Construction of MESL Demonstration Road at Fort Hood, Texas, May 1972,

Abstract

This report records the construction of a 1/2-mile membrane-enveloped soil layer (MESL) road constructed at Fort Hood, Texas, in May 1972. The road was constructed to field test MESL construction techniques and to provide a MESL road for long-term evaluation. The soil was a gravelly sandy clay with some shell. It was encapsulated using 6-mil polyethylene as the lower membrane and polypropylene fabric and SS-lh emulsified asphalt as the upper membrane. Construction of the MESL required 48 working hours and was completed in a 6-day period. Eight-foot-wide shoulders were constructed, and an asphaltic single-surface treatment was applied. The MESL road was opened to traffic in June 1972. A traffic count in July 1972 indicated an average daily usage by 1793 vehicles, of which 24.5% was truck traffic and 75.5% was passenger car traffic. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0780756

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People

  • Steve L. Webster

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Construction
  • Demonstrations
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Field Tests
  • Membranes
  • Passengers
  • Polypropylene
  • Shoulder
  • Surface Finishing
  • Test And Evaluation

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