Investigation of improved compaction by rubber-tire rollers : final report.

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• Creators:
  Hughes, Charles S
• Corporate Creators:
  Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC) ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Road rollers
  • Road machinery
• Publication/ Report Number:
  VTRC 88-R7
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Virginia
• Corporate Publisher:
  Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC)
• Abstract:
  The study consisted of a review of the literature and field testing on five projects. The field testing on each project consisted of rolling a conventional section using the contractor's steel-wheel rollers and rolling a test section using a rubber-tire roller as an intermediate roller. The primary benefits found were decreased variability transversely when the rubber-tire roller was used and some improvement in joint density as measured by the nuclear gauge. It was recommended that consideration be given to using a rubber-tire roller where the compaction train does not provide sufficiently dense joints or reasonably uniform compaction.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/19185/dot_19185_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.15 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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