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Heavy-duty flexible bases : field performance and draft specifications /

Traditional Texas flexible bases specified under Item 247 perform well as long as they are kept dry. However, rapid and sudden failures can occur if water enters these bases. The source of the moisture susceptibility problems is the fine clay in these bases. One base in this study contained over 2 p...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Texas. Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office, Texas Transportation Institute
Other Authors: Scullion, Thomas
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station, Tex. : Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System, [2007]
Series:Research report (Austin, Tex.) ; 0-4358-4.
Subjects:
Roads > Base courses > Specifications > Texas.
Roads > Texas > Base courses > Design and construction.
Road materials > Texas.

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