| Title | Road Stabilizer Product Performance: Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 68676 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Surdahl, R.; Woll, J. Heather; Marquez, Rick |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Central Federal Lands Highway Division |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration. Central Federal Lands Highway Division |
| Publication Date | 20051001 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Six different soil stabilizers were individually applied each on a 1.6 km (1mi) section to a depth of 150 mm (6 in) at the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in south central Arizona. These six products were monitored at 6- month intervals for a period of 2 years. Visual evaluation included effectiveness in controlling dust, washboarding, and raveling. Materials tests and evaluation included Moisture/Density, Gradation, Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, R-Value, CBR, and silt loading. Final analysis included an overall ranking of the six materials and their performance. Roadway stabilization or dust abatement products are classified into the following seven basic categories: 1. Water, 2. Water absorbing, 3. Organic Petroleum, 4. Organic Non-petroleum, 5. Electrochemical, 6. Synthetic Polymer, 7. Clay Additives. For this specific semi-arid desert location and non-plastic roadway material, the best performing product was a formulation of an organic non-petroleum plus water absorbing material. |
| Public Note | COTR: J. Heather Woll, FHWA-CFLHD. Advisory Panel Members: Roger Surdahl, Rick Marquez, Randy Everett, Ron Andresen, and Brian Dobling, FHWA-CFLHD. This project was funded under the Federal Lands Highway Technology Deployment Initiatives and Partnership Program (TDIPP), and monitored under the Coordinated Technology Implementation Program (CTIP). |
| Rosap ID | dot:42933 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42933 |
| TRT Terms | Soil stabilization; Unpaved roads; Dust control; Performance measurement |
| General Subjects | Dust abatement; Dust palliatives; Soil stabilizer; Dust suppressants |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | FHWA-CFL/TD-05-011 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/68000/68600/68676/FHWA-CFL-TD-05-011.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |