Recycled plastics in highway construction and maintenance : final report.

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• Creators:
  Heidenreich, Wes
• Corporate Creators:
  Oregon. Dept. of Transportation. Research Section
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Recycled materials
  • Plastics
  • Highway maintenance
  • Construction
  • Poles (Supports)
  • Sign supports
  • Walls
  • Costs
  • Installation
  • Serviceability
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  OR-RD-98-02
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Oregon
• Corporate Publisher:
  Oregon. Dept. of Transportation. Research Section
• Abstract:
  Installation and serviceability were examined for several products manufactured, in part, from recycled products. The following recommendations were reached: ; The type of recycled plastic snow pole employed in this study is not recommended for general use by ODOT. ; Though the recycled plastic fence posts used in this study have higher initial cost than the customary wooden posts and have greater labor requirements during installation, they should be considered when high quality wooden fence posts are unavailable. ; The recycled plastic sign support posts used in this study, bot hollow and solid core, are not suitable for use by ODOT. ; The general use of FHWA approved TREX (Timbrex) recycled plastic guardrail offset blocks is encouraged. ; TRIMAX boards and Carsonite panels are suitable sound wall materials. ; As the emphasis on using recycled materials increase, products suitable for highway construction and maintenance will become more common. The continued use of products with recycled materials should be encourage and the successes and failures of such use publicized.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/22801/dot_22801_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 574.73 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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