Potholes, Weather, and Other Environmental Conditions.
Abstract
As the objective of this workshop is to produce a state-of-the-art report on the causes and prevention of potholes, the intent of this part of the investigation is to summarize the various meteorological factors that contribute to the problem and to present data that should be considered in developing its solution. The specific subjects that will be discussed are freezing air temperatures, freezing indices, freeze-thaw cycles, and precipitation. Other critical factors that should be considered in a discussion of potholes and weather are frost-susceptible soils, frost action, frost penetration, frost heaving, etc. Since descriptions of these various terms and processes are given in numerous reports, e.g. Department of the Army (1965), Sanger (1965), and Johnson et al. (1975), they will not be included here. These references contain detailed information and recommended procedures that are applicable to many issues pertinent to this workshop.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA152156
Entities
People
- M. A. Bilello
Organizations
- Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory