Pavement Edges and Vehicle Stability: A Basis for Maintenance Guidelines

Details

• Creators:
  Zimmer, Richard A. ; Ivey, Don L.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Guidelines
  • Highway safety
  • Highway maintenance
  • Edge lines
  • Stability (Mechanics)
  • Pavement maintenance
  • Unpaved roads
  • Road shoulders
• Publication/ Report Number:
  328-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  The repair of pavement edge geometry adjacent to unpaved shoulders is a maintenance activity that requires continuous effort on the part of all state and local agencies. Although it is generally accepted that these roadway discontinuities have some effect on vehicle stability and thus on facility safety, these effects have never been comprehensively quantified. Using research conducted previously by CALTRANS and Systems Technology, Inc., and adding a testing program to supplement and extend the earlier work, a comprehensive treatment of this problem has been developed and is presented here. Recommendations are made for the use of this information to establish maintenance guidelines.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-18-81-328
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85172/dot_85172_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.14 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ccb5e0db1e4ed472aa0dd24ed2a083a8c6ae959d3fa8c6606a25040c192e51fcc7d423bfd7f576e64b0219e69632bc5d1025cd71b7e20412d7636e06ce6bb18f