Laboratory study of laterite gravel pavements overlying sand subgrade; pavement-subgrade system was contained in tank designed to simulate field conditions; deformations under plate loads corresponding to maximum permissible vehicle wheel loads were observed; effects of pavement thickness, moisture content and density were investigated; test results gave optimum pavement thickness of 6 in. independent of all variables except sequence of construction; field study confirmed results obtained by laboratory method.


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    Title :

    Flexible pavements built on sand subgrades in Perth area, western Australia


    Additional title:

    Australian Road Research


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    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    19 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English