Portland cement concrete roads / by James T. Voshell and R.E. Toms.
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture,
1922.
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| Series: | Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture ;
no. 1077. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction. pp. 1.
- Materials used in concrete roads : Cement
- Fine aggregate
- Coarse aggregate
- Water
- Reinforcement. pp. 3.
- Proportioning. pp. 6.
- Quantities of materials required. pp. 10.
- Design : Width of pavement
- Thickness of pavement
- Crown of pavement
- Superelevation of pavement
- Widening on curves
- Joints
- Steel reinforcement
- Shoulders and ditches
- Curbs and gutters
- Bituminous surface treatment
- The cross-section. pp. 10.
- Construction : Grading
- Drainage
- Preparation of the subgrade
- Forms
- Handling and hauling materials
- Mixing and placing
- Finishing the surface
- Protecting and curing the concrete
- Placing concrete in freezing weather. pp. 27.
- Organization of equipment . pp. 47.
- Capital required
- Cost of concrete pavements. pp. 55.
- Maintenance. pp. 58.
- Resurfacing old concrete pavements. pp. 59.
- Appendix A. Quantities of materials required. pp. 61.
- Appendix B. Tables for determining the size of the pump required for delivering water. pp. 63.
- Appendix C. Cost of federa-aid concrete pavements. pp. 64.