Compacting Bituminous Concrete Mixes, Robert C. Deen

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

According to Article 4.3.5-D-1 of the 1956 Edition of Kentucky's Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, a minimum of two rollers, one 3-wheeled roller and one tandem roller, shall be required on each state project involving bituminous concrete paving operations. A further requirement of the specifications is that additional rollers will be provided so that there is avaHable "...at least one roller for each 30 tons of the bituminous mixture per hour..." that is laid. This, of course, means that for paving operations involving the laying of the bituminous mixture at rapid rates, the contractor must have available and …

Discussion Of The Kentucky Criteria For Design Of Flexible Pavement Thicknesses, Kentucky Highway Materials Research Laboratory

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

The Kentucky Department of Highways, in 1946, sought a more systematic criteria and basis for designing the thickness of bituminous concrete pavements. The Research Division was authorized to pursue this work and to develop the criterion. These efforts were embodied in a report (1) to the Department, which offered a system of design based upon CBR's and EWL's. EWL's were computed originally for a 10-year period but this practice was revised in 1954 to encompass 20-year traffic (more realistic with respect to average road life). Then, in 1957, the Department requested a re-evaluation of the criteria from the standpoint of …

A Discussion On The Durability Of Expanded Shale Aggregate For Exposed Concrete Structures (Bridges), James H. Havens

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

During the period between 1924 and 1934, in particular, numerous reinforced concrete bridges were built in Kentucky and elsewhere. Although many of them are still in service, they are some 30 years old and are showing the effects of time and weather. While it is true, of course, that they were constructed without the benefit of air-entrainment and without many present-day control practices, the influences of aggregate quality and freeze-thaw are usually apparent. The advent of the de-icing salt era, about 1940 and following World War II, introduced an additional deteriorating influence gnawing at old and new structures alike. The …